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Mesa 26.0 is out bringing ray tracing performance improvements for AMD RADV

By Liam Dawe,
Mesa 26.0 has arrived as the latest new-feature release of open source graphics drivers, and there's a whole lot to be excited about in this one.

Mesa 25.3.5 arrives with bug fixes for open source Linux graphics drivers

By Liam Dawe,
Over the weekend we saw the release of Mesa 25.3.5, as we near the end of updates to Mesa 25.3 with developers moving onto the upcoming Mesa 26.
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Even more AMD ray tracing performance improvements heading to Mesa on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Developer Natalie Vock working for Valve has sent in even more impressive performance improvements for AMD GPUs on Linux with Mesa.

Bazzite Linux gets a spring cleaning update to end 2025

By Liam Dawe,
The very popular gaming-focused Bazzite Linux has a fresh release out that ended 2025 with a little spring cleaning, and I've finally joined the ranks.

AMD Radeon RX 9070 and 9070 XT arrive March 6th, AMD dive deeper into RDNA 4 and FSR 4

By Liam Dawe,
AMD have today pulled back the curtain on the Radeon RX 9000 series powered by RDNA 4 along with FidelityFX Super Resolution 4 (FSR 4).

AMD reveal Ryzen 9950X3D and 9900X3D, 'Fire Range' HX3D for mobile, Ryzen Z2 for handheld PCs, RDNA 4 and FSR 4

By Liam Dawe,
AMD presented their CES 2025 Keynote today to announce multiple new processors with a few bits of exciting news there.

VKD3D-Proton 2.11 released with DirectX Raytracing enabled by default

By Liam Dawe,
An exciting release of VKD3D-Proton has arrived! VKD3D-Proton 2.11 brings with it some big improvements for the Direct3D 12 to Vulkan translation layer used in Valve's Proton for Linux PC and Steam Deck.

Proton Experimental fixes up multiple Final Fantasy issues & Metal Gear Solid 3

By Liam Dawe,
Valve released a fresh Proton Experimental update for Linux desktop / Steam Deck after a few weeks break that brings the usual assorted game fixes.

Open 3D Engine (O3DE) 23.10 open source game engine released

By Liam Dawe,
Open 3D Engine (O3DE) has a big new release out, which includes plenty of new features and fixes for game developers looking to use this free and open source game engine.

Proton Experimental adds fixes for Crysis 2 & 3, Starfield, Deep Rock Galactic and more

By Liam Dawe,
A nice update for Proton Experimental from Valve landed September 29th with a good amount of fixes for games on Steam Deck and desktop Linux.

AMD RADV Ray Tracing to potentially get much faster on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
With some work currently pending to be pulled into Mesa, the open source AMD RADV driver could be about to get much faster with Ray Tracing which is exciting to see.

AMD GPUs to get Ray Tracing turned on for Mesa 23.2

By Liam Dawe,
The RADV driver in Mesa for AMD GPUs on Linux and Steam Deck is set to get Ray Tracing turned on by default for the upcoming Mesa 23.2 release.

Valve rolls out Proton 8.0 to further improve Steam Deck and Linux gaming

By Liam Dawe,
After a bit of a wait since the Wine 8.0 release, Valve has now released Proton 8.0, the latest version of their Windows translation layer for Steam Deck and Linux desktop.

Mesa 23.0 out now improving open source graphics drivers

By Liam Dawe,
Mesa 23.0.0 has been released today upgrading open source graphics drivers for Linux. As usual you should wait for the first point release for stability.

Mesa 22.3 open source graphics drivers released

By Liam Dawe,
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.

AMD announce RX 7900 XTX and RX 7900 XT, plus FSR3 teased

By Liam Dawe,
Today at the AMD "together we advance_gaming" event, AMD revealed their new RDNA3 architecture along with the RX 7900 XTX and RX 7900 XT GPUs.

Proton Experimental fixes up Disgaea 5, OUTRIDERS, Warhammer: Vermintide 2

By Liam Dawe,
Valve has released the latest version of Proton Experimental, which has multiple newly supported games and a few useful bug fixes included.

Yes, the Steam Deck will eventually get Ray Tracing, once the AMD GPU driver matures

By Liam Dawe,
There's been a lot of talk lately about Ray Tracing and the Steam Deck, especially after the recent Digital Foundry video but there's a few things that need to be cleared up.

AMD shows off new hardware at CES 2022

By Liam Dawe,
Today, AMD presented their 2022 Product Premiere at CES 2022 with a pre-recorded session hosted by Dr. Lisa Su.

A look over what was popular on GamingOnLinux during October 2021

By Liam Dawe,
Here is a look back some of the most popular articles on GamingOnLinux for October 2021, an easy way to for you to keep up to date on what has happened in the past month for Linux gaming, open source and other general Linux news that we cover!
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