Machine: Apple iMac12,1 (21.5", mid-2011)
GPU driving the panel: AMD Radeon HD 6770M — "Whistler"/Turks, Northern Islands (TeraScale 2), PCI id 1002:6740
Driver: radeon kernel module (NOT amdgpu — this chip is pre-GCN, so radeon is the only option)
OS when diagnosed: Fedora Linux 44 (KDE Plasma), kernel 7.1.4, X11, EFI boot
Date fixed: 2026-07-22
After waking from suspend, the Plasma desktop shows large black-and-white "stair-step"