Article Number: RN-PRO-LIN-18-Q1-1
Last Updated: March 20, 2018
This article provides information on the latest version of the Radeon™ Pro Software Enterprise Edition 18.Q1.1 for Linux®.
Radeon Pro Software Enterprise Edition 18.Q1.1 for Linux is designed to protect your graphics investment while reducing your risk. The Radeon Pro Software Enterprise Edition aims to maximize uptime and throughput with leading quality and performance, while minimizing security threats and simplifying implementation for your business.
Radeon Pro Software Enterprise Edition 18.Q1.1 for Linuxcan be downloaded from the following links*:
Installing Radeon Pro Software Enterprise Edition 18.Q1.1 for Linux
For detailed instructions on how to install or uninstall Radeon™ Pro Software for Linux, please refer to the following KB article:
To use the Vulkan® driver in this stack, Vulkan SDK version 1.1.70.0 needs to be installed. The SDK can be downloaded from: https://vulkan.lunarg.com/sdk/home
Radeon Pro Software Enterprise Edition 18.Q1.1for Linux Highlights
- Enables Vulkan® 1.1 support
- Closed source driver conformant with the Vulkan 1.1 Specification
- Delivers amdgpu-pro and amdgpu-all-open stacks using the same packaging infrastructure.
- Large Page Support is enabled by default.
Fixed Issues
- Fixed issues with OpenCL™ on CentOS 6.9 and "Vega"-based hardware.
Known Issues
- Corruption is observed while resizing terminal window in Ubuntu® 16.04.3 – this is a kernel issue and is expected to be fixed with Ubuntu® 16.04.4.
- Application errors may occur while performing StoryboardGraphics on ANSYS® Workbench™ 18.1.
- Minor corruption may be seen in viewport when resizing in Autodesk® Mudbox™.
- Minor corruption may be seen in viewport upon mouse hovering in Dassault Systèmes® Abaqus™.
- Minor corruption may be seen while moving cursor over sample MSC SimXpert on RHEL 6.9 operating system.
Product Compatibility
Radeon Pro Software Enterprise Edition 18.Q1.1 for Linux is compatible with the following AMD graphics products:
| AMD Radeon™ and FirePro™ Product Family Compatibility | |
| Radeon™ Pro WX series | Radeon™ Pro WX 9100 |
| Radeon™ Vega Frontier Edition | Radeon™ Vega Frontier Edition |
| Radeon™ Pro series | Radeon™ Pro SSG |
| AMD FirePro™ W series | AMD FirePro™ W9100 |
| AMD FirePro™ S series | AMD FirePro™ S7150x2 |
Packaged Driver Version
Radeon Pro Software Enterprise Edition 18.Q1.1 for Linux installation package contains the following:
- AMDGPU-Pro Driver and AMDGPU All-Open (base driver 17.50)
- ROCm Platform 1.6 in supported distributions
Supported APIs
Radeon Pro Software Enterprise Edition 18.Q1.1 for Linux is designed to support the following APIs:
- OpenGL 4.5 and GLX 1.4
- OpenCL™ 1.2
- Vulkan® 1.1
- VDPAU/VAAPI
Compatible Operating Systems
Radeon Pro Software Enterprise Edition 18.Q1.1 for Linux is designed to support the following Linux platforms:
- Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® 7.4 (64-bit version)
- Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® 6.9 (64-bit version)
- CentOS 7.4 (64-bit version)
- CentOS 6.9 (64-bit version)
- Ubuntu® 16.04.3 (64-bit version)
See below for details:
| Desktop Workstation Graphics | |||
| RHEL/CentOS 7.4 | RHEL/CentOS 6.9 | Ubuntu 16.04.3 |
|
| Radeon™ Pro WX series | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Radeon™ Pro SSG | ✓ | ☓ | ✓ |
| Radeon™ Vega Frontier Edition | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Radeon™ Pro Duo ("Polaris") | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Radeon™ Pro Duo ("Fiji") | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| AMD FirePro™ W series | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| AMD FirePro™ S series | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Base Feature Support
- Basic display features
- Basic power management features
- Note: AMD does not perform QA validation for S4 (hibernation) function as it is highly platform dependent.
- KMS (Kernel Mode Setting) and ADF (Atomic Display Framework) support
- GPL compliant kernel module
- AMD FirePro™ Features (EDID Management and 30-bit color)
- AMD FreeSync™ support (Please refer to this FAQ for more information)
- DirectGMA for OpenGL
- Install script and native packages for all supported operating systems
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