Overview
- Development is underway on a Mesa-hosted Turnip Vulkan driver for Qualcomm’s Adreno 8xx GPUs in Snapdragon 8 Elite and Elite Gen 5 devices.
- Qualcomm’s Rob Clark says the driver will support Adreno 840 and is likely compatible with Adreno 830 due to their shared sliced architecture.
- Users and developers report bugs and reduced efficiency in emulators such as Eden, GameHub, and Winlator on the newer Elite chips, prompting many to stick with Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for demanding emulation.
- Previous Turnip releases have delivered better stability and performance for GameHub, RPCSX-UI-Android, and Eden, indicating potential gains once this driver is available.
- A GitLab comment flags missing kernel support for Adreno 830 at present, and project communications indicate availability could arrive in early 2026.