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{{short description|AMD GPU driver for Linux}}

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'''AMDgpu''' is an [[open source]] [[device driver]] for the [[Linux]] operating system developed by [[AMD]] to support its [[Radeon]] lineup of [[graphics card]]s (GPUs). It was announced in 2014 as the successor to the previous <code>radeon</code> device driver as part of AMD's new "unified" driver strategy,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Larabel |first=Michael |date=October 8, 2014 |title=The Slides Announcing The New "AMDGPU" Kernel Driver |url=https://www.phoronix.com/news/MTgwODA |access-date=April 11, 2023 |website=Phoronix |language=en}}</ref> and was released on April 20, 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Larabel |first=Michael |date=April 20, 2015 |title=AMD Releases New "AMDGPU" Linux Kernel Driver & Mesa Support |url=https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-AMDGPU-Released |access-date=April 11, 2023 |website=Phoronix |language=en}}</ref>

==Development==

It takes the form of an [https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/gpu/amdgpu/index.html in-tree] [[Loadable kernel module|kernel module]].

As of 2022, AMD Kernel Fusion Driver ('''KFD''') is now integrated in this one kernel module. AMD KFD development at AMD is part of [[ROCm#ROCk_-_Kernel_driver|ROCm]], under the ROCk project.

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== External links ==

* {{cite web|url=https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/gpu/amdgpu/index.html|publisher=[[Linux kernel]]|title=AMDgpu driver|date=2022-01-23}}

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