Linux Graphics & Gaming News
Between December 17 and December 24, a total of 34 new games with native Linux clients were released on Steam. Boiling Steam reported on this influx, noting that "the week before Christmas is usually ...
Read more โShotcut 25.12, the open-source video editor, was released today, bringing significant enhancements for Linux users and professional workflows. The update introduces full 10-bit video CPU pipeline supp...
Read more โPhoronix recently published benchmarks revealing Windows 11 outperformed Ubuntu Linux on a Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 8 laptop, equipped with an Intel Arrow Lake H processor. This finding is notable as it...
Read more โPhoronix's year-end 2025 benchmarking analysis, published today, indicates significant performance improvements for Linux 6.19 kernels compiled with LLVM Clang 21, particularly when Link-Time Optimiza...
Read more โIntel's open-source graphics driver engineers have submitted the final drm-xe-next pull request of 2025 for the Linux kernel. This update, sent out today, introduces new feature material for the next ...
Read more โThe PlayStation 2 emulator PCSX2 released version 2.5.401 yesterday. This update primarily includes specific compatibility enhancements for the game Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior. The release incorpo...
Read more โIgalia announced about a month ago, in November 2025, their collaboration with Valve focused on optimizing Vulkan for upcoming Steam devices. The engineering efforts have involved implementing and rev...
Read more โHyprland 0.53 was released today, December 30, 2025, as the last feature update for the Wayland compositor in 2025. This release includes significant breaking changes, such as a complete overhaul of t...
Read more โLinux 6.19-rc3 was released by Linus Torvalds this week, incorporating a collection of fixes. The release candidate is described as "light", aligning with expectations during the Christmas week when m...
Read more โKDE developer Nate Graham stated today that the KDE Plasma desktop's Wayland transition "nears completion" as 2025 concludes. In a recent blog post, Graham highlighted the progress made throughout the...
Read more โPhoronix recently published a performance comparison between Intel's i915 and Xe kernel drivers for Arc Alchemist GPUs on Linux 6.19. The i915 driver is currently the default for Intel Arc A-Series "A...
Read more โDXVK that implements Direct3D 6 and 7 APIs on top of Vulkan for Linux.">D7VK 1.1 was released today, December 29, 2025, introducing an experimental Direct3D 6 frontend. This update also includes various fixes for its existing Direct3D 7 implementation. D7VK is a fork of D...
Read more โThe Simple DirectMedia Library (SDL), a fundamental component used by many cross-platform games and integrated into the Steam Runtime, recently received a fix to significantly improve its mouse button...
Read more โThe PorteuX 2.5 Linux distribution is now available for download, featuring significant updates across its core components and desktop environments. This release introduces Flatpak support for enhance...
Read more โPinta 3.1, an open source image editor, was released today, December 28, 2025. This update introduces several new features and performance enhancements. Key additions include axonometric grids and a p...
Read more โThe open-source SVG editor Inkscape has released version 1.4.3 today, December 28, 2025. This update introduces key enhancements for the application's PDF import capabilities, aiming for more accurate...
Read more โKhronos recently published a blog post detailing VK_EXT_present_timing, a Vulkan extension focused on delivering state-of-the-art frame pacing for smoother, more consistent animation. This extension i...
Read more โA Phoronix report published today highlights significant performance regressions affecting AMD RDNA3 and RDNA4 graphics cards when running the Linux 6.19 kernel. Comprehensive end-of-year benchmarking...
Read more โPhoronix today published final benchmarks comparing the open-source Mesa.">RADV Mesa Vulkan driver against the now-defunct proprietary AMDVLK driver. Earlier this year, AMD ceased development of AMDVLK, drop...
Read more โA new X Server project, named Phoenix, was recently announced, developed from scratch using the Zig programming language. The news emerged today, December 26, 2025, and signals a fresh initiative with...
Read more โNVIDIA announced yesterday that its CUDA Tile intermediate representation (IR) is now open-source software. The company dropped the proprietary license for the IR, which previously restricted its use ...
Read more โLunarG today announced the availability of Vulkan SDK 1.4.335. This release introduces a series of new extensions, improved validation tooling, and clearer layer configuration. Most notably, the SDK n...
Read more โThe Linux 6.19 kernel, with its 6.19-rc2 release candidate emerging on December 22, 2025, has encountered notable scheduler performance issues. A significant 52.4% scheduler regression has been identi...
Read more โWayback 0.3 has been released today, concluding its 2025 development cycle. This open-source project functions as an X11 compatibility layer, designed to allow X11 applications to run within a Wayland...
Read more โQEMU 10.2, the open-source virtualization emulator, was officially released yesterday, December 24, 2025. This new version introduces several enhancements for Linux virtualization users. A key feature...
Read more โPCSX2, the PlayStation 2 emulator, released version 2.5.402 today, December 25, 2025. This update includes a targeted improvement for the emulator's DirectX 12 (DX12) graphics renderer. The primary ch...
Read more โGoverlay 1.6.7 was released today, December 24, bringing new features and fixes to the Linux gaming overlay utility. The update introduces OptiScaler channel selection, allowing users to choose betwee...
Read more โelementary OS 8.1 was released today, December 24, 2025. This update introduces Wayland as the default display server for new installations, marking a significant shift for the distribution. It also a...
Read more โPCSX2, the open-source PlayStation 2 emulator, released version 2.5.399 today. This update primarily integrates rcheevos 12.2.0, an updated version of the RetroAchievements library. The rcheevos compo...
Read more โGoogle has recently developed and demonstrated "BPF CCX," a new scheduling mechanism designed to extract more performance from AMD Zen-based systems. This solution utilizes the Linux kernel's extended...
Read more โMPV 0.41, an open-source video player derived from MPlayer/mplayer2, was released today, December 22, 2025. This new feature release brings significant improvements to Wayland support on Linux. A key ...
Read more โLinux 6.19-rc2 was released today, December 22, 2025, marking the second weekly release candidate for the upcoming kernel version. This release is now available for testing by developers and users in ...
Read more โBoiling Steam's report on December 20, 2025, identified four newly released games confirmed as either Verified or Playable on the Steam Deck. These titles were selected between December 13 and Decembe...
Read more โGoverlay, the open-source Linux overlay for monitoring system performance and displaying information in games, released version 1.6.5 today. This "fix release" primarily focuses on improving the user ...
Read more โArch Linux's main NVIDIA graphics driver packages have transitioned to utilizing the open-source kernel modules by default. This change coincides with the adoption of the stable NVIDIA 590 driver seri...
Read more โWine 11.0-rc3 was released today, December 20, 2025, continuing its weekly release candidate cycle. This iteration focuses on further bug fixing, an essential step as the project progresses toward its...
Read more โRenderDoc v1.42 was released today, introducing limited support for shader debugging on OpenGL. This new functionality requires modern shader code and contemporary drivers, and is expected to support ...
Read more โIntel is preparing to deliver functional display support for its upcoming Nova Lake processors, with the target being Linux 6.20 or potentially Linux 7.0. The in-development Linux 6.19 kernel recently...
Read more โIgalia's Ricardo Garcia published a blog post in late November outlining the VK_EXT_custom_resolve Vulkan extension. The post describes the extension's functionality, which enables custom resolve oper...
Read more โVulkan 1.4.337 was released today, December 19, 2025. This update introduces two new extensions to the API specification. Developers can now utilize VK_EXT_texture_compression_astc_3d, which provides ...
Read more โOpenShot 3.4 has been recently released, bringing significant performance improvements and new features to the open-source video editor. The update delivers "32% faster performance" for users. Key add...
Read more โGIMP 3.2 Release Candidate 2 (RC2) is now available for testing as of December 19, 2025. This RC2 incorporates a range of fixes and changes intended for the upcoming stable GIMP 3.2 release. GIMP 3.2 ...
Read more โCollabora recently announced its ongoing efforts to enhance the Chromium experience on embedded Linux devices powered by MediaTek Systems-on-Chip (SoCs). The company is focused on addressing "long-sta...
Read more โWGPU v28.0.0, a cross-platform graphics API abstraction, was released today, introducing significant advancements including full support for Mesh Shaders. This feature allows for new rendering paradig...
Read more โPCSX2, the PlayStation 2 emulator, released version v2.5.390 today. This update includes a specific fix for the Vulkan graphics backend, targeting an issue experienced with AMD GPUs. The change preven...
Read more โThe Khronos Group recently released SPIR-V, a binary intermediate representation for parallel compute and graphics.">SPIRV-Tools v2025.5, bringing several enhancements to its core components used in graphics driver compilation pipelines. This update focuses on improvements to both...
Read more โIntel's Video Processing Library (libvpl) recently received an update, reaching version 2.16. The most notable addition in this release is the integration of experimental APIs designed for AI-assisted...
Read more โFlatpak 1.16.2, the Linux app sandboxing and distribution framework, was released in January 2025. This update introduced support for VA-API hardware video acceleration for Intel Xe GPUs. The release ...
Read more โBoiling Steam reported that 65 new games featuring native Linux clients were released on Steam between December 3 and December 10. This figure represents approximately 10.1% of the 643 total new title...
Read more โPhoronix benchmarking conducted for year-end comparisons indicates substantial performance improvements for Radeon RADV Vulkan ray-tracing on RDNA 4 GPUs throughout 2025. These tests specifically focu...
Read more โIntel engineers Tim Chen and Chen Yu presented their Cache Aware Scheduling work last week at the Linux Plumbers Conference 2025 in Tokyo. This proposed innovation for the Linux kernel aims to improve...
Read more โBoiling Steam reported last week on 10 newly released games from December 6 to December 13 that are now rated as Verified or Playable on the Steam Deck. These titles met specific user rating criteria ...
Read more โQualcomm has engaged Hans de Goede, a former Red Hat engineer known for his contributions to Intel and AMD laptop enhancements, to improve Fedora Linux compatibility on Snapdragon-powered Windows on A...
Read more โGOverlay 1.6.4 was released today, introducing a FSR4 variant management system. This new feature allows users to select between the latest FSR4 FP8 DLL, optimized for RDNA4 architecture with machine ...
Read more โFlatpak 1.17.1 and 1.17.2 were released today, building on the earlier Flatpak 1.17 development series. A notable new feature in these updates is the addition of support for building OCI bundles with ...
Read more โA proposal has been put forward to revitalize the Fedora Games Lab, one of Fedora's specialized "spins" under the Fedora Labs initiative. This effort aims to transform the Games Lab into a more robust...
Read more โBoiling Steam has published its latest December ProtonDB data, indicating a significant shift in Linux distribution preferences among gamers. The report highlights that CachyOS has surpassed Arch Linu...
Read more โPCSX2, the PlayStation 2 emulator, released version 2.5.385 today, December 15, 2025. This update primarily focuses on enhancing the handling of game patches. It restores the original behavior of the ...
Read more โLinus Torvalds today announced the availability of the first Release Candidate (RC1) for the upcoming Linux 6.19 kernel series. This release marks the beginning of the public testing phase, allowing d...
Read more โIgalia announced last month their extensive work optimizing Vulkan for Valve, aimed at powering upcoming Steam devices. The graphics team implemented numerous Vulkan extensions and reviewed others to ...
Read more โPCSX2, the PlayStation 2 emulator, released version 2.5.383 today. This update introduces a new user setting that allows for customization of how errors are reported when loading or saving emulator st...
Read more โDuring the second week of the Linux 6.19 feature merge window, numerous x86 platform driver changes were integrated into the kernel. These updates primarily aim to improve hardware support for a range...
Read more โWine 11.0-rc2 was released today, December 13, 2025. This second release candidate incorporates 28 known bug fixes to enhance stability and compatibility. It follows the Wine 11.0-rc1 release last wee...
Read more โThe PCSX2 project today released version 2.5.378 of their PlayStation 2 emulator. This update primarily addresses a critical security vulnerability involving an out-of-bounds read exploit within the C...
Read more โMonado 25.1.0, the open-source OpenXR runtime maintained by Collabora, was released today. This update delivers major improvements across several key areas, coinciding with the conclusion of the Unite...
Read more โLinux kernel lead developer for Rust, Miguel Ojeda, recently posted a patch formally concluding the "Rust experiment" within the kernel. This development signifies that the Rust programming language i...
Read more โDevelopment work this week for KDE Plasma 6.6 has confirmed the addition of proper screen mirroring support for Wayland sessions. This feature resolves a previous limitation where duplicating display ...
Read more โSystem76 today released Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS, featuring the first stable version of their new Rust-based COSMIC desktop environment. This long-anticipated update is built upon an Ubuntu 24.04 LTS base, f...
Read more โPCSX2, the PlayStation 2 emulator, received a new update today, December 12, 2025, with the release of version 2.5.373. This point release primarily focuses on resolving critical stability issues expe...
Read more โNVIDIA has released version 580.119.02 of its Linux graphics driver today, December 12, 2025. This update is available for Linux, FreeBSD, and Solaris operating systems. The new driver primarily focus...
Read more โKhronos today published a blog post detailing the frame pacing and timing feedback.">VK_EXT_present_timing Vulkan extension, which focuses on advanced frame pacing techniques. The extension integrates two primary features to enhance re...
Read more โThe D7VK project released version 1.0 today, December 12, 2025. This release marks the project's declaration of being "production ready" for Linux gamers. D7VK implements the Direct3D 7 API on top of ...
Read more โvkd3d-proton, the Direct3D 12 to Vulkan translation layer, released version 3.0b today. This bugfix update addresses a regression in synchronization handling specifically for systems that do not suppo...
Read more โLunarG today released Vulkan SDK 1.4.335. This version introduces a range of new extensions, improved validation tooling, and enhanced layer configuration options. A significant update is the SDK's in...
Read more โGoverlay 1.6.2 has been released today, featuring significant improvements for Linux gamers. The update introduces an official Flatpak build in beta, full support for MangoHud 0.8.2, and compatibility...
Read more โAMD GPUOpen recently released the FSR 'Redstone' SDK 2.1, expanding the FidelityFX Super Resolution ecosystem. This new Software Development Kit provides developers with easy-to-use APIs for integrati...
Read more โPCSX2, the PlayStation 2 emulator, recently released version 2.5.370. This update specifically enhances its Flatpak distribution by integrating support for the Gamescope socket. This allows the Flatpa...
Read more โHyprland v0.52.2, a Wayland compositor, was released today as a patch update. This version backports several fixes from the development branch to address various issues. Notable improvements include r...
Read more โCanonical today announced plans to package and distribute the AMD ROCm software stack directly within the Ubuntu 26.04 LTS repositories. This integration, set for next year's long-term support release...
Read more โKhronosGroup 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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