On Sat, 21 Nov 2020 16:26:47 +0100
Linux-Fan <ma_sys...@web.de> wrote:
> George Shuklin writes:
>
> > I'm driving into 'new pc struggles', and the thing to think hard about is
> > GPU.
> >
> > What GPU is good for Linux? I've tired of Nvidia blobbing, (even it's
> > packaged really well now), so the next (and last thing is AMD). How well is
> >
> > it working with open source drivers? Just enough for desktop, or good for
> > normal 3D?
> >
> > If you recently upgraded/bought GPU, what was your issues if any?
>
> My experience with nVidia is that it works well with the proprietary
> graphics drivers. It is the way of least hassle towards a fully-functional
> GPU on linux if one needs more than an IGP's performance.
>
> I also have two AMD GPUs (Radeon RX570 and Radeon Pro W5500) with the
> following experience:
>
> The RX570 works out of the box for 3D accelleration with the
> open source driver + non-free firmware blobs.
Seconded - I recently deployed an Unstable system with an RX-570, and
it works well with the standard in-kernel 'amdgpu' driver + non-free
firmware ('firmware-amd-graphics'). Many benchmark numbers I get seem
to be lower than ones I've seen online for Windows, but the card does
work well under Linux.
Celejar
