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: 2 days ago (December 23, 2025 at 12:30 PM EST)

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Source: Tom’s Hardware

Linux 6.19 drops legacy Radeon DRM driver

Linux 6.19 drops legacy Radeon DRM driver for the modern AMDGPU kernel driver, ushering performance uplifts up to 30% for AMD GCN 1.0 and GCN 1.1 graphics cards.

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