Airprint vs USP printer drivers

does Airprint in Sierra include all the printer features included the USB print drivers? How about ethernet connections; what kind of drivers do they use? We may be heading there.

Had nasty experience recently with Epson where Airprint drivers dumbed down the printer capability and it took me forever to figure out what was wrong. Epson website gave no hint. USB connection was the fix.

The printer features I am concerned about are the detailed ones buried in the printers options that you access when printing photos on expensive paper.

Thanks for stories of your experiences

Mary