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Open-Source AMDGPU Linux Driver Gets Major Update with More Than 50 Improvements

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Marius Nestor
Apr 7, 2016

Release highlights of AMDGPU 1.1.0 include support for the upcoming Polaris 10 and 11 family of AMD GPUs, makes the OpenGL and VDPAU (Video Decode and Presentation API for Unix) interoperation to work with DRI3 enabled, add the “TearFree” option to prevent tearing with reflection and rotation under X.Org Server 1.16 or later.
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