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Linux 7.3 improves performance when running out of vRAM
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Linux kernel 7.3 includes new patches designed to improve system stability and performance when a computer runs out of video RAM (VRAM). The update aims to prevent crashes during memory-intensive tasks like gaming by optimizing how the kernel manages memory eviction to the CPU.
Earlier this year, I blogged about work I did to improve VRAM management for games. Now, after many months of floating around in mailing lists, the kernel patches are finally merged upstream and queued for Linux 7.3! Hooray!
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