Open-Source Radeon Driver For R300 Through R500 GPUs Sees Big Code Cleanup In…

Open-Source Radeon Driver For R300 Through R500 GPUs Sees Big Code Cleanup In 2026

The open-source Radeon “R300g” driver living within the Mesa codebase for supporting the aging ATI (AMD) Radeon 9500 “R300” through Radeon X1000 “R500” series graphics processors is going through a big code restructuring as part of a big undertaking in 2026… Yes, 24 years after the ATI R300 GPUs first released, thanks to a devoted open-source developer fan, there is a significant improv… https://www.phoronix.com/news/R300g-Code-Cleanup-2026