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Zink driver for OpenGL over Vulkan gets a 10x performance boost for DOOM 2016
A really small change to the Zink driver, that gives OpenGL support on top of Vulkan, has given an ~10x speed boost for DOOM (2016).
Category: Drivers
NVIDIA Vulkan Beta 525.47.07 supports extension to help VKD3D-Proton DXR
Seems like a future update of VKD3D-Proton that translates Direct3D 12 to Vulkan for Proton, for Windows games on Linux desktop and Steam Deck, will make use of a newer extension available in the new NVIDIA Vulkan Beta 525.47.07 release.
AMD GPU driver on Linux and Steam Deck to get big improvement on stuttering problems
The work to improve gaming performance on Steam Deck and Linux desktops for AMD GPUs is always ongoing, and it seems we're set for another nice improvement to how smooth games are.
NVIDIA Vulkan Beta Driver 525.47.06 out now
NVIDIA has released another fresh update to their Vulkan Beta Driver, with version 525.47.06 rolling out now.
NVIDIA driver 525.85.05 is out now for Linux
NVIDIA have put up a smaller stable update for their Linux driver with a couple of noted fixes included. Here's the details.
The open source NVIDIA Vulkan driver 'NVK' begins to run games
Back in October last year I wrote about the new open source NVIDIA Vulkan driver named NVK, and now it appears to be able to actually run games. Not particularly well though.
NVIDIA driver v525.78.01 out fixing bugs and supports RTX 4070 Ti
NVIDIA has today released driver version 525.78.01 for Linux which includes support for the new RTX 4070 Ti, along with a few select bug fixes.
AMD Ray Tracing on Linux gets closer with Mesa enabling specific games
The work going into the open source Mesa graphics drivers continues on, with AMD Ray Tracing picking up speed and they're going to enable Quake II RTX and Doom Eternal support by default now.
Intel working on new Xe graphics driver for Linux
A nice little bonus before the holidays, Intel have made public work on their brand new Xe driver for the future of Intel graphics on Linux.
NVIDIA Vulkan Beta Driver adds RTX 4000 support, Vulkan Video and more
For those of you who use the special NVIDIA Vulkan Beta Drivers, version 525.47.04 was recently recently to go along with the release of Vulkan Video and hook up their latest GPUs.
Polychromatic for managing Razer devices on Linux v0.8 out now
Polychromatic, powered by OpenRazer, is a front-end UI for users to easily manage their Razer devices and a new release is out now with version 0.8.0.
NVIDIA puts out Security Bulletin for various driver issues
NVIDIA today put out an official Security Bulletin, noting multiple flaws found in their Windows and Linux drivers.
Mesa 22.3 open source graphics drivers released
Mesa 22.3 is the latest and greatest the open source community has to offer for graphics drivers, and it's now available with lots of improvements.
OpenRGB v0.8 adds support of a ton more devices to control RGB lights on Linux
OpenRGB is a stellar open source project that aims to allow you to deal with all the various RGB lights your hardware comes with, as most vendors don't have apps for Linux.
NVIDIA Linux driver 525.60.11 is out now
NVIDIA has today rolled out the 525.60.11 driver, following on from the 525.53 Beta earlier this month.
NVIDIA driver 515.86.01 fixes Spider-Man Remastered, plus black screen issues on RTX 30
NVIDIA has released a fresh update to their stable driver series for Linux with 515.86.01 with some fixes.
OpenRazer v3.5.0 adds more device support on Linux
OpenRazer, the project that aims to build up a collection of Linux drivers for various Razer devices version 3.5.0 is out now.
NVIDIA 525.53 Beta is out now for Linux
NVIDIA GPU owners on Linux, it's your time to test something new. NVIDIA have released a Beta driver with version 525.53.
Better Linux support for OneXPlayer coming, likely for SteamOS like Steam Deck
We already know that OneXPlayer have it in their plans to put SteamOS on their devices, and perhaps this Linux kernel work is a step towards it.
NVIDIA 520.56.06 driver adds easier NVIDIA NGX updates for Wine / Proton
NVIDIA has today released driver version 520.56.06, adding support for NVIDIA RTX 40 series and adding a bunch of new features and fixes for Linux gamers.
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