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'''AMDGPU''' is [[AMD]]'s fully [[Open-source software|open source]] unified [[device driver|graphics driver]] for [[Linux]].{{r|INITIAL}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://linux.softpedia.com/blog/open-source-amdgpu-linux-driver-gets-its-first-point-release-for-mesa-11-2-500682.shtml|title=Open-Source AMDGPU Linux Driver Gets Its First Point Release for Mesa 11.2|work=Linux.softpedia.com|accessdateaccess-date=2016-07-25}}</ref> AMDGPU only officially supports cards built upon [[Graphics_Core_Next#third|GCN 3]] or higher, though support for previous cards is experimental and may be enabled by a kernel parameter.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=AMDGPU-SI-Experimental-Code|title=AMD Unleashes Initial AMDGPU Driver Support For GCN 1.0 / Southern Islands GPUs|work=Phoronix|date=2016-05-13|accessdateaccess-date=2017-04-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=AMDgpu driver documentation|url=https://dri.freedesktop.org/docs/drm/gpu/amdgpu.html|website=Freedesktop.org}}</ref>

AMDGPU also has an optional [[closed-source]] component, which operates on top of the open source AMDGPU for alternative [[3D graphics|3D]] application support, known as AMDGPU-PRO.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/3075837/linux/amds-gaming-optimized-amdgpu-pro-driver-for-linux-is-in-beta.html|title=AMD's gaming-optimized AMDGPU-PRO driver for Linux is in beta|work=PCWorld|accessdateaccess-date=2016-07-25}}</ref>

[[File:Linux AMD graphics stack.svg|thumb|alt=Diagram|Linux device drivers for AMD hardware as of August 2016]]