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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.
In short
- AMD has posted eight Linux driver patches marked GFX13.
- GFX13 is expected to refer to the RDNA 5 architecture.
- A mid-range RDNA 5 card is anticipated in 2027.
Explained simply
AMD develops Radeon graphics cards and the software that lets them work with operating systems such as Linux. GFX13 is the name used in Linux graphics-driver code for a new generation of AMD graphics hardware, widely expected to be called RDNA 5.
Linux kernel patches are proposed changes to the core software that manages a computer’s hardware. The updates were posted by AMDGPU maintainer Alex Deucher, who helps oversee AMD’s Linux graphics driver. Their appearance shows that software support is being prepared, but does not establish when cards will be available or what features they will have.
The patches may be intended for Linux kernel 7.5, which is expected in early 2027. A mid-range card based on a chip codenamed AT2 is also anticipated that year, but the public information described so far does not confirm its launch timing.