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AMD Software: PRO Edition 22.Q4 for Linux Released

Phoronix - Tue, 11/29/2022 - 07:01
A little more than a week ago AMD quietly released their Radeon Pro Software for Enterprise Linux 22.Q4 driver, also advertised more recently as the AMD Software: PRO Edition 22.Q4 for Linux driver package. With most Linux enthusiasts and gamers happily using the upstream open-source components in the mainline Linux kernel and Mesa, the new quarterly release slipped under the radar until now...

KDE Improving File Access For Apple iOS Devices With New KIO AFC

Phoronix - Tue, 11/29/2022 - 03:45
With KDE Gear next year there will be improved support for accessing files from Apple iOS devices like iPhones and iPads. There already exist several KDE implementations for accessing files off iOS devices while a new one written against the latest KIO code has been merged...

The Intel Core i9 13900K "Raptor Lake" Performance From Linux 5.15 To Linux 6.1

Phoronix - Tue, 11/29/2022 - 01:00
For those of you upgrading to an Intel 13th Gen Core "Raptor Lake" system this holiday season, here are some benchmarks looking at how the varying kernel versions affect the Core i9 13900K flagship performance. Testing started using the Linux 5.15 LTS kernel shipped by Ubuntu 22.04 LTS currently and ends with the Linux 6.1 Git snapshot of that kernel nearing its official release and what is expected to be this year's LTS kernel version.

NVIDIA 525.60.11 Linux Driver Released With Many Fixes, Vulkan Improvements

Phoronix - Mon, 11/28/2022 - 23:27
Following the NVIDIA 525.53 Linux beta from earlier this month, NVIDIA is closing out November by releasing the v525.60.11 driver as their first stable Linux driver in the R525 series...

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