AMDgpu (Linux kernel module): Difference between revisions

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'''AMDGPU''' is [[AMD]]'s new fully [[open source]] unified [[device driver|graphics driver]] for [[Linux]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://andrew.technology/amd-unified-linux-driver-amdgpu/|title=AMD brings unified Linux driver stack with "AMDGPU"|work=Andrew.technology|date=2015-10-15|accessdate=2016-07-25}}</ref><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|accessdate=2016-07-25}}</ref> AMDGPU currently officially only supports cards built upon [[Graphics Core Next|GCN]] 1.2 or higher, support for previous cards is experimental.<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|accessdate=2017-04-05}}</ref> GCN 1.2 includes [[Excavator (microarchitecture)|Carrizo]] APUs[[accelerated processing unit|APU]]s, the [[AMD Fury|Fury]] lineup, and the [[R9 380]].

AMDGPU also has an optional [[closed-source]] component that operates on top of the open source AMDGPU for better intensive [[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|accessdate=2016-07-25}}</ref>

==References==

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