AMD’s next-gen GPU architecture has appeared in new Linux kernel patches as GFX13 updates roll out

AMD has posted eight GFX13 graphics-driver patches to the Linux kernel, providing the first public sign that support for its next GPU architecture is in development. The patches matter because GFX13 is expected to refer to RDNA 5, although they do not confirm when the graphics cards will launch.

The updates were posted by AMDGPU maintainer Alex Deucher, and may be intended for Linux kernel 7.5, expected in early 2027. Current expectations point to a mid-range RDNA 5 card arriving that year, based on silicon codenamed AT2; the patches themselves reveal no new details about the architecture’s features.