# HDMI 2.1 and Display Stream Compression have been added to AMD's Linux display drivers.

*semiconductor · news · 2026-05-12 · Hot Hardware*

## Key points

- AMD's Linux drivers now support HDMI 2.1 and Display Stream Compression for the first time.
- The new driver patch enables up to 4K 240 Hz or 8K 120 Hz output on supported devices.
- This update resolves previous limitations of 60 Hz at 4K and chroma subsampling on Linux.
- Recent AMD GPUs like the Radeon RX 9070 XT will directly benefit from this Linux driver update.
- The Steam Machine’s initial HDMI 2.0 limitation was due to Linux driver gaps, now addressed by AMD.

**Companies:** AMD

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