AMD GPUs

Linux 6.19 boosts legacy AMD GPUs by up to 30 percent

23. december 2025 Rapporteret af AI Billede genereret af AI

The upcoming Linux kernel 6.19 delivers significant performance improvements for older AMD graphics cards based on GCN 1.0 and GCN 1.1 architectures. These legacy GPUs, such as the Radeon HD 7950, now transition to the modern AMDGPU driver, replacing the obsolete Radeon driver after over two decades. Early benchmarks show gains of around 30 percent in various applications and games.