Intel has it. Added several new patches for its next generation Battlemage “Xe2” GPUs. Which points to DP 2.0 support rather than the new DP 2.1 standard.

Intel's Battlemage “Xe2” GPU has seen a great deal of optimization work by engineers on Linux, with patches also revealing display support limited to the DP 2.0 standard.

We're not far from the launch of Intel Alchemist's “Xe” successor, codenamed Battlemage “Xe2,” and as the launch approaches, engineers have begun ramping up the Linux enablement. With the launch of the new patch, we are now seeing new information regarding the lineup level, and it seems that the GPUs will support a maximum DisplayPort bandwidth of UHBR13.5 (DP 2.0) and not the latest ones like UHBR20. Highest standards.

Apart from the change in DisplayPort specifications, the new patch doesn't reveal anything interesting, dipping into the latest change, well, it's not too disappointing to see the UHBR20 standard output, as it has UHBR13.5 is supported by The surface is quite good. In case you're confused, UHBR20 stands for “Ultra High Bit Rate,” which comes in at 20 Gbps, while UHBR13.5 and UHBR10 have lower bandwidth speeds of 13.5 Gbps and 10.0 Gbps, respectively. It is interesting to note that UHBR20 support is still relatively limited, and only a few monitors, e.g Gigabyte's AORUS FO32U2Phighlight it.

However, because competitors like AMD already supports DisplayPort 2.1 (UHBR20)., Intel's next-gen Battlemage “Xe2” GPUs could be on the backside, but at least not until the display standard reaches widespread adoption. With Intel engineers gearing up for Battlemage quickly, we expect to see much better support on Linux during the official launch period than what we saw last time with the Arc lineup. It would be a better situation than that.

In terms of when to expect Intel's Battlemage “Xe2” GPUs to drop, we Recently reported That lineup in the second half of 2024, around Black Friday 2024, depends on how Intel decides to proceed.

News Source: Phronics