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Example configuration with Hardware Acceleration & Quick Sync Video enabled on a modern Intel ~~CPU~~<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">

Example configuration with Hardware Acceleration & Quick Sync Video enabled on a modern Intel Graphics (Including ARC)

services.xserver.videoDrivers = [ "modesetting" ];

hardware.graphics = {

enable = true;

extraPackages = with pkgs; [

# ~~For~~ modern Intel ~~CPU's~~

# Required for modern Intel GPUs (Xe iGPU and ARC)

intel-media-driver # ~~Enable Hardware Acceleration~~

intel-media-driver # VA-API (iHD) userspace

vpl-gpu-rt # ~~Enable~~ QSV

vpl-gpu-rt # oneVPL (QSV) runtime

# Optional (compute / tooling):

intel-compute-runtime # OpenCL (NEO) + Level Zero for Arc/Xe

# NOTE: 'intel-ocl' also exists as a legacy package; not recommended for Arc/Xe.

# libvdpau-va-gl # Only if you must run VDPAU-only apps

];

};

environment.sessionVariables = { LIBVA_DRIVER_NAME = "iHD"; };

environment.sessionVariables = {

LIBVA_DRIVER_NAME = "iHD"; # Prefer the modern iHD backend

# VDPAU_DRIVER = "va_gl"; # Only if using libvdpau-va-gl

};

# May help if FFmpeg/VAAPI/QSV init fails (esp. on Arc with i915):

hardware.enableRedistributableFirmware = true;

boot.kernelParams = [ "i915.enable_guc=3" ];

# May help services that have trouble accessing /dev/dri (e.g., jellyfin/plex):

# users.users.<service>.extraGroups = [ "video" "render" ];

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-Example configuration with Hardware Acceleration & Quick Sync Video enabled on a modern Intel CPU<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
+Example configuration with Hardware Acceleration & Quick Sync Video enabled on a modern Intel Graphics (Including ARC)
+<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
    services.xserver.videoDrivers = [ "modesetting" ];
    hardware.graphics = {
      enable = true;
      extraPackages = with pkgs; [
-       # For modern Intel CPU's
+       # Required for modern Intel GPUs (Xe iGPU and ARC)
-       intel-media-driver # Enable Hardware Acceleration
+       intel-media-driver     # VA-API (iHD) userspace
-       vpl-gpu-rt # Enable QSV
+       vpl-gpu-rt             # oneVPL (QSV) runtime
+      # Optional (compute / tooling):
+      intel-compute-runtime  # OpenCL (NEO) + Level Zero for Arc/Xe
+      # NOTE: 'intel-ocl' also exists as a legacy package; not recommended for Arc/Xe.
+      # libvdpau-va-gl       # Only if you must run VDPAU-only apps
      ];
    };
-   environment.sessionVariables = { LIBVA_DRIVER_NAME = "iHD"; };
+   environment.sessionVariables = {
+    LIBVA_DRIVER_NAME = "iHD";     # Prefer the modern iHD backend
+    # VDPAU_DRIVER = "va_gl";      # Only if using libvdpau-va-gl
+  };
+  # May help if FFmpeg/VAAPI/QSV init fails (esp. on Arc with i915):
+  hardware.enableRedistributableFirmware = true;
+  boot.kernelParams = [ "i915.enable_guc=3" ];
+  # May help services that have trouble accessing /dev/dri (e.g., jellyfin/plex):
+  # users.users.<service>.extraGroups = [ "video" "render" ];
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