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AMD's new CPU core type just got unlocked on Linux before it was even announced

A Linux kernel patch submitted by AMD engineer Vishal Badole introduces support for a new 'Low Power' CPU core type, intended for background and idle tasks to minimize energy drain. This third core type would sit alongside existing Performance and Efficiency cores, similar to Intel's Low Power Efficient cores. Currently, Linux reports these as 'unknown' cpu_type since no chips using them exist yet and AMD hasn't officially announced them. The patch is preemptive groundwork, with the cores expected to appear in Zen 6 Mobile APUs and next-gen handheld CPUs.

ZLUDA v6 Gets PhysX Running Well On AMD GPUs But Loses Commercial Funding

ZLUDA v6 has been released, bringing PhysX support for older games on AMD GPUs, texture support, and improved Windows compatibility. However, the project has lost its commercial funding from an unnamed backer, reverting it to a weekend side project for lead developer Andrzej Janik. While some machine learning improvements are included, the focus has shifted away from AI/ML toward gaming use cases like PhysX. The release demonstrates promising benchmark results, such as improved performance in Mafia II on AMD hardware.

AMDGPU HDMI 2.1 FRL, Improvements For Old GPUs & Other AMD Linux Highlights In Q2

A quarterly recap of the most popular AMD Linux and open-source news on Phoronix for Q2 2026. Highlights include AMDGPU HDMI 2.1 FRL and DSC patches, improvements for old GCN-era GPUs via Valve developers, Linux 7.1 features for AMD hardware, AMD P-State driver updates, ROCm availability in Ubuntu 26.04, AMD GAIA local AI updates, and a leading Mesa developer moving from AMD to Valve. Also covers hardware benchmarks for AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2, Strix Halo/Strix Point performance gains on Ubuntu 26.04, and Linux 7.1 performance improvements showing 13% gains over Linux 6.6 LTS on AMD Threadripper.

The RX 9070 GRE was a China exclusive, and it might be the best-value Radeon you can buy

Card đồ họa AMD RX 9070 GRE vốn độc quyền tại Trung Quốc nay trở thành lựa chọn tầm trung hấp dẫn toàn cầu nhờ giá trị vượt trội. Với hiệu năng rasterization gần ngang RTX 5070 (chênh 5-10%), hỗ trợ FSR 4.1 và 12GB VRAM, nó chiếm ưu thế về giá dưới 600 USD cho gaming 1440p so với đối thủ.

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AMD Linux Patches Introduce New "Low Power" CPU Core Type

A new Linux kernel patch series introduces support for a third CPU core type — 'Low Power' — in AMD's x86 topology classification, alongside the existing Performance and Efficiency types. The patch, posted by AMD engineer Vishal Badole, enables proper identification of low-power cores (reported via CPUID Fn0x80000026 EBX[31:28]) in AMD heterogeneous processors. Previously these cores showed as 'unknown' in the Linux topology debugfs interface. The change ensures low-power cores are correctly handled in boost ratio calculations and properly exposed to userspace through the sysfs/debugfs topology infrastructure.

AM4 CPUs are cheaper than ever, and AM5 still isn't worth the platform jump

AM4 remains a compelling platform in 2026 due to a combination of AMD's continued support and a thriving secondary market. AMD has reinforced both ends of the AM4 value spectrum: the budget-friendly Ryzen 5 5600F and the returning Ryzen 7 5800X3D 10th Anniversary Edition at $349. Meanwhile, used AM4 chips like the Ryzen 5 5600X ($135), Ryzen 7 5700X ($168), and 5800X ($183) offer significant generational upgrades without requiring a platform change. Jumping to AM5 still demands roughly $800+ in new components (motherboard, DDR5 RAM, new CPU), making it hard to justify — especially since at 1080p and 1440p, the GPU is typically the bottleneck before the CPU. About 18% of AMD Steam users are on pre-Zen 3 chips, representing a large pool of users who could benefit from an affordable AM4 upgrade rather than a full platform migration.

AMD Contributes ONNX Runtime Backend To FFmpeg DNN Filter

An AMD engineer has contributed an ONNX Runtime backend to FFmpeg's DNN (Deep Neural Network) processing filter. The addition enables inferencing across multiple GPU and NPU platforms, including NVIDIA CUDA, Windows DirectML for all major GPU vendors, and AMD Ryzen AI NPU support via the ONNX Runtime VitisAI execution provider. This marks AMD's effort to make the Ryzen AI NPU useful within FFmpeg workflows.