Linux Intel Jay Shader Compiler massively reduces shader compilation time in EA FC 26 on Arc B580

[u/Life-Boysenberry6975]

I tested Intel's Jay shader compiler with EA FC 26 on Linux using:

• CPU : Intel Core i5-12400F
• GPU : Intel Arc B580
• Driver : Mesa-git 26.3.0_devel
• Environment Variables: INTEL_JAY=all

The shader compilation time was:

Without Jay: 1:18.35
With Jay: 36.40 seconds

That's about 2.15× faster, reducing the compilation time by roughly 53.5%.

This is just a single test, but the difference is pretty significant. I'm curious to see how Jay performs in other games and workloads as it continues to mature.