Intel Graphics: stock driver vs modesetting driver vs Intel download

Question

I've just removed xserver-xorg-video-intel due to a bug. This means I've fallen back to the modesetting driver, which Debian now recommends. Can any provide a comparison of the relative merits of the stock xorg Intel driver, vs the modesetting driver, vs the one you can download from Intel?

I'm running a Haswell (mobile) chipset, on 16.04, but am interest in a general response.

Solution

Intel still performs better as you can see here: https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Intel-DDX-May-Tests

OTOH, there are a lot of discussion about the slow development in the Intel driver: https://www.reddit.com/r/archlinux/comments/4cojj9/it_is_probably_time_to_ditch_xf86videointel/

To make it complete, the last open source developer in Intel is out: https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Kristian-Hosgberg-Departs-Intel

Modesetting is what you will use whenever you mix more than one card. E.g. NVidia cards. With output sinks on xrandr.

Comments

[user5193682]

Did you get any useful information on that? Can you please share? I also have the same dillema!

[askvictor]

Sorry, have stopped using Ubuntu for now and can't remember what I settled for at the time!