Linux Graphics & Gaming News
Firmware consulting firm 3mdeb has begun upstreaming their open-source firmware support for modern AMD Ryzen AM5 platforms. Last week, 3mdeb released their initial open-source firmware, based on AMD o...
Read more โAMDGPU developers submitted a secondary set of feature improvements to DRM-Next last week, targeting the upcoming Linux 7.3 kernel merge window. This work includes enhanced GPU reset recovery mechanis...
Read more โFFmpeg 9.0, a major feature release for the widely used open-source multimedia library, was released today. This update introduces expanded Vulkan acceleration capabilities, which can enhance performa...
Read more โAMD last week initiated the public development of its next-generation display IP for Linux by posting initial Display Core Next 6 (DCN6) patches. These patches integrate foundational support for DCN6 ...
Read more โAMD has recently released a new series of patches for its AMDGPU Linux kernel driver, introducing support for HDMI 2.1 Auto Low-Latency Mode (ALLM) and Variable Rate Refresh (VRR). This development is...
Read more โAMD has submitted new updates for the AMDGPU kernel graphics driver and AMDKFD kernel compute driver. These updates, sent out today, July 30, 2026, introduce support for DRM Format Modifiers on older ...
Read more โAMD recently announced that its ROCm platform has adopted SPIR-V as a portable intermediate representation for GPU code. This represents a significant transition from ROCm's prior model of compiling G...
Read more โCollabora recently detailed its experimental project to port Mesa's open-source Vulkan driver for AMD GPUs.">RADV, Mesa's open source Vulkan driver for AMD GPUs, to Windows. The initiative aims to enable the driver to run on the WIN32 platform, mov...
Read more โA set of patches for the Linux kernel was posted today, July 29, 2026, introducing per-core Energy Performance Preference (EPP) boosting for recently-busy CPUs. These updates to the AMD P-State driver...
Read more โAMD has announced a significant change to its ROCm software platform release schedule, committing to a "rigid six week release cycle moving forward." This announcement was made at the AMD Advancing AI...
Read more โAMD today announced the launch of its new Instinct MI455X GPUs and the Helios AI rack. AMD CEO Lisa Su unveiled the hardware at the Advancing AI 2026 event. The Instinct MI455X GPUs are designed for a...
Read more โAMD yesterday announced ROCm.AI, an AI-driven platform tailored for developers. This revelation took place during AMD's annual Advancing AI day, coinciding with the launch of new hardware including In...
Read more โAMD GPUOpen recently published an article detailing a technique for efficiently ray tracing massive amounts of animated geometry in real time. The method, designed to reduce per-frame update and memor...
Read more โAMD is emphasizing the opportunities presented by SPIR-V Intermediate Representation (IR) within its ROCm software stack. The company highlights SPIR-V's potential for enabling unified binaries that c...
Read more โGOverlay 1.8.8 was released today, July 19, 2026, building upon features introduced in version 1.8.7. This update primarily focuses on significant enhancements to the OptiScaler component, particularl...
Read more โAMD today formally announced the availability of ROCm 7.14, designating it as a new production release. This update signifies its readiness for widespread use, moving beyond its previous status as a t...
Read more โAMD GPUOpen today announced the LLM agents for automated GPU crash analysis.">RGD MCP Server, a new system designed to automate post-mortem GPU crash debugging. The server integrates large language model (LLM) agents directly into AMD's existing ...
Read more โAMD recently submitted another set of updates for its AMDGPU kernel graphics driver and AMDKFD kernel compute driver to the DRM-Next development branch. These updates, sent yesterday, introduce new fe...
Read more โMarek Olลกรกk, a long-time AMD Linux graphics driver expert who joined Valve earlier this year, has had his latest work merged for Mesa 26.2. Olลกรกk, now focusing primarily on the RADV Vulkan driver rath...
Read more โZLUDA v6 has been released, demonstrating effective support for NVIDIA PhysX technology on AMD GPUs. The open-source project, which initially provided CUDA compatibility for Intel graphics and later A...
Read more โThe Radeon RADV Vulkan driver has enabled VK_EXT_descriptor_heap support by default. This change is being integrated in time for the upcoming Mesa 26.2 stable release, which is expected to ship in Aug...
Read more โAMD recently released the FSR SDK 2.3, code-named "Redstone," introducing new capabilities for FidelityFX Super Resolution. This update brings ML-powered FSR Upscaling 4.1.1 support specifically to AM...
Read more โPhoronix published early benchmark results this week for the upcoming Linux 7.2 kernel. Testing conducted by Michael Larabel on AMD EPYC Sorano systems indicated "some local network/socket performance...
Read more โValve's open-source Linux graphics team today merged the new Ray-Tracing Inspector (RTI) into Mesa 26.1. This GUI tool is designed to analyze and optimize Vulkan ray-tracing performance on Linux. The ...
Read more โAMD has submitted driver updates for its Audio Co-Processor (SoCs.">ACP) IP, specifically versions ACP7.D, ACP7.E, and ACP7.F, for inclusion in the upcoming Linux 7.2 kernel. These updates address AMD's audi...
Read more โAMD today announced the opening of pre-orders for its Ryzen AI Halo developer platform. This petite PC is powered by the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ "Strix Halo" processor and is designed to operate with both M...
Read more โAMD GPUOpen recently announced an update to its Radeon Developer Tool Suite. The release delivers RGP 2.7, which now includes "shader source code viewing" and instruction-level divergence metrics. The...
Read more โThe Mesa Radeon Vulkan (RADV) driver has recently integrated support for the wavefront begins execution.">INST_PREF_SIZE hardware feature on RDNA3 and newer RDNA4 GPUs. This capability, initially introduced with AMD's RDNA3 (GFX1...
Read more โThe upcoming Linux 7.1 kernel release is undergoing a significant change in its graphics and accelerator drivers, with a specific DRM ioctl interface being disabled. This interface, which was original...
Read more โAMD officially announced the Radeon RX 9070 GRE graphics card yesterday at Computex 2026. This new RDNA 4 consumer GPU is positioned with a price point of approximately $549 USD and becomes available ...
Read more โAMD submitted additional AMDGPU and AMDKFD driver changes yesterday, Friday, May 30, for the upcoming Linux 7.2 kernel. These updates, described as "kernel graphics/compute driver improvements," have ...
Read more โValve released the SteamOS 3.8.6 beta yesterday, May 29, 2026. This beta update introduces initial native support for AMD HDMI Variable Refresh Rate (VRR). Phoronix reported that the beta "contains a ...
Read more โAMD GPUOpen today announced Schola v2.1, an update to its platform designed for deep learning training and inference at scale. The release focuses on enhancing capabilities for AI development, particu...
Read more โA set of 42 patches were posted earlier today for the AMDGPU kernel driver and its associated AMDKFD compute driver code. These patches introduce expanded pipe reset capabilities specifically for comp...
Read more โRecent patches for the open-source AMDGPU kernel graphics driver introduce HDMI 2.1 Fixed Rate Link (FRL) and Display Stream Compression (DSC) support. This update advances the driver towards full HDM...
Read more โA new open-source project named low_latency_layer was announced today, targeting improved latency for GPU applications on Linux. This implicit Vulkan layer is designed to enable features similar to AM...
Read more โUbuntu 26.04 LTS upgrades are now officially available for users of Ubuntu 25.10. With support for Ubuntu 25.10 ending in July, users are encouraged to upgrade soon. Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, codenamed 'Resol...
Read more โvkd3d-proton 3.0.1 was released today, introducing several new features to the Direct3D 12 on Vulkan translation layer. This version adds experimental support for D3D12 view instancing, which is speci...
Read more โAMD recently announced the Dense Geometry Format (DGF) and DGF SuperCompression (DGFS) initiatives, developed in partnership with Samsung. DGF is being introduced as a multivendor Vulkan extension aim...
Read more โA batch of updates for the AMDGPU graphics and AMDKFD compute kernel drivers was sent out today, May 7, 2026, targeting the Linux 7.2 merge window in June. The most significant inclusion is the new AM...
Read more โRenderDoc v1.44 has recently been released, bringing a series of bugfixes and consistency improvements to the GPU debugging tool. The release notes highlight known issues that developers should be awa...
Read more โA fix is being incorporated into Linux 7.1 to address a long-standing audio issue affecting the Steam Deck OLED handheld when running the mainline Linux kernel. The audio functionality for the Steam D...
Read more โAMD today posted official patches to the Linux kernel mailing list, introducing HDMI Fixed Rate Link (FRL) support for its open-source AMDGPU kernel graphics driver. These patches implement a crucial ...
Read more โDevelopment for the upcoming Linux 7.2 kernel has begun, with the initial "drm-misc-next" pull request submitted to DRM-Next in April. This occurred while the Linux 7.1 merge window was still active. ...
Read more โPhoronix recently published initial findings comparing the performance of Ubuntu 26.04 LTS against Windows 11 Pro. The testing was conducted on a new HP Z6 G5 A workstation, equipped with an AMD Ryzen...
Read more โThe Mesa Radeon Vulkan driver, RADV, recently gained protected memory support. This new capability, implemented by AMD engineers, leverages AMD's Trusted Memory Zone (TMZ) technology. The integration ...
Read more โLACT, an open-source graphical utility designed for managing graphics cards across AMD, NVIDIA, and Intel hardware on Linux, released version 0.9 this weekend. This update introduces notable user inte...
Read more โA Valve developer recently merged initial support for AMD's GFX11.7 GPU target into the open-source Linux graphics stack. These changes specifically landed in the Mesa project's RADV Vulkan driver and...
Read more โOllama, a framework designed for running large language models locally, recently released version 0.20.7. This update brings key improvements for Linux users, especially those utilizing AMD GPUs for t...
Read more โAMD is integrating a new "power module" into the AMDGPU kernel graphics driver's Display Core (DC) component for Linux. This development, which recently appeared in a set of patches, aims to bring Lin...
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