AMD has announced the release of Radeon Software for Linux version 25.10.1, which introduces support for various ASIC SKUs and is compatible with RHEL 9.6 and SLES 15 SP7. The release incorporates modifications to the composition of Radeon Software for Linux, featuring official support for the Mesa Vulkan driver, Mesa OpenGL, and multimedia support, along with the removal of AMD proprietary OpenGL and Vulkan drivers. AMF users are encouraged to migrate to VA-API/Mesa Multimedia. The AMD Linux GPU drivers are open source and are incorporated into widely used Linux distributions. AMD advises utilizing AMD GPU Linux drivers provided by Linux distributions for a range of applications, including the use of AMD APU products with any widely used Linux distribution, AMD discrete GPU products, pre-installed notebooks or desktop PCs, and Linux distributions that are incompatible with Radeon Software for Linux.

AMD Radeon Software for Linux 25.10.1

Highlights

• Introducing support for the following ASIC SKUs 
  • AMD Radeon^TM AI PRO R9700 
  • AMD Radeon^TM RX 9070 GRE 
  • AMD Radeon^TM RX 9060 XT 
• Introducing support for the following distro versions 
  • RHEL 9.6 
  • SLES 15 SP7 
• Consistent with AMD’s commitment to Open Source software, we will be making the following changes to the composition of the Radeon Software for Linux releases, starting with 25.20: 
  • The Mesa Vulkan driver will be officially supported, along with Mesa OpenGL and Multimedia support.  The AMD proprietary OpenGL and Vulkan drivers will no longer be included in the release. 
  • AMF will no longer be included in the release.  AMF users are advised to transition to VA-API / Mesa Multimedia.  Some examples of ffmpeg use cases with VA-API / Mesa Multimedia are shown below: 
    • Hardware Decode:
       ffmpeg -hwaccel vaapi 
    • Hardware Encode: 
      ffmpeg -vaapi_device /dev/dri/renderD128 -i in.mp4 -vf hwupload,scale_vaapi=format=nv12 -c:v h264_vaapi out.mp4 
    • Hardware Transcode:
      ffmpeg -vaapi_device /dev/dri/renderD128 -hwaccel vaapi -hwaccel_output_format vaapi -i in.mp4 -c:v hevc_vaapi out.mp4 
    • Please feel free to direct any questions or comments to the AMD  Online Service Request.

AMD Linux GPU Drivers Guidelines

AMD Linux GPU drivers are open source and integrated into popular Linux distributions (some of them are listed at Compatible 64-bit Operating Systems). For many use cases, AMD recommends using AMD GPU Linux drivers available from Linux distributions. Some of these use cases are described below:  

• Using AMD APU products with any popular and up-to-date Linux distribution.
• Using AMD discrete GPU products that are well supported by a popular Linux distribution.
• Using a notebook or desktop PC pre-loaded with Linux and/or certified by a Linux distribution vendor.
• Using a Linux distribution that is not compatible with Radeon Software for Linux such as:
  • Fedora 41
  • Pop!_OS
  • Linux Mint 22
  • Arch Linux

When using a very recent AMD discrete GPU that is not yet well supported by recent versions of Linux distributions, AMD recommends the most recent release of Radeon Software for Linux. Many users find it convenient to migrate to AMD GPU Linux drivers available from Linux distributions once they've been updated to include support for the latest AMD GPU products.

Download Radeon Software for Linux 25.10.1