Linux Graphics & Gaming News
AMD engineers are actively prototyping a Shared Virtual Memory (SVM) implementation for the AMDGPU driver on Linux. This proof-of-concept leverages the kernel's existing DRM_GPUSVM framework, which is...
Read more →The Linux kernel's extensible scheduler class, BPF programs.">sched_ext, is set to receive a new capability, SCX_ENQ_IMMED, in the upcoming Linux 7.1 release. This functionality is currently queued in the sched_ext ...
Read more →Linux 7.0-rc4 was released today, bringing the kernel closer to its stable debut, anticipated in approximately one month. This latest release candidate integrates critical scheduler updates, which wer...
Read more →GIMP 3.2 has been released today, March 15, 2026. This is the first feature release since GIMP 3.0, which debuted "just under one year" ago, as reported by Phoronix. Building upon the foundation estab...
Read more →At GDC 2026, AMD and Microsoft announced a partnership focused on new developer technologies for Windows platforms. This collaboration introduces DirectStorage 1.4, updates to the PIX development tool...
Read more →NVIDIA released its 595.44.02 Vulkan Developer Beta Driver on March 9, 2026. This specific driver update is primarily intended for Vulkan developers, with a focus on applying experimental Vulkan featu...
Read more →Google announced on March 12, 2026, that it will begin providing official Chrome web browser binaries for ARM64 Linux devices. This release, anticipated in Q2 2026, addresses a long-standing gap for u...
Read more →OBS Studio 32.1 was released today, March 12, 2026, introducing WebRTC Simulcast support. This update is significant for users of the popular cross-platform desktop screen recording and live-streaming...
Read more →apitrace 14.0 was released today, delivering new features and fixes to the open-source graphics API tracing tool. A key enhancement in this release is the addition of support for GL_EXT_mesh_shader, e...
Read more →NVIDIA's recently released CUDA 13.2 now provides official support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) compatible distributions, including AlmaLinux. This update means that NVIDIA CUDA packages can be...
Read more →HandBrake 1.11.0, the free and open-source video transcoder, was released today, bringing significant updates for professional video workflows. This major update introduces support for DNxHR and ProRe...
Read more →FFmpeg developers are preparing for the imminent release of version 8.1 of the multimedia framework. Phoronix reported today that the upcoming version will include "some great new features and other i...
Read more →The xemu original Xbox emulator project has issued a new development build. This update includes a bump of SPIRV-Reflect to vulkan-sdk-1.4.341.0, aligning the emulator's Vulkan components with newer S...
Read more →AMD recently released GAIA 0.16, its open-source framework for building AI agents that execute locally on Ryzen AI hardware. This new version introduces a C++17 agent framework, enabling developers to...
Read more →Wine 11.4 was released today as the latest bi-weekly development version. This open-source compatibility layer enables Windows applications and games to run on Linux and macOS. Wine is notably utilize...
Read more →PCSX2, the open-source PlayStation 2 emulator, has released its v2.7.158 development build today. This update primarily reverts a prior optimization related to graphics shader state management. Specif...
Read more →Simon Ser today announced the release of Wayland 1.25 RC1, identified as Wayland v1.24.91. This release candidate is a step towards the next stable version of the Wayland display server protocol. The ...
Read more →Collabora published a blog post on March 02, 2026, summarizing Nicolas Frattaroli's FOSDEM talk on Rockchip's mainline Linux progress. The review highlighted significant advancements in bringing Rockc...
Read more →Ollama v0.17.5 was released today, introducing support for the Qwen 3.5 small model series, now available in 0.8B, 2B, 4B, and 9B parameter sizes. This update addresses several critical issues, includ...
Read more →GNOME Mutter 50.rc was released today, serving as the release candidate for the upcoming GNOME 50 stable release, which is expected in two weeks. This version of the Wayland compositor incorporates en...
Read more →Hyprland, a Wayland compositor, released version 0.54.1 today. This patch release backports several fixes from the main development branch to the 0.54.0 series. Key issues addressed include a crash in...
Read more →AMD today submitted a request for comments (RFC) patch series to the Linux kernel mailing list (LKML) introducing the Dynamic Power and Thermal Configuration Interface (DPTCi) driver. This new driver ...
Read more →gfx-rs has released wgpu-core and wgpu-hal version 28.0.1 today. This patch update primarily addresses several stability issues across different GPU platforms. For NVIDIA users, the release resolves a...
Read more →The upcoming Linux 7.1 kernel will introduce a new default behavior for handling fatal Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) errors. As reported by Phoronix, systems encountering such erro...
Read more →GIMP 3.2 RC3 was released yesterday, March 02, 2026, serving as the third and likely final release candidate before the stable GIMP 3.2 launch. This release primarily focuses on refinement, incorporat...
Read more →The Mesa 26.0 open-source graphics stack was released today as a major update. This version introduces new features and improvements across its integrated graphics drivers. Key highlights include Kosm...
Read more →The second weekly release candidate for Linux 7.0, designated 7.0-rc2, was made available for testing recently. Linus Torvalds commented on the current state of the development cycle, noting, "So I'm ...
Read more →RenderDoc v1.43 was recently released, introducing a new custom annotation system along with various other improvements and bugfixes. The update highlights a known issue where, according to the releas...
Read more →The Vulkan Working Group has published "Building a Simple Game Engine," a new tutorial aimed at developers progressing beyond basic Vulkan concepts to professional-grade engine development. This serie...
Read more →The xemu project recently released version 0.8.134 of their original Xbox emulator. This update notably migrates the project to SDL3, bumping the dependency to SDL 3.4.2. The transition to SDL3 was ha...
Read more →The February 2026 edition of Steam Next Fest recently began, offering demos for a range of upcoming games. The event, hosted by Valve, aims to raise awareness for new titles, allowing players to sampl...
Read more →D7VK 1.4 was released today, February 25, 2026, bringing further enhancements for old Direct3D versions on Vulkan under Linux. D7VK is an open-source project that began by implementing Direct3D 7 APIs...
Read more →Linus Torvalds announced the release of Linux 7.0-rc1 today, marking the conclusion of the kernel's merge window for the upcoming stable release. This version bump to 7.0 follows Torvalds' practice of...
Read more →Last week, the Linux 7.0 kernel merge window saw the main feature pull for Rust programming language updates. This officially concluded Rust's "experimental" phase for Linux kernel and driver programm...
Read more →Minecraft: Java Edition announced today, February 20, 2026, its plan to transition the game's rendering technology from OpenGL to Vulkan. This change follows ongoing work to refactor and modernize the...
Read more →NVIDIA today, February 19, 2026, released the 580.126.18 version of its Open GPU Kernel Vulkan Dev Beta Driver. This update follows the 580.94.17 beta driver that was made available last month. The 58...
Read more →More Instruction Set Architecture (ISA) changes have been committed to the AMDGPU LLVM back-end, further detailing the GFX1170 GPU target. This GFX1170 part, initially spotted earlier this month, is d...
Read more →PCSX2, the PlayStation 2 emulator, recently released version 2.7.126, introducing new command-line parameters for its QT frontend. This update adds "-turbo" and "-unlimited" options, allowing users to...
Read more →Lutris 0.5.20, an open-source Linux game manager, was released today. The update focuses on enhancing integration with various emulators and compatibility layers, particularly Proton. Phoronix noted i...
Read more →Youthcat Games recently published a development log via AMD GPUOpen detailing significant performance optimizations for their game, Dyson Sphere Program. The studio overhauled the game's multithreadin...
Read more →Ollama released version 0.16.0 yesterday, enhancing its local large language model ecosystem with new models and a simplified command-line interface. The update introduces GLM-5, a 744 billion paramet...
Read more →Intel has recently archived around two dozen open-source projects it previously maintained, a development reported by Phoronix today. The discovery began when Phoronix noticed the discontinuation of I...
Read more →DXVK project focused on translating older Direct3D APIs (5, 6, 7) to Vulkan.">D7VK 1.3 was released today, February 9, 2026, introducing support for the Direct3D 5 graphics API on Vulkan. This update expands the project's capabilities, building upon its original target of Direc...
Read more →Initial targeting for AMD's next-generation Zen 6 processors, identified by the "znver6" target, was merged into the LLVM/Clang compiler codebase overnight. This integration is an early development st...
Read more →The Linux 6.19 stable kernel is anticipated to be released tomorrow, February 9, 2026. This upcoming kernel version is set to integrate several new features. Phoronix highlighted that these additions ...
Read more →Wine 11.2 was released today as the latest bi-weekly development version. This update incorporates "more improvements" and addresses 32 reported bugs, according to Phoronix. The release continues the ...
Read more →Toyota Connected North America, a unit of the automotive manufacturer, is developing Fluorite, an open-source game engine described as "console-grade." This initiative was recently reported by Phoroni...
Read more →Krita 6 Beta, an open-source digital painting application, was released today for public testing. This version introduces Wayland color management support, which enhances color accuracy and consistenc...
Read more →JetBrains confirmed today, February 6, 2026, that its IntelliJ IDEs will gain native Wayland support, starting with the upcoming 2026.1 release. This transition will move the integrated development en...
Read more →The Khronos Group announced today a release candidate for its KHR_gaussian_splatting baseline extension for glTF 2.0. This new extension enables the storage of 3D Gaussian splats within glTF 2.0, whic...
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