diff --git a/comfy/cli_args.py b/comfy/cli_args.py
index 0d760d524..de3e85c08 100644
--- a/comfy/cli_args.py
+++ b/comfy/cli_args.py
@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ parser.add_argument("--reserve-vram", type=float, default=None, help="Set the am
 
 parser.add_argument("--async-offload", action="store_true", help="Use async weight offloading.")
 
+parser.add_argument("--force-non-blocking", action="store_true", help="Force ComfyUI to use non-blocking operations for all applicable tensors. This may improve performance on some non-Nvidia systems but can cause issues with some workflows.")
+
 parser.add_argument("--default-hashing-function", type=str, choices=['md5', 'sha1', 'sha256', 'sha512'], default='sha256', help="Allows you to choose the hash function to use for duplicate filename / contents comparison. Default is sha256.")
 
 parser.add_argument("--disable-smart-memory", action="store_true", help="Force ComfyUI to agressively offload to regular ram instead of keeping models in vram when it can.")
diff --git a/comfy/model_management.py b/comfy/model_management.py
index c08f759e5..034799516 100644
--- a/comfy/model_management.py
+++ b/comfy/model_management.py
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ try:
     torch_version = torch.version.__version__
     temp = torch_version.split(".")
     torch_version_numeric = (int(temp[0]), int(temp[1]))
-    xpu_available = (torch_version_numeric[0] < 2 or (torch_version_numeric[0] == 2 and torch_version_numeric[1] <= 4)) and torch.xpu.is_available()
 except:
     pass
 
@@ -102,10 +101,14 @@ if args.directml is not None:
 
 try:
     import intel_extension_for_pytorch as ipex  # noqa: F401
-    _ = torch.xpu.device_count()
-    xpu_available = xpu_available or torch.xpu.is_available()
 except:
-    xpu_available = xpu_available or (hasattr(torch, "xpu") and torch.xpu.is_available())
+    pass
+
+try:
+    _ = torch.xpu.device_count()
+    xpu_available = torch.xpu.is_available()
+except:
+    xpu_available = False
 
 try:
     if torch.backends.mps.is_available():
@@ -946,9 +949,11 @@ def pick_weight_dtype(dtype, fallback_dtype, device=None):
     return dtype
 
 def device_supports_non_blocking(device):
+    if args.force_non_blocking:
+        return True
     if is_device_mps(device):
         return False #pytorch bug? mps doesn't support non blocking
-    if is_intel_xpu():
+    if is_intel_xpu(): #xpu does support non blocking but it is slower on iGPUs for some reason so disable by default until situation changes
         return True
     if args.deterministic: #TODO: figure out why deterministic breaks non blocking from gpu to cpu (previews)
         return False
@@ -1282,10 +1287,10 @@ def should_use_bf16(device=None, model_params=0, prioritize_performance=True, ma
         return False
 
     if is_intel_xpu():
-        if torch_version_numeric < (2, 6):
+        if torch_version_numeric < (2, 3):
             return True
         else:
-            return torch.xpu.get_device_capability(device)['has_bfloat16_conversions']
+            return torch.xpu.is_bf16_supported()
 
     if is_ascend_npu():
         return True