On the same system, glxinfo shows software rendering on xorg where it shows hardware rendering under Wayland
$glxinfo
...
Extended renderer info (GLX_MESA_query_renderer):
Vendor: VMware, Inc. (0xffffffff)
Device: llvmpipe (LLVM 5.0, 256 bits) (0xffffffff)
Version: 18.0.0
Accelerated: no
Video memory: 15963MB
Unified memory: no
Preferred profile: core (0x1)
Max core profile version: 3.3
Max compat profile version: 3.0
Max GLES1 profile version: 1.1
Max GLES[23] profile version: 3.0
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20171229-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-20.21-generic 4.15.17
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-20-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: None
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Mon May 21 09:41:34 2018
DistUpgraded: 2018-05-03 21:29:28,287 DEBUG failed to SystemUnLock() (E:Not locked)
DistroCodename: bionic
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
virtualbox, 5.2.10, 4.13.0-39-generic, x86_64: installed
virtualbox, 5.2.10, 4.15.0-20-generic, x86_64: installed
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes
GraphicsCard:
Intel Corporation HD Graphics 520 [8086:1916] (rev 07) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Skylake GT2 [HD Graphics 520] [103c:807c]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-01-17 (123 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Release amd64 (20180105.1)
MachineType: HP HP EliteBook 820 G3
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.15.0-20-generic root=UUID=3f2f5445-3b08-4786-b00a-1d79abd0f707 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=1
Renderer: Software
SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-video-intel
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2018-05-03 (17 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 01/30/2018
dmi.bios.vendor: HP
dmi.bios.version: N75 Ver. 01.24
dmi.board.name: 807C
dmi.board.vendor: HP
dmi.board.version: KBC Version 85.77
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 5CG73148FW
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: HP
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHP:bvrN75Ver.01.24:bd01/30/2018:svnHP:pnHPEliteBook820G3:pvr:rvnHP:rn807C:rvrKBCVersion85.77:cvnHP:ct10:cvr:
dmi.product.family: 103C_5336AN HP EliteBook
dmi.product.name: HP EliteBook 820 G3
dmi.sys.vendor: HP
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.13.1+18.04.20180302-0ubuntu1
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.91-2
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 18.0.0~rc5-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 18.0.0~rc5-1ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:18.0.1-1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20171229-1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.15-2
---
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: None
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
DistUpgraded: 2018-05-03 21:29:28,287 DEBUG failed to SystemUnLock() (E:Not locked)
DistroCodename: bionic
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
virtualbox, 5.2.10, 4.13.0-39-generic, x86_64: installed
virtualbox, 5.2.10, 4.15.0-20-generic, x86_64: installed
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes
GraphicsCard:
Intel Corporation HD Graphics 520 [8086:1916] (rev 07) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Skylake GT2 [HD Graphics 520] [103c:807c]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-01-17 (124 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Release amd64 (20180105.1)
MachineType: HP HP EliteBook 820 G3
Package: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20171229-1
PackageArchitecture: amd64
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.15.0-20-generic root=UUID=3f2f5445-3b08-4786-b00a-1d79abd0f707 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-20.21-generic 4.15.17
Renderer: Software
Tags: bionic ubuntu
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-20-generic x86_64
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2018-05-03 (17 days ago)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip docker lpadmin monetdb plugdev sambashare sudo video
_MarkForUpload: True
dmi.bios.date: 01/30/2018
dmi.bios.vendor: HP
dmi.bios.version: N75 Ver. 01.24
dmi.board.name: 807C
dmi.board.vendor: HP
dmi.board.version: KBC Version 85.77
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 5CG73148FW
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: HP
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHP:bvrN75Ver.01.24:bd01/30/2018:svnHP:pnHPEliteBook820G3:pvr:rvnHP:rn807C:rvrKBCVersion85.77:cvnHP:ct10:cvr:
dmi.product.family: 103C_5336AN HP EliteBook
dmi.product.name: HP EliteBook 820 G3
dmi.sys.vendor: HP
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.13.1+18.04.20180302-0ubuntu1
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.91-2
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 18.0.0~rc5-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 18.0.0~rc5-1ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:18.0.1-1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20171229-1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.15-2
apport information