AMDgpu (Linux kernel module)

AMDgpu
Developer(s)AMD
Initial release1.0 / 20 April 2015; 9 years ago (2015-04-20)[1]
Stable release
5.11.32.21.40 / 17 September 2021; 3 years ago (2021-09-17)[2]
Repositorygithub.com/radeonopencompute/rock-kernel-driver
Written inC
Operating systemLinux
Platformx86-64
TypeDevice driver
LicenseMIT License

AMDgpu is an open source device driver for the Linux operating system developed by AMD to support its Radeon lineup of graphics cards (GPUs). It was announced in 2014 as the successor to the previous radeon device driver as part of AMD's new "unified" driver strategy,[3] and was released on April 20, 2015.[4]

  1. ^ "Initial amdgpu driver release". 20 April 2015.
  2. ^ "AMDgpu version bump". GitHub. 17 September 2021.
  3. ^ Larabel, Michael (October 8, 2014). "The Slides Announcing The New "AMDGPU" Kernel Driver". Phoronix. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  4. ^ Larabel, Michael (April 20, 2015). "AMD Releases New "AMDGPU" Linux Kernel Driver & Mesa Support". Phoronix. Retrieved April 11, 2023.