Graphics

AMD to extend FSR 4.1 upscaling to older Radeon GPUs

AMD has announced plans to bring its FSR 4.1 graphics upscaling technology to older Radeon graphics cards starting this July. The rollout begins with RDNA 3 and 3.5 based GPUs before expanding further in 2027.

Internet mocks Nvidia DLSS 5 as April Fool's and 'slop'

17. mars 2026 Rapportert av AI

Online reactions to Nvidia's DLSS 5 announcement have spawned memes redefining the acronym with 'slop' and skepticism mistaking it for an April Fool's prank, despite occurring in March.

Linux

Mesa Linux patches deliver up to 260% performance boost for Intel Arc Alchemist

Linux

AMD releases ROCm 7.2 with expanded Radeon support

Linux

RADV Vulkan Driver Update Fixes VM Faults on Early AMD GCN GPUs

Intel's Xe driver outperforms i915 on Arc Alchemist GPUs in Linux 6.19

Recent benchmarks show Intel's newer Xe driver surpassing the veteran i915 driver in performance on Arc Alchemist GPUs under Linux kernel 6.19. Tests conducted by Phoronix on an Intel Arc A770 reveal significant gains in compute tasks and mixed results in graphics applications. This shift highlights Intel's efforts to enhance open-source graphics support for discrete hardware.

Mesa 26.0 NVK driver improves support for Turing GPUs

20. desember 2025 Rapportert av AI

The open-source Mesa 26.0 graphics driver has received an update to its NVK Vulkan driver, enhancing performance for NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 20 series Turing GPUs. This improvement aims to bolster compatibility in Linux environments. Phoronix reports the change as a key advancement in open-source graphics support.

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