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# amdgpocl
-OpenCL on amdgpu for Arch, also in the [AUR](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/opencl-amd/)
+OpenCL on amdgpu for Arch, also in the [AUR].
-This package allows the usage of AMD's proprietary user-space OpenCL driver along with the free amdgpu stack. It should work with upstream amdgpu and Mesa. Inspired by [this blog post]( https://web.archive.org/web/20160609211126/http://www.gearsongallium.com/?p=2960).
+This package allows the usage of AMD's proprietary user-space OpenCL driver along with the free amdgpu stack. It should work with upstream amdgpu and Mesa. Inspired by [this blog post][gog].
## Hardware support
-This *should* work with all amdgpu-enabled GCN GPUs. However, I have no hardware to actually test it.
+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].
-If you are using SI (Southerin Islands) or CIK (Sea Islands GPU), you'll need to enable the *amdgpu* and disable the *radeon* kernel module. Check the [Arch Wiki]( https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/AMDGPU#Enable_Southern_Islands_.28SI.29_and_Sea_Islands_.28CIK.29_support) for the exact steps.
+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 4.13 and Hawaii. Blender Cycles and Luxmark seem to work without any problems.
+Currently tested with Kernel 4.14 and Hawaii. Blender Cycles, Luxmark, F@H and ethminer seem to work without any problems.
## What this is not
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](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/?K=amdgpu).
+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]( https://rocm.github.io/) stack.
+Expect maintainance of this package to be dropped when there is free OpenCL support on top of the [ROC] stack.
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+[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/