AMD 8.32.5 Display Driver

Posted by Michael Larabel on December 13, 2006

Advanced Micro Devices has released the ATI fglrx 8.31.5 Linux display driver. This new driver brings X11R72 support, official Radeon X1950 series support added, and quite a few bug fixes. The latest Linux display drivers for x86 and x86_64 along with accessing the release notes can be accessed from the Proprietary ATI Linux Driver page. The Phoronix review of these drivers can be found here along with Radeon X1950PRO Linux benchmarks. If you run into issues or want to share your thoughts on these drivers, be sure to stop by the forums.

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