diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.c
index 4c7d60ca0..de4cef843 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.c
@@ -1518,9 +1518,12 @@ set_rxtx_funcs(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 	if (vtpci_packed_queue(hw)) {
 		PMD_INIT_LOG(INFO,
 			"virtio: using packed ring %s Tx path on port %u",
-			hw->use_inorder_tx ? "inorder" : "standard",
+			hw->use_vec_tx ? "vectorized" : "standard",
 			eth_dev->data->port_id);
-		eth_dev->tx_pkt_burst = virtio_xmit_pkts_packed;
+		if (hw->use_vec_tx)
+			eth_dev->tx_pkt_burst = virtio_xmit_pkts_packed_vec;
+		else
+			eth_dev->tx_pkt_burst = virtio_xmit_pkts_packed;
 	} else {
 		if (hw->use_inorder_tx) {
 			PMD_INIT_LOG(INFO, "virtio: using inorder Tx path on port %u",
@@ -1534,7 +1537,13 @@ set_rxtx_funcs(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 	}
 
 	if (vtpci_packed_queue(hw)) {
-		if (vtpci_with_feature(hw, VIRTIO_NET_F_MRG_RXBUF)) {
+		if (hw->use_vec_rx) {
+			PMD_INIT_LOG(INFO,
+				"virtio: using packed ring vectorized Rx path on port %u",
+				eth_dev->data->port_id);
+			eth_dev->rx_pkt_burst =
+				&virtio_recv_pkts_packed_vec;
+		} else if (vtpci_with_feature(hw, VIRTIO_NET_F_MRG_RXBUF)) {
 			PMD_INIT_LOG(INFO,
 				"virtio: using packed ring mergeable buffer Rx path on port %u",
 				eth_dev->data->port_id);
@@ -1548,7 +1557,7 @@ set_rxtx_funcs(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 		}
 	} else {
 		if (hw->use_vec_rx) {
-			PMD_INIT_LOG(INFO, "virtio: using simple Rx path on port %u",
+			PMD_INIT_LOG(INFO, "virtio: using vectorized Rx path on port %u",
 				eth_dev->data->port_id);
 			eth_dev->rx_pkt_burst = virtio_recv_pkts_vec;
 		} else if (hw->use_inorder_rx) {
@@ -1921,6 +1930,10 @@ eth_virtio_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 		goto err_virtio_init;
 
 	hw->opened = true;
+#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_VIRTIO_INC_VECTOR
+	hw->use_vec_rx = 1;
+	hw->use_vec_tx = 1;
+#endif
 
 	return 0;
 
@@ -2157,31 +2170,63 @@ virtio_dev_configure(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 			return -EBUSY;
 		}
 
-	if (vtpci_with_feature(hw, VIRTIO_F_IN_ORDER)) {
-		hw->use_inorder_tx = 1;
-		hw->use_inorder_rx = 1;
-		hw->use_vec_rx = 0;
-	}
-
 	if (vtpci_packed_queue(hw)) {
-		hw->use_vec_rx = 0;
-		hw->use_inorder_rx = 0;
-	}
+#if defined RTE_ARCH_X86
+		if ((hw->use_vec_rx || hw->use_vec_tx) &&
+		    (!rte_cpu_get_flag_enabled(RTE_CPUFLAG_AVX512F) ||
+		     !vtpci_with_feature(hw, VIRTIO_F_IN_ORDER) ||
+		     !vtpci_with_feature(hw, VIRTIO_F_VERSION_1))) {
+			PMD_DRV_LOG(INFO,
+				"disabled packed ring vectorization for requirements are not met");
+			hw->use_vec_rx = 0;
+			hw->use_vec_tx = 0;
+		}
+#endif
+
+		if (hw->use_vec_rx) {
+			if (vtpci_with_feature(hw, VIRTIO_NET_F_MRG_RXBUF)) {
+				PMD_DRV_LOG(INFO,
+					"disabled packed ring vectorized rx for mrg_rxbuf enabled");
+				hw->use_vec_rx = 0;
+			}
 
+			if (rx_offloads & DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_LRO) {
+				PMD_DRV_LOG(INFO,
+					"disabled packed ring vectorized rx for TCP_LRO enabled");
+				hw->use_vec_rx = 0;
+			}
+		}
+	} else {
+		if (vtpci_with_feature(hw, VIRTIO_F_IN_ORDER)) {
+			hw->use_inorder_tx = 1;
+			hw->use_inorder_rx = 1;
+			hw->use_vec_rx = 0;
+		}
+
+		if (hw->use_vec_rx) {
 #if defined RTE_ARCH_ARM64 || defined RTE_ARCH_ARM
-	if (!rte_cpu_get_flag_enabled(RTE_CPUFLAG_NEON)) {
-		hw->use_vec_rx = 0;
-	}
+			if (!rte_cpu_get_flag_enabled(RTE_CPUFLAG_NEON)) {
+				PMD_DRV_LOG(INFO,
+					"disabled split ring vectorization for requirements are not met");
+				hw->use_vec_rx = 0;
+			}
 #endif
-	if (vtpci_with_feature(hw, VIRTIO_NET_F_MRG_RXBUF)) {
-		hw->use_vec_rx = 0;
-	}
+			if (vtpci_with_feature(hw, VIRTIO_NET_F_MRG_RXBUF)) {
+				PMD_DRV_LOG(INFO,
+					"disabled split ring vectorized rx for mrg_rxbuf enabled");
+				hw->use_vec_rx = 0;
+			}
 
-	if (rx_offloads & (DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_UDP_CKSUM |
-			   DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM |
-			   DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_LRO |
-			   DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_STRIP))
-		hw->use_vec_rx = 0;
+			if (rx_offloads & (DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_UDP_CKSUM |
+					   DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM |
+					   DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_LRO |
+					   DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_STRIP)) {
+				PMD_DRV_LOG(INFO,
+					"disabled split ring vectorized rx for offloading enabled");
+				hw->use_vec_rx = 0;
+			}
+		}
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
