Intel Integrated Graphics (aka HD Graphics)

Intel HD Graphics refers to the class of graphics chips that are integrated on the same die as an Intel CPU. This Wikipedia entry provides a good overview of the various variations and names used for generations of Intel HD Graphics. You will find Intel HD Graphics chips on many modern laptop and desktop systems that ship with an Intel processor.

/!\ The tables included are not an exhaustive list of supported hardware. Hardware is only listed if and when it has been explicitly tested/confirmed by developers and/or users. Graphics hardware missing from these tables may or may not work. If you have tested hardware that is not on the list, please report the results.

About GPU codenames vs. marketing names

The entries below are misleading because they use the marketing names as the "key". This table needs to be rewritten using GPU codenames as the key.

Hardware Support

Starting with FreeBSD 12.0-RELEASE, there are two generations of support for this platform:

Both are supplied as ports, and provide a kernel module to enable the integrated graphics chip on Intel CPUs. Generally speaking if you have a system with one of these graphics adapters it is suggested to install the drm-kmod metaport, which should work well on systems starting with the Broadwell generation. This code is under active development and allows us to track more closely the drivers present in the Linux kernel. For Haswell based systems, if the drm-kmod port does not work, it is suggested to install the drm-legacy-kmod. This is based on our previous code that matched the Linux 3.8 kernel drivers.

This page contains a table should illustrate the state of various Intel chipsets.

Furthermore, if you notice high CPU usage or excessive tearing while viewing HD video it is reported that installing the libva-intel-driver is helpful, as it enables VAAPI support on these systems. This package should be installed in addition to the drm-kmod, mesa-libs and mesa-dri packages.

Example Configuration For Post Broadwell System

A common configuration is a user who has an Intel laptop with a Kabylake Intel i915 HD Graphics chip. To enable the chipset one would follow these instructions:

Note: For systems that are able to take advantage of this updated DRM code you do not need to prepare an xorg.conf configuration file, and installing the xf86-video-intel port is optional. Our Xorg should autodetect the driver, and utilize the modesetting Xorg driver and glamor driver.

MarkLinimon/WorkAreaGraphics/Intel (last edited 2020-07-30T23:04:48+0000 by MarkLinimon)