Linux Graphics & Gaming News
LunarG has opened its annual 2026 Vulkan Ecosystem & SDK Survey today, seeking direct input from Vulkan developers. The feedback gathered is intended to shape the direction of the Vulkan Working Group...
Read more →Vulkan 1.4.342 was published this morning, January 31, 2026, as the latest routine specification update for the graphics and compute API. This release introduces one new extension: the Cooperative Mat...
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 →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...
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 →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...
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 →The Khronos Vulkan Working Group today released two significant updates to the API and its ecosystem: the Vulkan Roadmap 2026 Milestone and an entirely new Descriptor system, which includes a new Desc...
Read more →glslang 16.2.0 was released today, January 24, 2026. This update to the OpenGL and Vulkan Shading Language front-end adds support for several new extensions and includes internal optimizations. Key ch...
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 →The branching of Mesa 26.0, originally anticipated for last week, was delayed until today, January 21, 2026. This postponement allowed for the integration of several performance optimizations into the...
Read more →Igalia's Ricardo Garcia recently detailed the VK_EXT_custom_resolve Vulkan extension and its significance for Valve's upcoming Steam Frame. In a blog post published November 26, 2025, Garcia explained...
Read more →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...
Read more →PCSX2, the PlayStation 2 emulator, released version 2.7.37 today, January 14, 2026. This update follows the 2.7.30 release from yesterday and introduces a specific Vulkan rendering optimization. The m...
Read more →The Khronos Group today published a blog post detailing the VK_EXT_present_timing Vulkan extension, which aims to deliver state-of-the-art frame pacing for graphical applications. The extension integr...
Read more →LunarG today announced the release of Vulkan SDK 1.4.335. This version includes a range of new extensions, enhancements to validation tooling, and clearer layer configuration. A notable addition is th...
Read more →A significant ray-tracing performance improvement for AMD's RADV Vulkan driver has been merged into Mesa 26.0. This update, which was initially covered earlier this week, is specifically aimed at enha...
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 →Igalia's Ricardo Garcia published a blog post late last year, detailing the VK_EXT_custom_resolve Vulkan extension. The article outlines the extension's specific role in the ongoing work Igalia has be...
Read more →Mesa 25.3.3 was released yesterday, January 1, 2026, as the newest stable point release for the Mesa 25.3 feature series. This update includes the latest bug fixes and specific workarounds for Intel V...
Read more →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...
Read more →MangoHud, the popular open-source overlay for Linux gaming, saw the release of its v0.8.3-rc1 candidate today. This release focuses on stability and compatibility across various graphics APIs and disp...
Read more →Igalia announced about a month ago, in November 2025, their collaboration with Valve focused on optimizing Vulkan for upcoming Steam devices. The engineering efforts have involved implementing and rev...
Read more →DXVK that implements Direct3D 6 and 7 APIs on top of Vulkan for Linux.">D7VK 1.1 was released today, December 29, 2025, introducing an experimental Direct3D 6 frontend. This update also includes various fixes for its existing Direct3D 7 implementation. D7VK is a fork of D...
Read more →Khronos recently published a blog post detailing VK_EXT_present_timing, a Vulkan extension focused on delivering state-of-the-art frame pacing for smoother, more consistent animation. This extension i...
Read more →Phoronix today published final benchmarks comparing the open-source Mesa.">RADV Mesa Vulkan driver against the now-defunct proprietary AMDVLK driver. Earlier this year, AMD ceased development of AMDVLK, drop...
Read more →LunarG today announced the availability of Vulkan SDK 1.4.335. This release introduces a series of new extensions, improved validation tooling, and clearer layer configuration. Most notably, the SDK n...
Read more →MPV 0.41, an open-source video player derived from MPlayer/mplayer2, was released today, December 22, 2025. This new feature release brings significant improvements to Wayland support on Linux. A key ...
Read more →Goverlay, the open-source Linux overlay for monitoring system performance and displaying information in games, released version 1.6.5 today. This "fix release" primarily focuses on improving the user ...
Read more →RenderDoc v1.42 was released today, introducing limited support for shader debugging on OpenGL. This new functionality requires modern shader code and contemporary drivers, and is expected to support ...
Read more →Igalia's Ricardo Garcia published a blog post in late November outlining the VK_EXT_custom_resolve Vulkan extension. The post describes the extension's functionality, which enables custom resolve oper...
Read more →Vulkan 1.4.337 was released today, December 19, 2025. This update introduces two new extensions to the API specification. Developers can now utilize VK_EXT_texture_compression_astc_3d, which provides ...
Read more →WGPU v28.0.0, a cross-platform graphics API abstraction, was released today, introducing significant advancements including full support for Mesh Shaders. This feature allows for new rendering paradig...
Read more →PCSX2, the PlayStation 2 emulator, released version v2.5.390 today. This update includes a specific fix for the Vulkan graphics backend, targeting an issue experienced with AMD GPUs. The change preven...
Read more →The Khronos Group recently released SPIR-V, a binary intermediate representation for parallel compute and graphics.">SPIRV-Tools v2025.5, bringing several enhancements to its core components used in graphics driver compilation pipelines. This update focuses on improvements to both...
Read more →Phoronix benchmarking conducted for year-end comparisons indicates substantial performance improvements for Radeon RADV Vulkan ray-tracing on RDNA 4 GPUs throughout 2025. These tests specifically focu...
Read more →Igalia announced last month their extensive work optimizing Vulkan for Valve, aimed at powering upcoming Steam devices. The graphics team implemented numerous Vulkan extensions and reviewed others to ...
Read more →Khronos today published a blog post detailing the frame pacing and timing feedback.">VK_EXT_present_timing Vulkan extension, which focuses on advanced frame pacing techniques. The extension integrates two primary features to enhance re...
Read more →The D7VK project released version 1.0 today, December 12, 2025. This release marks the project's declaration of being "production ready" for Linux gamers. D7VK implements the Direct3D 7 API on top of ...
Read more →LunarG today released Vulkan SDK 1.4.335. This version introduces a range of new extensions, improved validation tooling, and enhanced layer configuration options. A significant update is the SDK's in...
Read more →Igalia's Ricardo Garcia published a blog post last week, on November 26, detailing the VK_EXT_custom_resolve Vulkan extension. Garcia's article describes the extension's functionality and its signific...
Read more →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...
Read more →The Khronos Group announced yesterday that Shader Execution Reordering (SER) in Vulkan has advanced from a vendor-specific NVIDIA extension (VK_NV_ray_tracing_invocation_reorder) to a multi-vendor Vul...
Read more →Mesa 25.3, the latest open-source graphics driver stack for Linux, has been released. This update delivers significant Vulkan and OpenGL enhancements across AMD, Intel, and NVIDIA graphics drivers. Th...
Read more →MoltenVK, the compatibility layer bringing Vulkan to Apple's Metal graphics framework, recently released version 1.4.1. This update adds support for several core Vulkan KHR extensions, specifically VK...
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