Posted on Saturday, June 28 2008 @ 7:40 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck
Last week we exclusively shared the steps AMD was taking to
make an evolutionary leap in Linux support with same-day support for
their brand-new Radeon HD 4800 series, Linux drivers shipping on the
product CD, some manufacturers showcasing Tux on the product packaging,
and their proprietary Linux driver reaching a feature parity with their
Windows driver. We had also shared that the Radeon HD 4850 works with
open-source xf86-video-ati driver since day one. Now that we have had
time to complete testing of the Radeon HD 4850, today we are sharing the
first Linux results from this brand-new ATI graphics processor. Before
you think the Windows and Linux performance is equal for the Radeon HD
4800 series, this isn't the case, at least not yet.
Check it out
at Phoronix.