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AMD Posts Linux Driver Patches For New "VCN 4.0" IP Block

Phoronix - Tue, 05/03/2022 - 03:30
After last week AMD began posting the "GFX11" patches for RDNA3, today AMD published a set of patches enabling the VCN 4.0 IP block for next-generation video encode/decode capabilities...

Intel Posts Early Linux Enablement Patches For Ponte Vecchio

Phoronix - Tue, 05/03/2022 - 02:00
When it comes to Intel's "i915" DRM kernel driver much of the work lately by the company's open-source engineers have been focused on DG2/Alchemist for Arc Graphics products. There has been some occasional DRM kernel driver patches mentioning their HPC work and Ponte Vecchio "PVC" preparations while sent out today was the first set of patches actually introducing Ponte Vecchio to this kernel driver...

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D Continues Showing Much Potential For 3D V-Cache In Technical Computing

Phoronix - Mon, 05/02/2022 - 22:00
As a follow-up to last week's AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D Linux review, here are some additional Linux benchmarks of this first AMD Ryzen CPU with 3D V-Cache.

VESA Launches Compliance Test Specification For AdaptiveSync, MediaSync Displays

Phoronix - Mon, 05/02/2022 - 21:30
VESA this morning announced an open standard and certification program around variable refresh rate (VRR) performance for AdaptiveSync displays for gaming and also around MediaSync for media playback performance...

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