AMDGPU FreeSync Has A Last Minute Fix To Help Prevent Stuttering For Linux 5.0 | Linux Today

AMDGPU FreeSync Has A Last Minute Fix To Help Prevent Stuttering For Linux 5.0

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Michael Larabel
Feb 28, 2019

One of the major end-user features of the new Linux 5.0 kernel that is due to be released this weekend is support for FreeSync / Variable Rate Refresh on AMD Radeon GPUs via the mainline AMDGPU driver. There’s a last minute fix requested to help prevent stuttering with this long-awaited feature for Linux gamers.

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Michael Larabel

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