# Intel to Bring XMX-Accelerated XeSS to Proton

October 20, 2026 at 09:40 AM

> Intel is integrating XMX-accelerated XeSS into Valve's Proton layer to enhance Linux gaming performance and frame rate efficiency.

**Intel** is officially preparing to bring XMX-accelerated **XeSS** support to **Valve**'s **Proton** compatibility layer. Currently, the Proton layer utilizes a version of the upscaler that lacks XMX acceleration, limiting performance potential for Linux-based gaming.

The upcoming XeSS 3.0 update introduces multi-frame generation, integrating up to three generated frames between two rendered frames. This technology can deliver a fourfold increase in frame rates, significantly boosting fluidity for high-end gaming setups.

Intel's **Panther Lake** SoC Xe3 cores feature eight vector and matrix engines with dedicated ray tracing. These engines double peak FP16 and INT8 throughput over Xe2, ensuring that hardware-level acceleration provides a massive leap in processing efficiency.


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