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NVIDIA Releases 580.94.17 Open GPU Kernel Vulkan Dev Beta Driver

NVIDIA yesterday released version 580.94.17 of its open-gpu-kernel-modules via GitHub. This particular release is a Vulkan Developer Beta Driver. As per NVIDIA, these beta drivers "primarily focus on ...

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SPIRV-Tools v2026.1 Adds SPV_NV_push_constant_bank, SPV_EXT_descriptor_heap Support

SPIRV-Tools v2026.1 was released today, adding support for two new SPIR-V extensions: SPV_NV_push_constant_bank and SPV_EXT_descriptor_heap. These additions expand GPU programming capabilities for spe...

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Mesa 26.0-rc2 Released with Initial Bug Fixes for AMD, NVIDIA, Intel Drivers

Mesa 26.0-rc2 has been released, providing an initial set of bug fixes for the upcoming quarterly feature update to the open-source OpenGL and Vulkan drivers. This release candidate follows last week'...

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Intel Mesa Driver Workaround Halves Game Load for MHW; Merged to Git

A new DriConf workaround for Intel Linux graphics drivers has been merged into Mesa Git today. This enhancement is designed to significantly reduce initial game load times, specifically capable of hal...

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AMD RadeonSI Driver Adds Low-Latency Video Decode for Mesa 26.1

AMD's RadeonSI Gallium3D driver is set to introduce a new low-latency video decode mode for the upcoming Mesa 26.1 release. Phoronix reported that this feature, which is being prepared for next quarte...

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NVIDIA Posts 580.94.16 Vulkan Developer Beta Driver for Open Kernel Modules

NVIDIA yesterday released version 580.94.16 of its Vulkan Developer Beta Driver, tagging the release on the NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules GitHub repository. This beta driver primarily focuses on "app...

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HP OMEN/Victus Gaming Laptops Gain Linux Fan Control Support in Upcoming Linux 7.0

The HP-WMI driver is slated to receive manual fan control support for select HP OMEN and Victus S-Series gaming laptops in the upcoming Linux 6.20~7.0 kernel cycle. This enhancement will enable Linux ...

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RADV Gains 10x Faster Ray-Tracing Pipeline Compilation for Vulkan Titles

A new merge request for Mesa's Radeon Vulkan driver (RADV) was opened today, January 15, 2026, by Valve contractor Natalie Vock. This update provides a significant boost for Vulkan ray-tracing perform...

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NVIDIA 580.126.09 Driver Released with Improved Linux Kernel Compatibility

NVIDIA has released its 580.126.09 graphics driver for Linux today. The update primarily focuses on enhancing the driver's compatibility with recent versions of the Linux kernel. As reported by 9to5Li...

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AMDGPU Linux Driver Fixes DP-HDMI Dongle High Resolution Limitations

The AMDGPU Linux kernel graphics driver is set to receive an update targeting an issue affecting users of DisplayPort to HDMI dongles. An identified oversight in the current driver has prevented certa...

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Redox OS Begins Native Intel Graphics Driver Development

The Rust-written Redox OS operating system began developing its own native Intel graphics driver at the end of last year. This initiative aims to provide direct Intel GPU support, enabling graphics ac...

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Haiku OS Progresses NVIDIA Graphics Support with Open Kernel Modules, NVK/Zink

Haiku OS has reportedly made progress in supporting NVIDIA graphics, with momentum observed around the start of the new year. This development utilizes the NVIDIA Open Kernel Modules, in conjunction w...

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Intel Xe Linux Driver Adds Multi-Device SVM, SR-IOV Scheduler Groups

Intel'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 ...

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Arch Linux NVIDIA Driver Packages Default to Open Kernel Modules

Arch 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...

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NVIDIA 580.119.02 Linux Graphics Driver Released with Bug Fixes

NVIDIA 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...

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glslang 16.1.0 Adds GL_EXT_shader_invocation_reorder, 64-bit Indexing Support

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...

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Linux 6.19 Kernel Integrates USB3 Support for Apple Silicon Devices

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...

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Mesa 26.0 Adds 64Kx64K Texture Support for AMD RDNA4 GPUs via RadeonSI

Marek 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...

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Linux Kernel 6.18 Integrates Collabora's Rust Driver for Arm Mali GPUs

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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Intel Open-Source Linux Graphics Driver Enhanced OpenGL/Vulkan for Arc/Battlemage in 2025

Phoronix 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...

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NVIDIA Releases 590.44.01 Linux Driver, Initiates New 590 Series

NVIDIA 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...

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Intel Gaudi 3 Driver Support Misses Linux 6.19 Merge Window

Intel'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...

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