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AMD Rembrandt: Windows 11 vs. Ubuntu Linux Performance

Phoronix - Fri, 07/22/2022 - 21:12
Yesterday I delivered my initial arsenal of AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U Linux benchmarks against various other AMD Ryzen and Intel Core notebooks. That ongoing Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U is happening from a Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Gen 3 AMD notebook and this new "Rembrandt" device continues looking good under Linux. But prior to installing Linux, I did run some benchmarks of Lenovo's Windows 11 Pro on there for seeing how the Linux vs. Windows performance is looking for this Zen 3+ SoC.

AMD Rembrandt: Windows 11 vs. Ubuntu Linux Performance

Phoronix - Fri, 07/22/2022 - 21:12
Yesterday I delivered my initial arsenal of AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U Linux benchmarks against various other AMD Ryzen and Intel Core notebooks. That ongoing Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U is happening from a Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Gen 3 AMD notebook and this new "Rembrandt" device continues looking good under Linux. But prior to installing Linux, I did run some benchmarks of Lenovo's Windows 11 Pro on there for seeing how the Linux vs. Windows performance is looking for this Zen 3+ SoC.

Fwupd 1.8.3 Released With Support For More Startech & Elan Devices

Phoronix - Fri, 07/22/2022 - 18:17
Just shy of two weeks since fwupd 1.8.2 was released with supporting more hardware for system and peripheral firmware updating under Linux, Fwupd 1.8.3 has now arrived as the newest version...

Fwupd 1.8.3 Released With Support For More Startech & Elan Devices

Phoronix - Fri, 07/22/2022 - 18:17
Just shy of two weeks since fwupd 1.8.2 was released with supporting more hardware for system and peripheral firmware updating under Linux, Fwupd 1.8.3 has now arrived as the newest version...

Toshiba Looks To Upstream DNN Image Processing Accelerator Driver For Their Visconti SoC

Phoronix - Fri, 07/22/2022 - 18:00
Toshiba's Visconti SoC provides an optimized image recognition processor and geared for advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) solutions for automobiles and similar modern use-cases. Toshiba engineers are now publishing patches for their DNN image processing accelerator driver with hopes of getting the code upstreamed into the mainline Linux kernel...

Toshiba Looks To Upstream DNN Image Processing Accelerator Driver For Their Visconti SoC

Phoronix - Fri, 07/22/2022 - 18:00
Toshiba's Visconti SoC provides an optimized image recognition processor and geared for advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) solutions for automobiles and similar modern use-cases. Toshiba engineers are now publishing patches for their DNN image processing accelerator driver with hopes of getting the code upstreamed into the mainline Linux kernel...

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