Mesa 23.1 recently uploaded the newest graphics driver for the AMD Radeon 7000 "RDNA 3" graphics cards, focusing on the RadeonSI Gallium 3D driver. This new driver follows the VK_EXT_pipeline_library_group_handles implemented support to assist with RADV RT. The further support lands crucial raytracing support for Cyberpunk 2077.
The newest update to the Mesa 23.1 code fixed several issues within the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT and RX 7900 XTX graphics cards. The latest commits, with thirty-seven introduced, were added to Mesa by AMD's well-known Mesa developer Marek Olšák. From the merge request, there are still six patches outstanding, reports Michael Larabel, Editor, and Founder of the Linux hardware website Phoronix. Several of the thirty-seven patches merged had a significant focus on GFX11. Users are expected to see integration into the current Mesa 23.0 instead of waiting until the launch of Mesa 23.1 in the second quarter of 2023.
The Mesa project began as an open-source implementation of the OpenGL specification - a system for rendering interactive 3D graphics.
Over the years the project has grown to implement more graphics APIs, including OpenGL ES, OpenCL, OpenMAX, VDPAU, VA-API, Vulkan and EGL.
A variety of device drivers allows the Mesa libraries to be used in many different environments ranging from software emulation to complete hardware acceleration for modern GPUs.
Mesa ties into several other open-source projects: the Direct Rendering Infrastructure, X.org, and Wayland to provide OpenGL support on Linux, FreeBSD, and other operating systems.
In Cyberpunk 2077, Linux gamers can expect Mesa 23.1 to introduce VK_EXT_pipeline_library_group_handles to bring RADV support into the AAA game since its troubled launch. Bas
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