# Valve funding port of Linux RADV Radeon Vulkan driver to Windows — cross-platform effort already runs 'Counter-Strike 2'

> The Steam Machine helped grow the popularity of Linux gaming, including installations of Bazzite and other gaming-oriented Linux distributions.

- **Source:** [Tom's Hardware](https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/valve-funding-port-of-linux-radv-radeon-vulkan-driver-to-windows-cross-platform-effort-already-runs-counter-strike-2?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a6cbd3a7af11b894b6b4942)
- **Published:** 2026-07-31
- **Category:** Gaming
- **Tags:** #microsoft #amd #steam #windows
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a6cbd3a7af11b894b6b4942

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