# KDE Plasma 6.8 Remote Desktop To Enjoy Lower Latency Performance

DevFeed: [KDE Plasma 6.8 Remote Desktop To Enjoy Lower Latency Performance](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/kde-plasma-6-8-remote-desktop-to-enjoy-lower-latency-performance-12414.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Plasma-6.8-KRDP-Lower-Lat>)

Author: Michael Larabel

Published: 2026-09-12T10:07:48Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [Phoronix](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/phoronix.md>)

Topics: [Latency](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/latency.md>), [client](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/client.md>), [Wayland](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/wayland.md>), [Protocol (disambiguation)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/protocol.md>), [configuration](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/configuration.md>), [GUI](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/gui.md>)

Tags: [configuration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/configuration.md>), [desktop](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/desktop.md>), [desktop-linux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/desktop-linux.md>), [image](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/image.md>), [latency](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/latency.md>), [linux-benchmarking](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux-benchmarking.md>), [linux-hardware-benchmarks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux-hardware-benchmarks.md>), [linux-hardware-reviews](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux-hardware-reviews.md>), [linux-how-to](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux-how-to.md>), [linux-performance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux-performance.md>), [linux-server-benchmarks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux-server-benchmarks.md>), [open-source-graphics](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source-graphics.md>), [performance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/performance.md>), [phoronix](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/phoronix.md>), [phoronix-test-suite](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/phoronix-test-suite.md>), [release](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/release.md>), [remote](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/remote.md>), [switching](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/switching.md>), [time](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/time.md>), [ubuntu-benchmarks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ubuntu-benchmarks.md>), [ubuntu-hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ubuntu-hardware.md>)

## AI overview

KDE Plasma 6.8 improves KRDP remote desktop latency by dropping incoming frames when the encoder outpaces the client. The release also includes input-method, clipboard, Wayland protocol, wallpaper dialog, and XWayland session configuration fixes.

## Source excerpt

Along with KDE Plasma 6.8 beta releasing this week, there were some other interesting Plasma changes this week worthy of a shout-out...