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Mesa RADV driver on Linux looks set for a big ray tracing performance boost

By Liam Dawe,
One thing currently a bit lacking on Linux is the performance of ray tracing with the open source Mesa RADV driver, but a big improvement is coming.

NVIDIA announce DLSS 4.5 with Dynamic Multi Frame Generation, plus DLSS Updater gets Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
Along with announcing a Native Linux app for GeForce NOW, NVIDIA also revealed the new DLSS 4.5 with Dynamic Multi Frame Generation.
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Mesa 25.3.3 released with more Linux graphics driver bug fixes

By Liam Dawe,
The first bug fix release of 2026 for the open source graphics drivers Mesa is here with Mesa 25.3.3 out now.

NVIDIA release Linux driver version 590.48.01

By Liam Dawe,
As part of the New Feature Branch, NVIDIA driver version 590.48.01 released today for Linux with a few more fixes.

Mesa 25.3.2 brings more bug fixes for open source Linux graphics drivers

By Liam Dawe,
The Mesa team have released Mesa 25.3.2 as the latest bug-fix release for the current main stable branch of open source Linux graphics drivers.

NVIDIA driver 580.119.02 released for Linux as the latest recommended stable version

By Liam Dawe,
A new Recommended / Certified Linux driver release from NVIDIA with version 580.119.02 now available.

Mesa 25.2.8 and Mesa 25.3.1 released for open source Linux graphics drivers

By Liam Dawe,
After being delayed, both Mesa 25.2.8 and Mesa 25.3.1 have been released with an assortment of bug fixes for open source Linux graphics drivers.

NVIDIA Beta driver 590.44.01 released for Linux

By Liam Dawe, [updated]
The first release of the 590 driver branch has arrived in Beta for Linux with 590.44.01 now available for those willing to give it a test.

Mesa 25.3.0 released with lots of Linux graphics driver improvements

By Liam Dawe,
Just as the weekend arrived, Mesa 25.3.0 was released as the latest new-feature upgrade for open source Linux graphics drivers.

Linux open source graphics drivers Mesa 25.2.7 released

By Liam Dawe,
The latest set of open source graphics drivers for Linux have released, with the bug fix Mesa 25.2.7 now available.

NVIDIA driver 580.105.08 out now for Linux as the new recommended version

By Liam Dawe,
NVIDIA today released the latest recommended / certified stable driver for Linux with version 580.105.08.

Linux users have no reason to worry about recent AMD GPU driver changes

By Liam Dawe,
This is a little PSA to Linux users and Linux gamers, with news reports out there about AMD shifting focus away from certain GPUs.

Mesa 25.2.6 rolls out with more fixes for Intel GPUs, Zink and NVK

By Liam Dawe,
Mesa 25.2.6 is the latest bug fix release available now for open source Linux graphics drivers, pulling in fresh updates for games and other assorted issues.

OpenRazer expands Razer device support with new hardware for Linux users

By Liam Dawe,
Get your latest Razer devices working nicely with all features on Linux with OpenRazer, a new release has expanded the supported devices list.

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle will perform better on AMD GPUs with Mesa 26

By Liam Dawe,
Mesa 26 is due for release early next year, and it appears that Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is one game that's set to benefit greatly from it.

Mesa 25.2.5 released with major bug fix for Intel graphics on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Mesa 25.2.5 would normally be just another small point-release bug fix, but in this case it's a little extra special for Intel GPU owners on Linux.

NVIDIA DLSS support in progress for NVK, the open source Vulkan driver for NVIDIA GPUs

By Liam Dawe,
This is pretty big and exciting, the open source NVK driver for NVIDIA GPUs is on a path towards getting NVIDIA DLSS support.

NVIDIA reveal new driver security issues for October 2025

By Liam Dawe,
NVIDIA just revealed more GPU driver security issues and so you should make sure you’re up to date.

NVIDIA driver 580.95.05 released as the latest recommended for Linux

By Liam Dawe, [updated]
NVIDIA have launched their latest recommended driver for Linux users with driver version 580.95.05 now available.

AMDVLK has been discontinued as AMD are throwing their "full support" behind RADV

By Liam Dawe,
AMD have announced the end of AMDVLK, their official open-source Vulkan driver and will instead now be focusing on the much more popular RADV.
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