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possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 7 months agoI take it your taking about Intel? AMD GPUs tend to be a pretty good deal as there are tons of them used on AMD.
jjlinux@lemmy.ml 7 months ago
Maybe, I’ve never bought PC parts on eBay, or used for that matter. Too risky from my perspective. And yes, I’m talking about AMD GPUs. They are very good, but still behind Nvidia in every aspect.
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 7 months ago
Except for Linux support. Nvidia is awful on Linux compared to Intel (best) and AMD (solid).
jjlinux@lemmy.ml 7 months ago
Name one example in which an Nvidia card from the same gen of an AMD GPU performed equal or worse, regardless of the driver. Why do you think that even manufacturers focused on hardware for Linux choose Nvidia over AMD GPUs? Cost? Unlikely, since Nvidia is usually more expensive.
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 7 months ago
Cost wise I believe they are close. For instance, according to Toms Hardware a RTX 3070 is the same cost and performance as a 6700XT.
tomshardware.com/…/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3070-vs-amd…
What your saying doesn’t align with what I’ve seen and read online. Admittedly I’m not a GPU expert so maybe I’m just out of touch. Anyway I wouldn’t by Nvidia because the free software drivers are still being worked on. We are seeing a lot of progress with NVK but its nowhere near complete.
To be honest with you I mostly use Intel integrated graphics which works very well and can even do some light gaming.