Linux Graphics & Gaming News
Collabora recently outlined their ongoing work to enable USB-C DisplayPort Alternate Mode support on Linux for Rockchip RK3588 and RK3576 System-on-Chips. This development targets devices such as the ...
Read more →FEX 2610, an open-source emulator for running x86_64 games and applications on AArch64 (ARM64 Linux) systems, was released today. This monthly update introduces support for AVX-VNNI handling, a crucia...
Read more →Asahi Linux developer Sven Peter today submitted pull requests for Apple SoC Device Tree changes targeted for the upcoming Linux 7.4 kernel merge window. These changes introduce initial Device Tree su...
Read more →Canonical has released new Ubuntu 26.10 Snapdragon Concept images today, targeting Qualcomm Snapdragon X series laptops. These updated images provide improved support for Snapdragon X1 laptops and int...
Read more →Patches have been posted today to enable NVMe storage support across all Apple M3-based Systems on a Chip running Linux. This development is part of ongoing efforts to enhance Linux compatibility for ...
Read more →Qualcomm has affirmed upcoming Linux support for its Snapdragon X2 series laptops. This announcement was made at the company's Snapdragon Summit, which is currently underway in Hawaii. The commitment ...
Read more →Collabora today announced an upcoming presentation at RustConf 2026, detailing "Tyr," a new Rust kernel driver specifically developed for Arm Mali GPUs. The company stated, "Catch our talk on Tyr, the...
Read more →Asahi Linux developers announced today, September 7, 2026, official support for their distribution on Apple M3 powered Macs. This update extends compatibility to M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max devices. The Ma...
Read more →The Khronos Group's SPIRV-Tools project recently released version 2026.3, enhancing its capabilities for Vulkan shader compilation and optimization. This update introduces support for several new SPIR...
Read more →DRM-Next this week received significant Rust core and driver changes targeting the upcoming Linux 7.3 kernel merge window. These updates further advance the open-source NVIDIA GPU driver "Nova," which...
Read more →Qualcomm engineers submitted a set of 15 patches to the Linux kernel today, August 10, 2026. These patches enable initial support for the Qualcomm Kuno System-on-Chip (SoC) and its associated referenc...
Read more →Collabora recently announced a preview release of an Arch Linux aarch64 port for Holo Core. This initiative provides early binaries, source code, and containers for an Arch Linux-based aarch64 port. T...
Read more →Valve and Collabora today published the initial sources and binaries for "AArch64 base developed by Valve and Collabora for the Steam Frame headset.">Holo Core," an experimental Arch Linux AArch64 base. This release is part of the ongoing development for Valve's upcoming Qual...
Read more →A recent update to Mesa's Rusticl, implemented by an Arm engineer, now enables the Panfrost Gallium3D driver for Arm Mali graphics by default. This change means that the Rusticl OpenCL implementation ...
Read more →The FEX Emulator, which enables running x86/x86_64 Linux software on ARM64 (AArch64) systems, has released its newest monthly feature update, FEX 2607. Released this month, FEX 2607 introduces additio...
Read more →The new KRAID compiler for modern Arm Mali graphics has been merged into Mesa 26.2. This integration will benefit the open-source Panfrost and PanVK drivers, which provide OpenGL ES and Vulkan support...
Read more →The Khronos OpenCL Working Group today released OpenCL 3.1, elevating several previously optional capabilities to core specification requirements. Conformant OpenCL 3.1 implementations must now consum...
Read more →Collabora published a blog post yesterday, May 14, detailing the continued development of its Rust-based "Tyr" project, focusing on the CSF (Command Stream Frontend) architecture for Arm Mali GPUs. Th...
Read more →The open-source PanVK Vulkan driver and Panfrost Gallium3D driver now support the Arm Mali G1-Pro GPU. This development brings open-source graphics capabilities to Arm's latest "v14" generation of Mal...
Read more →The Khronos OpenCL Working Group has today released OpenCL 3.1, moving several previously optional capabilities into the core specification. Conformant implementations are now required to consume SPIR...
Read more →The OpenCL Working Group today announced the publication of a draft extension, cl_khr_cooperative_matrix, which introduces cooperative matrix operations to OpenCL. This technology is crucial for accel...
Read more →Collabora announced today that mainline Linux now officially supports the Rockchip RK3588 system-on-chip's video capture and camera hardware. This development follows over five years of collaborative ...
Read more →Arm has announced Frame Advisor 2026.1, a significant upgrade to its Vulkan frame analysis tool, which is part of the free Arm Performance Studio suite. Released recently, this version introduces a ne...
Read more →Collabora recently detailed its significant contributions to the ongoing development of Linux Kernel 6.19. The company's 21 developers contributed 125 patches, focusing on key areas for graphics and s...
Read more →Boiling Steam successfully ran Civilization 6 on the OrangePi 6 Plus single-board computer using a combination of Box64 and Proton. This achievement was facilitated by a new Ubuntu 24.04 distribution ...
Read more →Box64, a crucial software component enabling real-time translation of X86 and X86_64 code to other hardware architectures, has recently expanded its support to include RISC-V and LoongArch. This devel...
Read more →Phoronix has published a benchmark comparison evaluating the Dell Pro Max with NVIDIA GB10 against AMD's Ryzen AI Max+ 395 "Strix Halo" within a Framework Desktop SFF PC. The Dell Pro Max, which integ...
Read more →Qualcomm 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 →Yesterday, 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 →The 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 ...
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