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author | grmat | 2018-01-31 10:43:43 +0100 |
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committer | GitHub | 2018-01-31 10:43:43 +0100 |
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Updated README.md
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index fc3a8f9e408a..287ab7e6abc5 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,20 +1,26 @@ # 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. + +[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/ |