Legacy AMD GPUs receive 30% performance boost in Linux with new drivers — latest kernel update finally drops obsolete Radeon graphics driver after more than two decades
Published: (December 23, 2025 at 12:30 PM EST)
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Source: Tom's Hardware
Source: Tom’s Hardware
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