Asahi Linux advances Apple Silicon support and gaming
Technology · First reported 7 Nov, 05:20 · Updated 06:37
Asahi Linux reports new kernel contributions, generally available M3 support, Thunderbolt work and progress running some games outside a virtual machine. M3 GPU acceleration remains unavailable, Thunderbolt features are limited, and gaming performance varies.
- Asahi Linux says its kernel work includes audio and AVD drivers, initial device trees for M4 Pro, M4 Max and M5, and Thunderbolt patches submitted for review.
- M3 support is now generally available, but its GPU lacks acceleration; developers report they have initialized it and rendered a triangle.
- A page-size compatibility approach has allowed several games to run outside muvm, though results vary; the project says it is not shipping the approach while its upstream prospects remain uncertain.
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- M3 support
- Now generally available without the installer’s EXPERT flag, according to the project.
- M3 GPU
- The team reports successfully initializing the GPU and drawing a triangle; GPU acceleration is not yet available.
- Thunderbolt
- Patches were submitted upstream and support is shipping in Asahi’s downstream kernel; currently supported features include USB3, XDomain and Thunderbolt Networking.
- Gaming
- The project reports some games running outside muvm, with performance ranging from essentially flawless in two examples to poor in another.
- Fedora Asahi Remix
- The project says it released Fedora Asahi Remix on 3 November, the same day Fedora Linux 45 was released.
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