Soren Harward on 2 Feb 2018 19:22:11 -0800


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Re: [PLUG] AMD or nVidia?

I use nVidia running nouveau, and both Intel and AMD FirePro running open-source drivers.

Unless you really, really need advanced GPU capabilities (CAD, 3D anim, gaming, OpenCL), go with Intel's built-in GPUs. They've got the most stable and feature-complete drivers. But if you must have a discrete card, my experience is that nVidia+proprietary drivers has the best performance, followed by AMD, followed by nVidia+nouveau.

If you do go for an AMD, then I'd recommend picking up something that's a generation or two old, because driver stability.

On Fri, Feb 2, 2018, 21:31 Casey Bralla <MailList@nerdworld.org> wrote:
I will be purchasing a new video card in a few weeks, and wonder if
anyone has any suggestions regarding AMD vs nVidia architecture.

I have traditionally used nVidia, both with and without the proprietary
drivers.   Nouveau (my preferred driver) seems buggy to me, but I'm not
sure if the AMD open source drivers are any better.

BTW, I'm not looking for specific card recommendations, just an overall
architecture analysis.

Anybody have an opinion they want to express?

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