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by beebeepka 957 days ago
But you don't have rtx, peasant!

Seriously though, it's been a while since I've had serious issues with AMD cards on Linux. I was very annoyed with the state of my rx5700 when it first launched back in 2019. We've come a long way

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> But you don't have rtx, peasant! [j/k]

On Linux it's basically the opposite now. Nvidia should basically be seen as unsupported, which to be clear is 100% Nvidia's fault.

Its been well supported and functional for over 23 years through 17 years during which ati/amd gpus were closed source and bad then just bad.

X11 + Nvidia is still one the most common and functional configurations for people who want to use their computer instead of beta testing.

Yeah the typical AMD experience on linux is about as good as should be expected. It’s a shame that there’s such a complex mix of potential problems when it comes to using AMD cards for GPU passthrough after needing to reset/reassign them.