Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
It has taken a long while to get here but it looks like we're very close to having full working HDMI 2.1 support under Linux with AMD GPUs, just in time for HDMI 2.2 to be ready and for the exact same problem to start again.
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HDMI 2.1 Report Thread: gitlab.freedesktop.org/drm/amd/-/work_items/1417
2021 Phoronix Article: phoronix.com/news/HDMI-Closed-Spec-Hurts-Open
Reddit Patches: reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/1r793et/hdmi_21_frl_looking_for_testers
Upstream Kernel Patches: lore.kernel.org/amd-gfx/20260501140441.41068-1-harry.wentland@amd.com
New Phoronix Post: phoronix.com/forums/forum/linux-graphics-x-org-drivers/open-source-amd-linux/1631149-amd-posts-hdmi-2-1-frl-patches-for-their-amdgpu-linux-driver#post1631154
Newer Kernel Patches: lore.kernel.org/amd-gfx/20260511155212.73586-1-harry.wentland@amd.com
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It has taken a long while to get here but it looks like we're very close to having full working HDMI 2.1 support under Linux with AMD GPUs, just in time for HDMI 2.2 to be ready and for the exact same problem to start again.
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==========Resources==========
HDMI 2.1 Report Thread: gitlab.freedesktop.org/drm/amd/-/work_items/1417
2021 Phoronix Article: phoronix.com/news/HDMI-Closed-Spec-Hurts-Open
Reddit Patches: reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/1r793et/hdmi_21_frl_looking_for_testers
Upstream Kernel Patches: lore.kernel.org/amd-gfx/20260501140441.41068-1-harry.wentland@amd.com
New Phoronix Post: phoronix.com/forums/forum/linux-graphics-x-org-drivers/open-source-amd-linux/1631149-amd-posts-hdmi-2-1-frl-patches-for-their-amdgpu-linux-driver#post1631154
Newer Kernel Patches: lore.kernel.org/amd-gfx/20260511155212.73586-1-harry.wentland@amd.com
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🎵 Ending music
Track: Debris & Jonth - Game Time [NCS Release]
Music provided by NoCopyrightSounds.
Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=yDTvvOTie0w
Free Download / Stream: ncs.io/GameTime
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