The first release candidate for Mesa 25.3.0 has been released, marking the start of its testing phase. The release adds new features and improves performance for graphics standards like OpenGL, Vulkan, and OpenCL, among others. Users are asked to thoroughly test the release candidate and report any problems found, with a special issue tracking system set up for this purpose. The next release candidate is expected on October 22nd, giving users another chance to test the codebase before its final release.

Mesa 25.3.0 Release Candidate 1 released

Mesa 25.3.0 has reached a big milestone with the release of its first release candidate. This is the start of the testing phase for the next version, which will add new features and improve performance for many graphics standards, such as OpenGL, OpenGL ES, Vulkan, OpenCL, and others.



People who use this release candidate are asked to test it thoroughly and let the developers know about any problems they find. A special issue tracking system has been set up here to make this process easier.

The next release candidate should come out on October 22nd, which is about a week from now. This will give users and developers another chance to test the latest codebase.

If you want to try out Mesa 25.3.0-rc1, you can get it from here, where users can find a compressed tarball with the source code.