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Debating a GPU upgrade. Looking for input from those running an Arc A770. (self.linux)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by ryknow to c/linux

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Basically, just like the title says. I've had my 1080ti since launch. It is without question the single greatest PC component I've ever bought, but my computer usage has changed. I don't really game anymore, and if I do, it's generally on my Xbox. I run linux exclusively and generally speaking I stick with OpenSuse Tumbleweed or NixOS. While the 1080ti performs perfectly fine for me, I'm just tired of dealing with Nvidia drivers breaking things from time to time when updating. Machine specs are as follows;

Mobo: X570 I AORUS PRO WIFI CPU: Ryzen 3900X RAM: 32gb Gskill Trident Monitors: Dual Dell S2417DG (1440p, 144hz) Case: Fractal Design Pop Mini Silent

Again, I don't really game on my PC anymore, and I spend most of my time in Freecad and Kdenlive. If I'm going to replace my 1080ti I want to make sure that I'm still upgrading. If I decided 6 months from now I want to play something on PC, I'd still like the ability with "decent" graphics.

I've been looking at the Arc A770, but a lot of the things I'm reading are a year old and saying things like; "It performs well, but beware of driver issues", or "Most things are working, but it's still got a ways to go". I'm just wondering if a year later things have gotten better?

If the A770 isn't really "ready" yet, I'm fine with AMD also. Just wondering what card people would suggest.

My budget is probably in the $250 - $350 range. I could probably stretch to $400 if I really needed to, but I'd like not to.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

For the driver quality issues, make sure to filter out Windows vs Linux reviews. Intel has historically been way better under Linux than Windows, and they use translation layers under the hood on Windows which is something we're used to on Linux. I heard it's a bit better on Linux.

Kinda like Windows vs Linux for AMD cards, sometimes it's just better on Linux. Only NVIDIA have mostly identical drivers for both platforms and thus is about on-par with performance and stability.

[–] ryknow 2 points 7 months ago

Thanks for the input. Yeah, my research has been more linux specific. My feeling was that Intel would perform well under linux, but browsing around most of what I've been finding are posts from a year ago, and nothing more current. I'm assuming that the cards (and more specifically driver support) would only get better in time (assuming it's not the next optane... haha).

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

Supposedly the next gen Intel Battlemage cards are coming soon. I’d just wait for those rather than drop the cash on the current cards.