<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="true"><li>Ubuntu is disabling Intel GPU security mitigations to provide a potential 20% boost in graphics performance on Intel-based systems.</li><li>Spectre attacks leverage CPU performance enhancements to leak secrets, leading to the implementation of mitigations that usually degrade CPU performance over time.</li><li>The decision by Ubuntu to disable these mitigations in the device driver for the Intel Graphics Compute Runtime follows consultations with Intel and aims to enhance performance.</li><li>The change is expected to improve GPU performance in handling OpenCL framework or OneAPI Level Zero interface workloads, but users employing custom Linux kernels should ensure they keep compute runtime mitigations on.</li></ul>

Ubuntu disables Intel GPU security mitigations, promises 20% performance boost

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