Linux Graphics & Gaming News
KhronosGroup has released glslang 16.1.0, an update to its GLSL and HLSL front-end compiler. This release introduces support for several new GLSL extensions, including GL_EXT_shader_invocation_reorder...
Read more โFirefox 146, released today, introduces native support for fractional scaling on Wayland display servers. This update allows users to apply non-integer scaling factors, such as 125% or 150%, directly ...
Read more โThe Linux 6.19 kernel has recently integrated several significant updates for hardware security and virtualization. Over the weekend, infrastructure for PCI Express (PCIe) link encryption and device a...
Read more โYesterday, the Linux 6.19 kernel merge window integrated significant USB and Thunderbolt driver changes. This update delivers working USB3 support for Apple Silicon devices, including M1 Macs, directl...
Read more โBetween November 29 and December 6, 13 new games achieved "Verified" or "Playable" status for the Steam Deck, according to Boiling Steam. Notable titles included the rhythm game Rythm Doctor and the s...
Read more โTUXEDO Computers today launched the Gemini 17 Gen4 Linux laptop. This new model features an Intel Core i9-14900HX processor and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti discrete GPU. It supports up to 96 GB of R...
Read more โOllama has recently released version 0.13.2-rc2, bringing several updates focused on AI model performance and GPU compatibility. A significant change is the default enablement of flash attention for v...
Read more โMarek Olลกรกk, an AMD Mesa developer, has enabled support for 64K x 64K textures within the RadeonSI Gallium3D driver. This enhancement, reported today, is targeted for integration into the upcoming Mes...
Read more โThe Wine Project has released Wine 11.0-rc1, marking the first release candidate in the development cycle for its annual stable release anticipated in January. This development version introduces the ...
Read more โAMD GPUOpen recently announced AMD Schola v2, a significant update to its open-source reinforcement learning (RL) plugin for Unreal Engine 5. Schola v2 is described as a "next-generation reinforcement...
Read more โNVIDIA today released CUDA 13.1, which the company claims is "the largest and most comprehensive update to the CUDA platform since it was invented two decades ago." The most notable addition in this r...
Read more โThe latest Linux kernel release, version 6.18, features significant contributions from Collabora's engineering team. Most notably, Kernel 6.18 integrates Tyr, a new Rust driver designed for CSF-based ...
Read more โIgalia's Ricardo Garcia published a blog post last week, on November 26, detailing the VK_EXT_custom_resolve Vulkan extension. Garcia's article describes the extension's functionality and its signific...
Read more โPhoronix reported today that Intel's open-source Linux graphics driver stack demonstrated significant performance improvements throughout 2025. The analysis focused on the evolution of OpenGL and Vulk...
Read more โVLC 3.0.22, the latest stable release of the open-source media player, was made available today, December 03, 2025. This update introduces an "AMD GPU Frame Rate Doubler," a new feature designed to en...
Read more โNVIDIA today released its 590.44.01 proprietary driver for Linux, marking the debut of the new 590 driver series. This release provides a significant update over previous versions, incorporating gener...
Read more โThe Khronos SYCL Working Group today released Revision 11 of the SYCL 2020 Specification. This update introduces eight new extensions, alongside several specification clarifications. Khronos stated th...
Read more โThe Khronos Group announced yesterday that Shader Execution Reordering (SER) in Vulkan has advanced from a vendor-specific NVIDIA extension (VK_NV_ray_tracing_invocation_reorder) to a multi-vendor Vul...
Read more โThe November 2025 Steam Survey results indicate that Steam on Linux usage has reached an all-time high. This reflects continued growth in the adoption of Linux gaming. Phoronix, reporting on December ...
Read more โPCSX2, the PlayStation 2 emulator, released version 2.5.348 yesterday, December 01, 2025. This update primarily addresses a specific behavior in its OpenGL graphics renderer. An existing workaround fo...
Read more โMesa 25.3, the latest open-source graphics driver stack for Linux, has been released. This update delivers significant Vulkan and OpenGL enhancements across AMD, Intel, and NVIDIA graphics drivers. Th...
Read more โThe Fedora Engineering and Steering Committee (FESCo) today granted approval for an enhancement to NTSYNC usage within the upcoming Fedora 44 release. This change targets providing a "nicer NTSYNC exp...
Read more โOllama recently released version 0.13.1-rc0, introducing several updates for local large language model development. This release addresses specific issues with CUDA VRAM discovery, which should lead ...
Read more โMoltenVK, the compatibility layer bringing Vulkan to Apple's Metal graphics framework, recently released version 1.4.1. This update adds support for several core Vulkan KHR extensions, specifically VK...
Read more โMangoHud, the open-source performance overlay for Linux, recently released version 0.8.2, focusing on stability enhancements and expanded hardware support. The update addresses "Large scale fixes on O...
Read more โIntel's open-source driver support for its Gaudi 3 AI accelerator was rejected from the Linux 6.19 kernel mainline merge window yesterday. Intel had submitted the substantial patch set last night, aim...
Read more โROG (ASUS) launched its new Xbox Ally and Ally X gaming handhelds in mid-October 2025, entering the portable gaming market. The devices feature prominent Xbox branding and come in two versions: a whit...
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