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AMD drops support for non GCN based graphics cards
AMD halts supporting graphics cards (drivers wise) that are not based on their Graphics Core Next-architecture. That means that multiple graphics cards in the Radeon HD 5000, 6000 and a couple of 7000 series now have been tagged with legacy status.
Realistically this means graphics cards based on VLIW-architecture, Radeon series HD 5000 and 6000 with type numbers HD 7600- and HD 8400-or lower will drop from driver support. AMD also halts support for APUs based on VLIW, the GPUs in Llano-, Trinity- and the Richland-series.
The legacy status means there no longer will be anymore new drivers. According to AMD this choice clears up valuable engineering resources for the driver development team for newer GPUs and APUs based on GCN-architecture.
Please be aware that owners of these older cards and APUs still can make use of the bèta AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition-driver released today. However A certified WHQL-driver will not be an option and thus that makes the Catalyst-version 15.7.1 WHQL the final certified driver. AMD launched the GCN-architecture in 2011.
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#5195343 Posted on: 11/24/2015 08:00 PM
I expected this considering AMD's previous support cycles.
No new drivers at all is a bit surprising though, previous Legacy cards got drivers for bug fixes for a year.
I expected this considering AMD's previous support cycles.
No new drivers at all is a bit surprising though, previous Legacy cards got drivers for bug fixes for a year.
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#5195346 Posted on: 11/24/2015 08:03 PM
About time. Good move on their part. Now they can move forward; not that they really gave much attention to the non-gcn cards lately. Now just need to wait for the next crop before upgrading. Guess it is time to start planning to fill the Core X-9 case now.
About time. Good move on their part. Now they can move forward; not that they really gave much attention to the non-gcn cards lately. Now just need to wait for the next crop before upgrading. Guess it is time to start planning to fill the Core X-9 case now.
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#5195356 Posted on: 11/24/2015 08:10 PM
about damn time...
about damn time...
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#5195361 Posted on: 11/24/2015 08:14 PM
Lol...
nVidia does the same exact thing. They have to if they are going to make progress. Bear in mind that just as people continue to run XP today, some of them with no overt problems, the same will be true of so-called Legacy 3d cards. Those cards will not stop working with all of the games they work with now, which basically means D3d9/10 & maybe even some 11 games will continue to run on that hardware for years to come.
Not a big deal. Nothing is forever--not your cpu, your gpu your motherboard, your ram your hdd's, etc. Or your 3d cards...It's simply the way things work.
They really try hard to go down under do they? 
Lol...
nVidia does the same exact thing. They have to if they are going to make progress. Bear in mind that just as people continue to run XP today, some of them with no overt problems, the same will be true of so-called Legacy 3d cards. Those cards will not stop working with all of the games they work with now, which basically means D3d9/10 & maybe even some 11 games will continue to run on that hardware for years to come.
Not a big deal. Nothing is forever--not your cpu, your gpu your motherboard, your ram your hdd's, etc. Or your 3d cards...It's simply the way things work.
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They really try hard to go down under do they?