Low GPU usage and lower FPS on Intel UHD 620 compared to WineD3D/Windows

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doitsujin/dxvk#5558 · opened 2026-03-22 by Hultwl · updated 2026-03-22 · 1 comments · github

HHultwl 2026-03-22 github

I'm experiencing weird performance issues where DXVK is slower than WineD3D on my Intel integrated graphics. In Silksong (720p), I get around 80-90 FPS with WineD3D, but it drops to 60-70 FPS with DXVK. On Windows 11, the same game runs at 80 FPS but at 1080p with 99% GPU usage. On Linux, the GPU usage stays around 70-75%.

Software information

Game: Hollow Knight: Silksong

Settings: 720p, Fullscreen.

Mods: None.

System information

GPU: Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Whiskey Lake)

Driver: Mesa 26.0.3

Wine version: cachy-proton-slr (via Lutris/Heroic)

OS: CachyOS Linux (Kernel 6.19.9-1-cachyos)

launch.txt

KK0bin maintainer 2026-03-22 github

DXVK is built for modern GPUs. Older iGPUs unfortunately often simply don't do too well with that.

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