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If you have an AMD GPU, install the latest Radeon software to get the best performance on your Linux machine.
AMD recently released its Radeon Software for Linux 21.20 drivers. It provides two different components, the Open variant for consumer cards and the Pro variant for users of Radeon Pro products.
If you are a Linux gamer or use AMD GPUs to power your display, you might want to update your Radeon software to this latest version.
What’s in Radeon Software for Linux 21.20?
Driver 21.20 adds official AMD support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and CentOS version 8.4 systems alongside SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP3. Official packages have been made available for Ubuntu 18.04.5, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, RHEL / CentOS 7.9, RHEL / CentOS 8.4, and SUSE Linux 15 SP3.
You can get the required driver for your system from the AMD version page. Make sure you download the correct packages before updating from the current upstream.
Download: Radeon software
How to install Radeon software for Linux 21.20
Once you have downloaded the correct driver package for your distribution, extract it into the file system. You can extract archives on Linux using the tar command.
# replace package name to match your distribution
tar -xf amdgpu-pro-21.20-1271047-ubuntu-20.04.tar
Now go to the extracted folder and run the script below to install the Open variant. This is what you will need if you are installing Radeon software for games on Linux.
./amdgpu-install -ythe -y The option runs the script non-interactively. After the script is finished, restart your system.
However, if you are using AMD Pro products, you will need to install the Pro variant of this driver. Run the following script to install the Pro stack.
./amdgpu-pro-install -yThis script will install the base kernel, accelerated graphics, Mesa Multimedia, Pro OpenGL, and pro Vulkan components. Use the following command if you want to install the optional OpenCL component.
./amdgpu-pro-install -y --opencl=rocr,legacyThis command specifies to install both legacy and ROCr implementations of OpenCL. Reboot your system after the script is finished for the changes to take effect.
Update AMD Drivers for Linux Games
Radeon software for Linux 21.20 contains all the components needed to play games on your AMD card or create content. You can also install the driver in headless mode if you are using the GPU for non-gaming tasks, such as mining crypto or performing heterogeneous calculations.
However, what if you use an Nvidia card instead of AMD? Fortunately, installing the required Nvidia drivers is as easy as it is for AMD.
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