# AXM-8-256 mesa support?

**URL:** <https://forums.imgtec.com/t/axm-8-256-mesa-support/4163>\
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**Created:** [May 26, 2025, 1:16pm UTC](https://forums.imgtec.com/t/axm-8-256-mesa-support/4163 "2025-05-26T13:16:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![bog\_dan\_ro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@bog\_dan\_ro](https://forums.imgtec.com/u/bog_dan_ro)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2025, 1:16pm UTC](https://forums.imgtec.com/t/axm-8-256-mesa-support/4163/1 "2025-05-26T13:16:14Z")

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Hello there,

I saw that mesa already supports IMG AXE-1-16, how hard it will be to add support for IMG AXM-8-256, considering that both are A-Series?

IMG AXM-8-256 is used by SiFive P550 which make it quite important to have it in mesa.

Is there any documentation for this GPU available?

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**Author:** ![AlejandroC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/97f17d/32.png) [@AlejandroC](https://forums.imgtec.com/u/AlejandroC)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2025, 6:23pm UTC](https://forums.imgtec.com/t/axm-8-256-mesa-support/4163/2 "2025-05-30T18:23:42Z")

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Hi bog\_dan\_ro,

Thanks for your message, and welcome to the PowerVR Developer Forum!

The SiFive P550 claim is 100% understandable. Unfortunately each core requires some work at driver level and is not a straightforward process. Please stay updated for new cores added to the Mesa driver.

Best regards,  
Alejandro

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**Author:** ![bog\_dan\_ro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@bog\_dan\_ro](https://forums.imgtec.com/u/bog_dan_ro)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2026, 4:35pm UTC](https://forums.imgtec.com/t/axm-8-256-mesa-support/4163/3 "2026-03-06T16:35:19Z")

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Hi,

Any news on this matter? 🙂

If Imagination doesn’t have time to publish the drivers to mesa, please publish the docs and someone will do the work for you.  
The internet says that it’s similar to AXE-1-16M, if it’s right then with documentation it shouldn’t be too hard to adapt the existing AXE-1-16M driver.

Thanks in advance!