Amd Radeon Vega 6 Mobile Graphics Driver Linux Support Guide

Setting Up

2. 2. Checking APU Model

   First, in case to Check AMD APU Model
   Simply issue:

   lspci -k | grep -EA3 'VGA|3D|Display'

   

   Then in case to Check for the Corresponding “GPU” Model see: List AMD APU/CPU/GPU Models Documentation. Scroll Down or Search on Browser with your ID.

3. 3. Finding CPU Model

   So then, Check/Find What’s the CPU Model
   Simply playing on Shell:

   lscpu

   And in Output you’ll find out the “Model name” ID:

   

   This 2 further Steps just to make sure of how your Hardware is officially supported from the AMD Software.

4. 4. Checking Linux Support

   Now to Check if your AMD CPU/GPU is Supported
   Query the AMD Support Website with the “Version” & “Model” IDs.
   In this practical case for a Ryzen 5 3550H Model the Url become:
   www.amd.com/en/products/apu/amd-ryzen-5-3550h
   If needed Amend the “5” & “3550h” following the Infos found on the previous Step.

   

   Especially relevant to know how currently All the AMDGPU are supported on Linux! :)
   Some like the Ubuntu, RHEL, and Arc Linux based from the proprietary AMDGPU PRO Driver.
   But in every case All are supported by the AMD Open Source Drivers.

5. 5. Installing AMD Vega 6 Mobile Graphics Driver

   How to Install AMD Vega 6 Mobile Graphics Driver on GNU/Linux

   Installing AMD Vega 6 Mobile Graphics Driver for Linux

   AMDGPU PRO Linux Setup.
   AMD Open Source Drivers Linux Setup