Linux Graphics & Gaming News
The open-source NVIDIA NVK Vulkan driver now supports Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS). Code enabling this functionality was merged today, June 20, 2026, into the Mesa 26.2-devel branch. According ...
Read more →NVIDIA's upcoming open-source Nova driver is moving closer to supporting Hopper and Blackwell graphics processors. Out this week was the 12th iteration of enablement code for these architectures in th...
Read more →NVIDIA has released version 595.80 of its Linux Display Driver today, May 29, 2026. This release is designated as the "current stable release" on the company's driver portal, making it available for d...
Read more →NVIDIA has released the 610.43.02 GPU driver today, May 27, 2026. This significant update introduces the initial open-source kernel modules for Turing and Ampere GPU architectures. This move expands N...
Read more →Sway 1.12 was released today, May 26, 2026, building on wlroots 0.20.0. This release introduces several new features, including the ability to capture individual windows and support for HDR10 when uti...
Read more →NVIDIA released its 595.44.09 Vulkan Developer Beta Driver on May 22, 2026, with the new version tagged on the open-gpu-kernel-modules GitHub repository. This beta driver specifically targets Vulkan d...
Read more →Ubuntu 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 →NVIDIA released its Vulkan Developer Beta Driver version 595.44.08 for Linux three days ago on May 14, 2026. This driver, available via the open-gpu-kernel-modules GitHub repository, primarily focuses...
Read more →The Xemu original Xbox emulator has released a new development build with several notable improvements to its Vulkan backend and user interface. Key changes include specific optimizations for the nv2a...
Read more →NVIDIA released its Vulkan Developer Beta Driver version 595.44.07 three days ago, on May 7, 2026. This release is specifically aimed at Vulkan developers, focusing on incorporating experimental Vulka...
Read more →NVIDIA Labs today released CUDA-Oxide 0.1, an experimental project implementing a Rust-to-CUDA compiler. This new initiative is designed to improve the capabilities of using the Rust programming langu...
Read more →NVIDIA compiler engineers are working on a new standalone tool designed to generate AutoFDO profiles for the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC). This initiative aims to integrate the tool upstream into the...
Read more →NVIDIA yesterday released the 595.44.06 Vulkan Developer Beta Driver. This new driver version, dated May 1, 2026, is available via the NVIDIA open GPU kernel modules repository on GitHub. NVIDIA notes...
Read more →NVIDIA today released version 580.159.03 of its Open GPU Kernel Modules for Linux. This new driver introduces initial support for the NVIDIA Blackwell architecture, enabling developers and users to op...
Read more →Ollama has released v0.22.1-rc1, bringing notable enhancements for local AI model execution. Key updates include the addition of NVIDIA TensorRT Model Optimizer import support, which allows for levera...
Read more →Phoronix 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 →NVIDIA has released version 595.71.05 of its open GPU kernel modules today. This update is part of the broader NVIDIA 595.71.05 driver package, which continues to integrate these open-source component...
Read more →The latest development build for the Xemu Xbox emulator introduces several updates aimed at improving graphics compatibility and stability. A notable change forces NVIDIA's native present method, cont...
Read more →LACT, 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 →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...
Read more →GreenBoost, an open-source memory tiering solution for NVIDIA GPUs, has introduced GreenBoost-Proton, an extension aimed at enhancing Linux gaming. The original GreenBoost project, showcased last mont...
Read more →NVIDIA released version 595.44.05 of its Vulkan Developer Beta Driver for Linux yesterday, April 2, 2026. This new iteration is primarily aimed at Vulkan developers, focusing on introducing "experimen...
Read more →NVIDIA today, April 02, 2026, released a preview Linux driver introducing support for the DRM Color Pipeline API. This development follows the API's integration into the Linux 6.19 kernel. The inclusi...
Read more →Phoronix recently published a new round of benchmarks evaluating the performance of the fully open-source NVIDIA Linux driver stack. The testing utilized the Nouveau kernel driver, the Mesa NVK Vulkan...
Read more →NVIDIA today released version 595.58.03 of its open GPU kernel modules. This update focuses on enhancing stability and compatibility for NVIDIA GPUs within the Linux operating system environment. Upda...
Read more →NVIDIA today released its 580.142 production branch driver for Linux. This update is noteworthy as it includes the open GPU kernel modules, an ongoing initiative by NVIDIA to enhance integration and t...
Read more →An independently developed open-source Linux kernel module called GreenBoost has been reported today. It aims to augment the dedicated video memory (vRAM) on NVIDIA discrete GPUs by utilizing both sys...
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 →Phoronix published initial benchmarks today comparing NVIDIA Linux gaming performance on the upcoming Ubuntu 26.04 LTS against the current Ubuntu 25.10 release. The review focuses on out-of-the-box pe...
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 →NVIDIA today released its 595.45.04 proprietary driver for Linux systems. This new driver version is now available for download from NVIDIA's official driver portal. Concurrently, the company's open-g...
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 →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 →NVIDIA has released version 580.126.20 of its open GPU kernel modules, providing an update to the open-source component of its Linux GPU drivers. This release builds upon the development of the 580 se...
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 →NVIDIA has provided open-source contributions this week to enhance the existing Nouveau kernel driver. The posted patches aim to bring up support for the NVIDIA GA100 GPU, leveraging the GPU System Pr...
Read more →The forthcoming Linux 7.0 kernel is expected to resolve bugs preventing the Mesa NVK driver from utilizing large page support and compression within the Nouveau kernel driver. This functionality, whic...
Read more →A pull request has been opened to integrate NVIDIA Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) into Blender. This follows a demonstration of DLSS within Blender at SIGGRAPH a few months ago, which showcased i...
Read more →Shotcut 26.1, the latest feature update for the open-source video editor, was released yesterday. This version introduces GPU hardware accelerated video decoding as the default setting for most platfo...
Read more →Nvidia has released a native Linux application for its GeForce NOW game streaming service. This beta application, reported today by Boiling Steam, offers an improved experience over the previous brows...
Read more →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 ...
Read more →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'...
Read more →LACT 0.8.4 was released today, January 26, 2026, bringing further enhancements to this third-party GPU driver user interface for Linux. LACT provides a graphical control panel for managing various asp...
Read more →DXVK and VKD3D-Proton to enable NVIDIA-specific features on Linux.">DXVK-NVAPI 0.9.1 was released today, introducing new override capabilities and general improvements. This release is a key component for Valve's Steam Play (Proton), serving as the NVIDIA NVAPI implem...
Read more →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...
Read more →PyTorch 2.10 was released today, January 22, 2026, as the latest feature update to the deep learning library. This new release continues to improve support for Intel GPUs and the AMD ROCm compute stac...
Read more →PCSX2, the PlayStation 2 emulator, released version 2.7.56 yesterday, January 20, 2026. This update introduces a specific correction for Nvidia GPU users leveraging the Vulkan graphics backend. Accord...
Read more →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...
Read more →TUXEDO Computers today unveiled the InfinityBook Max 16 Gen10, its latest Linux-powered laptop. The new model integrates NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5000 Series GPUs, marking a significant hardware update. A k...
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...
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