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The xf86-video-ati X.Org Driver Receives Some EOY Updates Ported From AMDGPU

25 December 2018, 03:40 AM

Phoronix: The xf86-video-ati X.Org Driver Receives Some EOY Updates Ported From AMDGPU

If you are still running a pre-GCN AMD graphics card and unfortunately didn't find a new graphics card under any Christmas tree this year, AMD's Michel Dänzer does have a present for you with some improvements to the xf86-video-ati driver that continues serving as the common X.Org driver for pre-HD7000 series graphics cards...

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25 December 2018, 07:15 AM

My notebook cheers with joy!
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25 December 2018, 08:18 AM

Just say, default DDX for GCN 1.1 and older
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25 December 2018, 01:13 PM

Thank you very much Michel Dänzer! The old LAN PCs at my parents place cheer in joy!
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25 December 2018, 03:31 PM

Now I'm curious: what are the performance and feature differences between running xf86-video-ati and xf86-video-modesetting?
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