Small black dots appear in some applications

Desktop Environments Plasma
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Hi, I’m using an old machine with an Intel HD Graphics 4000 graphics card. In any application, if I use a black theme, I see black dots, and if I use a white theme, I see white dots. I have observed this on other laptops with the same graphics card. If I switch to my second graphics card, nvidia geforce gt 740m, the problem is solved, but I want to use the intel graphics card and I think this is not a solution because I have another laptop with only intel graphics card. I usually see this black dot problem more in programs written in QT.I will try to add a video.
Video link : https://streamable.com/baxe22

inxi -b output :

Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics driver: i915 v: kernel
  Device-2: NVIDIA GK208M [GeForce GT 740M] driver: nvidia v: 470.256.02
  Device-3: Chicony USB HD Webcam driver: uvcvideo type: USB
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.14 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.4 driver: X:
    loaded: modesetting,nvidia dri: crocus gpu: i915 resolution: 1366x768~60Hz
  API: EGL v: 1.5 drivers: crocus,nvidia,swrast
    platforms: gbm,x11,surfaceless,device
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 compat-v: 4.2 vendor: intel mesa v: 24.2.5-arch1.1
    renderer: Mesa Intel HD Graphics 4000 (IVB GT2)
  API: Vulkan v: 1.3.295 drivers: nvidia,intel surfaces: xcb,xlib
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You could potentially try the intel drivers instead of the modesetting driver, something like xf86-video-intel (am at work…).

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I installed the xf86-video-intel package, but unfortunately I still keep seeing the black dots :frowning:

Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics driver: i915 v: kernel
  Device-2: NVIDIA GK208M [GeForce GT 740M] driver: nvidia v: 470.256.02
  Device-3: Chicony USB HD Webcam driver: uvcvideo type: USB
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.14 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.4 driver: X:
    loaded: intel,nvidia dri: i965 gpu: i915 resolution: 1366x768~60Hz
  API: EGL v: 1.5 drivers: crocus,nvidia,swrast
    platforms: gbm,x11,surfaceless,device
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 compat-v: 4.2 vendor: intel mesa v: 24.2.5-arch1.1
    renderer: Mesa Intel HD Graphics 4000 (IVB GT2)
  API: Vulkan v: 1.3.295 drivers: nvidia,intel surfaces: xcb,xlib
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Try diggin around here… ARCH WIKI - Intel graphics.

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I have installed every step there, every package he suggested me to install, but unfortunately my problem still persists