🎮 Gaming Jul 29, 2026 · Kyle Orland

New AMD Linux patch boosts low-end gaming performance on Steam Deck

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New AMD Linux patch boosts low-end gaming performance on Steam Deck
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As the Steam Deck slowly marches toward its fifth birthday next February, owners are likely eager for a way to extend its life rather than investing in expensive high-end competition. A new patch for AMD's Linux drivers could substantially reduce low-end frame hitches when the Steam Deck or other AMD-based gaming hardware is running in Energy Performance Preference (EPP) mode.
Writing on the Linux kernel mailing list (thanks, Phoronix), kernel coder David Vernet lays out the basic problem that g

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