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AMDVLK 2020.Q2.3 Released With New Extension, Various Fixes

Written by Michael Larabel in Radeon on 14 May 2020 at 06:50 AM EDT. 2 Comments

AMDVLK 2020.Q2.3 was released today as the newest version of this official open-source AMD Radeon Vulkan driver for Linux systems.

This AMDVLK driver update now supports VK_EXT_pipeline_creation_cache_control, which allows for obtaining information on potentially expensive hazards during pipeline creation before-hand.

The AMDVLK 2020.Q2.3 driver also removes a workaround and a botched optimization, provides a new optimization, and other changes.

Known fixes in this open-source driver update are around Vulkan CTS test failures and Trackmania 2 graphical glitches. Vulkan 1.2.139 is the version exposed by AMDVLK 2020.Q2.3.

Downloads for this new driver release via GitHub.

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