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- 1Valve engineer improves support for old AMD GPUs on Linux●The work by Valve's Timur Kristóf on improving old AMD GPUs on Linux
Valve engineer Timur Kristóf has been working on improving the Linux kernel's AMDGPU driver support for older AMD graphics cards, with the work presented at XDC 2026 and covered by Phoronix. The effort aims to keep aging AMD hardware well supported on Linux, a topic of wide interest to desktop and Steam Deck-adjacent Linux users.
- 2Valve engineer Timur Kristóf improves older AMD GPUs on Linux●The work by Valve's Timur Kristóf on improving old AMD GPUs on Linux Article URL: https://www. phoronix.com/news/XDC-202
Valve software engineer Timur Kristóf presented work at XDC 2026 on improving support for older AMD GPUs in the Linux amdgpu driver, as reported by Phoronix. The talk details driver-level enhancements aimed at extending the life and performance of legacy AMD graphics hardware on Linux, continuing Valve's ongoing contributions to open-source graphics.
- 3Valve engineer improves old AMD GPU support on Linux●The work by Valve's Timur Kristóf on improving old AMD GPUs on Linux https://www.phoronix.com/news/XDC-2026-Valve-Timur-
Valve's Timur Kristóf presented work at XDC 2026 on improving support for older AMD graphics cards in the Linux kernel's AMDGPU driver. The Phoronix report on his efforts has drawn attention among Linux and open-source graphics enthusiasts, who welcome continued upstream investment in keeping aging AMD hardware well supported outside of legacy drivers.
- 4Maria Usbeck releases video for Chirimonya●Maria Usbeck's video for Chirimonya # indie # alternative # music https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=srSpDH6XDcg
Ecuadorian-American indie artist Maria Usbeck has shared a new music video for her song Chirimonya. The release is being circulated among indie and alternative music fans online, with listeners highlighting the track's dreamy, understated style. It adds to a small but dedicated catalog that has earned Usbeck a cult following in the indie pop scene.
- 5XDC2026 day two opens with Apple M3 GPU reverse engineering talk●Day 2 about to begin at # XDC2026 with a progress report on Apple M3 GPU reverse engineering from Anna Maniscalco, Alyss
Day two of the X.Org Developers Conference 2026 begins with a progress report on reverse engineering the Apple M3 GPU, presented by Anna Maniscalco, Alyssa Milburn and Evan Tang. The work feeds efforts to build open-source Linux drivers for Apple silicon graphics, a follow-up to earlier community projects for M1 and M2 chips, and the session is being streamed live.