Intel Arc B580 tested in five games on Linux; you're better off sticking with an AMD GPU for now
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Benchmarks posted online show the Intel Arc B580 falls behind the RX 7600 XT when tested in Linux for gaming; it's still great on Windows.
  • BB_C@programming.dev
    18·
    20 days ago

    What serious Linux users buy GPUs based on raw gaming performance on release week?

    I personally buy based on open-source driver support. And this includes long-term active support, AND developer approachability.

    My current GPU is an AMD/Radeon one because of that. But I’m reconsidering my position when my next hardware upgrade comes.

    I reported an AMD GPU driver issue to mesa once. It was tested, confirmed, and patched by a competent AMD developer within a few days. Now you have easily reproducible issues like this not even going past the testing phase after many months. And there are similar issues across all model generations.

    If I were to upgrade my workstation next year, I would probably go with an AMD CPU and an Intel GPU, which is the exact opposite of my current setup 🙃. One should never rely on outdated perceptions.

  • ArbiterXero@lemmy.world
    6·
    21 days ago

    Likely driver issues, hopefully they can get it fixed!

    Intel did a great job with the drivers in windows last time, time will tell if they fix up the Linux ones

      • ArbiterXero@lemmy.world
        8·
        20 days ago

        Yes and those kernel modules that get loaded in to control hardware interfaces are often referred to as drivers.

        • Possibly linux@lemmy.zipEnglish
          13·
          20 days ago

          Those can’t really be updated independently of the kernel so they are effectively baked it.

          Also the modules are dependent on how it is compiled you can include them in the kernel binary or you can have them separate.

          • ArbiterXero@lemmy.world
            6·
            20 days ago

            ……… what are you talking about?

            The new modules can absolutely be updated independently of the kernel.

            The modules need to be built against your version of the kernel, but MANY versions of the modules work (and are compiled against) different kernel versions.

            Just look at nvidia, a nearly duplicate version of this exact problem. They have MANY versions you can install at any given time for their cards.

  • sorghum@sh.itjust.works
    3·
    20 days ago

    This was what I was waiting for. Most reviews were using arrow lake cpus and on windows. I was waiting for amd CPU on Linux to see if it was going to work. Also, if anyone sees any reviews for how it would do in a server for machine learning specifically in TrueNAS Scale, that’d be great.