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| author | grmat | 2018-05-20 14:33:59 +0200 |
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| committer | grmat | 2018-05-20 14:38:14 +0200 |
| commit | b53a3b343f3adb6d37a08dfa64a6e5276f843e2a (patch) | |
| tree | 21cd5dc264a3e2557da1b837052c48d2e9fb66b6 | |
| parent | f5838ef8d0ab51b063b668c303c34095f9d10938 (diff) | |
| download | aur-b53a3b343f3adb6d37a08dfa64a6e5276f843e2a.tar.gz | |
update README.md, mainly for Vega/PAL
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 287ab7e6abc5..8417b5e221e9 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ This package allows the usage of AMD's proprietary user-space OpenCL driver alon ## Hardware support -This *should* work with amdgpu-enabled GCN GPUs up to Polaris (GCN Gen. 4). Newer GPUs, starting with Vega (GCN Gen. 5+), are only supported via [ROC]. +This *should* work with amdgpu-enabled GCN GPUs. Newer GPUs, starting with Vega (GCN Gen. 5+), support OpenCL via [PAL] and might work since commit [f5838ef] too, however I don't have the hardware to test it. If you are using SI (Southern Islands, GCN Gen. 1) or CIK (Sea Islands, GCN Gen. 2), you'll need to enable the *amdgpu* and disable the *radeon* kernel module. Check the [Arch Wiki] for the exact steps. -Currently tested with Kernel 4.14 and Hawaii. Blender Cycles, Luxmark, F@H and ethminer seem to work without any problems. +Currently tested with Kernel 4.16 and Hawaii. Blender Cycles, Luxmark, F@H and ethminer seem to work without any problems. ## What this is not @@ -17,10 +17,12 @@ You are not getting Vulkan support, faster 3D rendering or unicorns. If you are looking for the full amdgpu-pro stack, including proprietary OpenGL and Vulkan implementations, move over to the [AUR][AUR-AMDGPU]. -Expect maintainance of this package to be dropped when there is free OpenCL support on top of the [ROC] stack. +Expect maintenance of this package to be dropped when there is free OpenCL support on top of the [ROC] stack or the [PAL]. [AUR]: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/opencl-amd/ [AUR-AMDGPU]: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/?K=amdgpu [Arch Wiki]: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/AMDGPU#Enable_Southern_Islands_.28SI.29_and_Sea_Islands_.28CIK.29_support [gog]: https://web.archive.org/web/20160609211126/http://www.gearsongallium.com/?p=2960 [ROC]: https://rocm.github.io/ +[PAL]: https://github.com/GPUOpen-Drivers/pal +[f5838ef]: https://github.com/grmat/opencl-amd/commit/f5838ef8d0ab51b063b668c303c34095f9d10938 |