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AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 2.0 announced

By Liam Dawe,
AMD has today revealed AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 2.0, the next-generation version of their impressive spatial upscaling tech that can really help improve performance.

Mesa drivers version 22.0 out now

By Liam Dawe,
More open source goodness coming at you, as Mesa version 22.0 is officially out now for Linux open source graphics drivers.

Imagination Technologies bringing open source PowerVR drivers

By Liam Dawe,
Well well, open source continues to grow, good! Imagination Technologies will be joining up with all the rest involved in Mesa development, with their PowerVR GPUs.

NVIDIA fix up a Vulkan problem with the v510.54 driver release

By Liam Dawe,
NVIDIA decided Linux gamers need a little love on Valentines Day so they put up a small driver release for you.

NVIDIA 510.47.03 is out adding Vulkan 1.3, GeForce RTX 3050 support

By Liam Dawe,
Ready for a brand new driver release? NVIDIA has released version 510.47.03 as a new stable update adding in new features, new hardware support and bug fixes.

Vulkan API 1.3 released, new roadmap and profiles feature

By Liam Dawe,
Today is the release of the Vulkan API 1.3 specification update and The Khronos Group has put up a press release going over the changes.

Valve sponsors more work to improve Linux graphics drivers

By Liam Dawe,
More improvements will be coming to Linux graphics drivers, as Valve have sponsored work towards continuous integration (CI) testing.

Collabora pulls in Jason Ekstrand to work on Linux graphics drivers

By Liam Dawe,
Jason Ekstrand, a name that many big Linux fans will know, who previously worked at Intel until very recently has announced today the move to open source consulting firm Collabora.

NVIDIA 510.39.01 Beta driver out for Linux

By Liam Dawe,
After silently launching the RTX 3080 12GB, NVIDIA has also today put out a brand new Beta driver for Linux with version 510.39.01 now available.

OpenRazer 3.2.0 brings more device support for Razer fans on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Have some fancy Razer devices? Need help managing them on Linux? OpenRazer 3.2.0 is out now and it's looking good.

Minecraft set to be 30% faster on Linux with Mesa drivers

By Liam Dawe,
If you're using the open source Mesa drivers on Linux (mostly AMD/Intel) and you're a fan of Minecraft, the next Mesa release is going to give you a big performance uplift.

Collabora announced Venus, 3D accelerated Vulkan in QEMU

By Liam Dawe,
Well this is quite exciting. Collabora, the open source consulting firm that often works with Valve, has announced the experimental Venus driver for 3D acceleration of Vulkan applications in QEMU.

The Zink driver for OpenGL over Vulkan shows good performance on NVIDIA

By Liam Dawe,
Recently developer Mike Blumenkrantz wrote an interesting post in regards to a future upgrade to Zink, the driver that provides an OpenGL implementation on top of Vulkan and the performance with it is looking impressive.

Mesa 21.3 drivers out, plus NVIDIA 470.62.12 Vulkan Beta for Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Two sets of driver releases are now available. First we have the open source Mesa 21.3 release and we also secondly have the NVIDIA Vulkan Beta 470.62.12 also out now.

Vulkan gets new Dynamic Rendering extension, NVIDIA Vulkan Beta 470.62.07 rolls out

By Liam Dawe,
Two bits of Vulkan news to cover this morning as there's a new Vulkan version up with a brand new and useful sounding extension for optimization. Plus, NVIDIA released a new Vulkan Beta Driver.

Zink driver (OpenGL on top of Vulkan) has Bioshock Infinite working, close to OpenGL 4.6

By Liam Dawe,
Zink is something quite wonderful. A Linux Mesa driver that creates an OpenGL implementation on top of Vulkan and it just keeps on getting more impressive.

NVIDIA 495.44 stable driver is out for Linux, adds in GBM API support

By Liam Dawe,
Following on from the NVIDIA Beta 495.29.05 earlier this month, today NVIDIA has a fresh 495.44 stable driver release that builds upon it with some additional extras. This is the big one for Wayland fans, since it now works with the GBM API.

NVIDIA Beta 495.29.05 rolls out with GBM for expanded Wayland support

By Liam Dawe,
NVIDIA has today released the 495.29.05 driver as a Beta in their New Feature Branch and it's a relatively big one.

NVIDIA Vulkan Beta Driver 470.62.05 rolls out for Linux

By Liam Dawe,
More improvements and new extensions have landed for the NVIDIA Vulkan Beta Driver with version 470.62.05 out now.

NVIDIA 470.74 for Linux is out fixing up memory usage for Direct3D 12 with VKD3D-Proton

By Liam Dawe,
NVIDIA today released the NVIDIA 470.74 driver for Linux from their "Production Branch" which includes some important bug fixes so you might want to upgrade now if you've been holding off.
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