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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..

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