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AMD vs Nvidia (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by user_naa@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml
 

I am going to buy a new graphics card and can't choose between Nvidia and AMD. I know that Nvidia has bad reputation in Linux community but how really it works? And I heard recently their drivers got better. What can you recommend?

P. S. I don't want any proprietary drivers (so I am talking about Nouveau or any other FOSS Nvidia driver if it exists)

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[–] WeebLife@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

I have an RTX 4070 ti super and it works great. But I use proprietary drivers.

[–] Covenant@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Could be game specific, but there is no ground rendering in final fantasy. https://youtu.be/DxE-4ZxYxDA?si=ziYDWr5VAj7LV7hz

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[–] Llufollis@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

if( you need CUDA ){ Use Nvidia (note that OSs officially supported by CUDA often use "old" versions of linux, like Debian 12 (6.1) or Fedora 39 (6.8), I personally use Arch); } else { Use AMD, you will have less problems and it'll probably be easier to setup; }

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[–] sonalder@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If you're on Linux AMD is clearly superior because NVidia has Linux performance issue compared to Windows so you're ending up paying more for less. However NVidia has the monopole for a reason their product are superior but at what price ? Also if you want to avoid proprietary drivers AMD gets the win too.

I do think AMD is the better option for anyone that spend less than 800-1'000$ on a GPU even for Windows gamers. Personnaly I have made the switch from NVidia to AMD 2 years after ditching Windows for Linux, Never looked back even though Cyberpunk2077 looks amazing on NVidia RTX and some other things.

I have upgraded last year to a RX 7800 XT and have no regrets on spending that money.

[–] vintageballs@feddit.org 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

When was the last time you used an Nvidia card under Linux? There are no performance issues compared to windows, haven't been any in YEARS.

[–] sonalder@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

When playing the exact same games on the exact same machine with NVidia GPU you can get 8-20% better performance on Windows compared to Linux. On the AMD side you can get up to 5% boost on Linux, that's just the reality. Though you could also loose 5% performance compared to Windows in some games.

And to answer your question it should have been around 2022.

[–] vintageballs@feddit.org 1 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Where are you getting these numbers? I have a 3080, used a 1080Ti before, and though my last direct comparison was a while (like a few years) ago, I had more like 3-5% difference in FPS in the games I tested, at most 10% in RS2 Vietnam, but this ultimately turned out to be a CPU bottleneck. I would assume (and, reading reviews on reddit, this seems confirmed) that the drivers have mostly gotten better since then.

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[–] HumanPenguin@feddit.uk -4 points 1 week ago (10 children)

AMD. Unless you need blender.

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