AMD Strix Halo Enjoys Some Performance Gains On Ubuntu 26.10, Especially With amd64v3
Ahead of next week's Ubuntu 26.10 beta release I have been testing the "Stonking Stingray" on a variety of systems. Ubuntu 26.10 is performing well overall with some nice upgrades over Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, especially if opting to use the new snapshot/daily ISOs of Ubuntu 26.10 in amd64v3 form for x86_64-v3 packages. In today's tests are a look at the performance benefits of Ubuntu 26.10 on an AMD…
AMD's Strix Halo SoC has showcased some performance improvements when running on Ubuntu 26.10, particularly when using the amd64v3 packages. Ahead of the upcoming Ubuntu 26.10 beta release, testing on a variety of systems has revealed some notable upgrades over the previous LTS version, Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. The daily ISOs of Ubuntu 26.10 in amd64v3 form for x86_64-v3 packages seem to provide added out-of-the-box performance benefits.
In the recent tests, a Framework Desktop equipped with AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 and Radeon 8060S Graphics was benchmarked on both Ubuntu 26.04 LTS and a daily ISO of Ubuntu 26.10 (as of September 16). Additionally, a comparison was made between the generic amd64 packages and the experimental amd64v3 packages on Ubuntu 26.10. Overall, the performance benefits of Ubuntu 26.10 on the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ Strix Halo SoC have proven to be exciting for users of systems like the Framework Desktop, Ryzen AI Halo, and HP ZBook Ultra G1a.
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