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I recently built a new pc and since I switched from Windows to Lunux (Kubuntu) I got an amd gpu (6700 XT). Because people told me it is less of a hassle than Nvidia. It works fine out of the box, but the choice of drivers confuse me. For gaming is the default amdgpu good enough? Is amdgpu-pro the same as the official Radeon drivers from amd? Are they better for gaming? Is Mesa yet another driver or something in addition to a driver? Why are there no settings/gui anywhere (using the default amdgpu)?

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[–] itsgroundhogdayagain@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

How is it going? I also run Kubuntu and I'm waiting for Black Friday to buy that same card.

[–] orac@feddit.nl 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I am very happy with it. I did switch from Kubuntu to Manjaro KDE, but that was not because of the GPU. The only thing that bothers me is that the fans can be noisy during some games at high load. But during everyday desktop use the fans are idle since its passive cooling capabilities are good (I have one from Powercolor, so any other brand may be different on this point). For me, the temp stays at <40°C for normal desktop use. I haven't seen it go over 83 during gaming. You can adjust the fan curve with Corectl and even overclock it (I haven't) if you want; but everything else just works without additional drivers/software. Now, I don't play heavy fps games, but the games I do play are lag/stutter free. My most taxing game atm is Cities Skylines 2 and I get a solid 60fps with that and my heavily modded Minecraft runs smooth as butter. All in all, I think the card gives excellent value for money.

[–] itsgroundhogdayagain@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 months ago

Awesome,that is great to hear. I was looking at the Sapphire version of that card but Powercolor also came up.
My current card is about 12 years old so anything would be an improvement at this point!