Asahi Linux reports M3 general availability and M4/M5 kernel progress
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The Asahi Linux project says Apple M3 support has reached general availability in its downstream code, though it currently lacks GPU acceleration.
The Asahi Linux project released a status report in November outlining progress for Apple Silicon hardware. Developers say Apple M3 support has reached general availability status within the downstream Asahi Linux code. However, M3 support currently lacks GPU acceleration. Developers working on M3 driver support have reportedly rendered a triangle, but they say more work is required.
The project has also submitted initial Device Trees for the Apple M4 Pro, M4 Max, and M5 to the Linux kernel mailing list. The mailing list is additionally evaluating Thunderbolt support for Apple Silicon.
Gaming is becoming more viable on Apple M1 and M2 chips when using EX and Wine. Contributors are working on executing titles apart from muvm to address kernel page size gaps. The project describes the performance of recent games on Asahi Linux as patchy.
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