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ShortN0te@lemmy.ml 21 hours agoI’ve heard AMD’s onboard graphics are pretty good these days, but I haven’t tried AMD CPUs on a server.
The main issue is afaik still the software support, here are NVIDIA and Intel years ahead.
The benefit of going with a dGPU is that in a few years when for example maybe AV1 takes even more off, you can just switch the GPU and you’re done and do not have to swap the whole system. That at least was my thinking on my setup. My CPU, a 3600x is still good for another 10 years probably.
dan@upvote.au 20 hours ago
I know this was just an example, but Intel 11th gen and newer has hardware acceleration for AV1.
GPUs have their place, but they significantly increase power consumption, which is an issue in areas with high power prices.