Hi people, I just got this, and I thought it should interest ATI graphics card owners.
Thanks, Hetz ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 05-Sep-2007 07:17 Subject: Phoronix Forums: AMD Linux Announcement To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] hetz This is an automated message reminding you of your subscription on the Phoronix Forums. We also wanted to let you know that Advanced Micro Devices has officially announced their new Linux driver this morning, which is a overhaul of their existing Linux graphics driver. The AMD fglrx 8.41 (Catalyst 7.9) driver introduces Radeon HD 2000 "R600" support as well as massive performance improvements for all supported generations of ATI graphics processors. This new driver is not available today, but it will be made available within the next week. Though at Phoronix we have been using and testing this new driver now for a number of weeks. Below are the articles we have just published today about this new ATI/AMD Linux driver. AMD 8.41 Display Driver Preview -- Our first article on this new driver are simply the technical details such as noting this driver has been actually in development for over a year, the AIGLX support that is coming next month, and other relevant information. Read More: http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=10955 ATI R300/400 Linux Performance -- We re-tested the Radeon X300 and X800XL with this new driver and it offers some HUGE performance improvements! The Mobility Radeon X300 was as much as 54 times faster compared to the previous ATI Linux driver. The improvements in these older ATI GPUs are simply astonishing. Read More: http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=10964 ATI R500 Linux Performance -- With an X1300PRO, X1800XL, X1800XT, and X1950PRO in hand we compared the ATI 8.40 and 8.41 display drivers. The performance improvements for the Radeon X1000 series range from 50% to 90% faster. Read More: http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=10970 ATI Radeon HD 2900XT Linux Performance -- Four months after the Radeon HD 2900XT was introduced there is finally proper Linux support! Not only is there support, but it offers a pretty darn good level of performance. In fact, the ATI Radeon HD 2900XT offers the best bang for the buck when it comes to high-end graphics cards. There is also more on the R600 support in general inside this article. Read More: http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=10973 AMD: Accelerating Open-Source Drivers? -- Not today, but in the near future AMD will be making an announcement about accelerating efforts within the open-source community. What does this mean? Open-Source ATI Drivers? We will tell you in due time. Read More: http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=10977 At Phoronix we also have a number of other articles we will be publishing in the near future pertaining to this new driver and the Radeon HD 2000 series support. Be sure to check out the latest articles and join in on the discussions in the Phoronix Forums! Best, The Phoronix Staff Phoronix: http://www.phoronix.com/ Phoronix Forums: http://www.phoronix.com/forums/ -- Skepticism is the lazy person's default position. my blog (hebrew): http://benhamo.org ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
