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Nouveau Linux Kernel Driver Receives HDMI Deep Color Patches

New patches have been posted for the Nouveau Linux kernel graphics driver, enabling HDMI Deep Color support. These developments for the open-source NVIDIA driver were observed today. HDMI Deep Color a...

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AMDGPU Driver for Linux 7.4 to Default HDMI 2.1; P-State Gains Zen 6 Tuning

The upcoming Linux 7.4 kernel is anticipated to include significant updates for AMD hardware. The AMDGPU driver is planned to enable HDMI 2.1 by default, integrating features such as HDMI FreeSync, VR...

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AMD Linux Driver Patches Bring HDMI 2.1 ALLM, VRR Support

AMD 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...

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Valve Ships SteamOS 3.8.6 Beta With Initial Native AMD HDMI VRR Support

Valve 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 ...

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AMDGPU HDMI 2.1 FRL Support to Be Initially Disabled by Default

Recent 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...

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AMD Posts HDMI 2.1 FRL Patches for AMDGPU Linux Driver

AMD 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 ...

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Nouveau Driver Achieves HDMI Fixed Rate Link Support for NVIDIA GPUs

The open-source Nouveau graphics driver on Linux has achieved support for HDMI Fixed Rate Link (FRL) with NVIDIA GPUs. This development provides a key feature of the HDMI 2.1 specification to NVIDIA u...

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