AMDGPU PRO 16.30 Driver with Vulkan and VDPAU Support Available for Debian

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  • Post Updated: April 3, 2024

We’ve reported earlier today, May 26, 2016, that Valve pushed build 2.80 of its SteamOS gaming operating system to the Brewmaster Beta channels for early adopters and public beta testers.

One new, major feature implemented by Valve’s engineers working on the Debian-based SteamOS operating system is the implementation of the RC1 (Release Candidate 1) version of the special AMDGPU PRO 16.30 graphics driver.

This particular version of the AMDGPU PRO video driver is, in fact, build 16.30, and the unique thing about it is that it includes support for the latest Vulkan API and VDPAU (Video Decode and Presentation API for Unix) technologies.

However, the driver is limited to only “Bonaire” GPUs, at least at the time of the SteamOS 2.80 Brewmaster Beta operating system’s launch, which is based on the latest stable Debian GN… (read more)

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