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AMDGPU DC Display Code Update Enables Newer AMD GPUs on RISC-V

Valve Developer Brings DRM Format Modifiers to Aging AMD GCN GPUs on Linux

Valve's Timur Kristóf has posted patches adding DRM format modifier support to AMD GCN 1.0 through GFX8 GPUs, the last AMDGPU-supported cards that lacked it.

Valve Engineer Finally Brings Linux Support to AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT After Nearly 14 Years

A Valve engineer's patch series finally enables the Radeon HD 7870 XT to work under Linux, fixing a 14-year-old bug caused by the GPU's unusual harvested silicon configuration.

Valve Engineers Merge RDNA 4m Driver Support Into Mesa Ahead of AMD's Unannounced APUs

Valve's Linux graphics team merges RDNA 4m (GFX 11.7) Vulkan driver support into Mesa, revealing next-gen floating point features headed to unannounced AMD APUs.

Linux 7.1 to Enable AMDGPU Driver by Default for GCN 1.1 APUs

Linux 7.1 switches GCN 1.1 APUs like Kaveri and Kabini to the modern AMDGPU driver, bringing better performance and Vulkan support to these older AMD chips.

Valve Developer Fixes AMD Radeon Graphics on Decade-Old Apple iMacs Running Linux

Valve developer Timur Kristóf fixed a bug preventing AMD Radeon GPUs in decade-old Intel iMacs from working with Linux's AMDGPU driver, enabling better performance and Vulkan support.

Linux Kernel Finally Gets Color Pipeline API for HDR Support

After years of development, the Color Pipeline API for HDR and advanced color management is finally queued for the Linux kernel, bringing proper high dynamic range support to desktops by mid-2026.