Intel UHD Graphics 630 "Coffee Lake" On Linux

Written by Michael Larabel in Graphics Cards on 5 October 2017 at 05:37 PM EDT. Page 2 of 4. 23 Comments.
HD Graphics 630 vs. UHD Graphics 630 - Intel Linux

First up are a few Steam Linux gaming tests of the Kabylake HD Graphics 630 of the Core i5 7600K and Core i7 7700K compared to the UHD Graphics 630 of the Core i7 8700K. All tests were done with Ubuntu 17.10 off the Linux 4.13 kernel and Mesa 17.2.1 while running the default GNOME Wayland session.

HD Graphics 630 vs. UHD Graphics 630 - Intel Linux
HD Graphics 630 vs. UHD Graphics 630 - Intel Linux
HD Graphics 630 vs. UHD Graphics 630 - Intel Linux
HD Graphics 630 vs. UHD Graphics 630 - Intel Linux

To not a lot of surprise, the graphics performance with the Core i7 8700K for OpenGL or Vulkan is barely any different from the Core i7 7700K for Linux gaming, at least in the current state... More details ahead.


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