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  • Radeon OpenGL Linux Driver Massively Improves 3D Texturing Performance For Older GPUs

    Phoronix: Radeon OpenGL Linux Driver Massively Improves 3D Texturing Performance For Older GPUs

    Prominent open-source AMD OpenGL driver developer Marek Olšák has merged a new tantalizing set of patches that boost the 3D texturing performance for those using RDNA1 GPUs and older...

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  • #2
    Good job, this shows that radeon cards for regular consumers are superior choice for now (at least while not just new hardware gets updates and attention from an open driver team). Those who need CUDA - I get you. Those who don't - don't start the holywar, you wouldn't win

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    • #3
      Originally posted by pharmasolin View Post
      Good job, this shows that radeon cards for regular consumers are superior choice for now (at least while not just new hardware gets updates and attention from an open driver team). Those who need CUDA - I get you. Those who don't - don't start the holywar, you wouldn't win
      The best solution for regular consumers are intel gpus, actually. Better value for money. And the fuzzy feeling that you promote competition in the gpu market to fight off the duopoly that has inflated prices for so long.

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      • #4
        Originally posted by TemplarGR View Post

        The best solution for regular consumers are intel gpus, actually. Better value for money. And the fuzzy feeling that you promote competition in the gpu market to fight off the duopoly that has inflated prices for so long.
        They are taking consequences of their greed right now. Their driver for linux is not in great state as well, especially for games which are using XeSS. So no, thank you. (For now)

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        • #5
          Originally posted by TemplarGR View Post

          The best solution for regular consumers are intel gpus, actually. Better value for money. (…)
          A lot of things don't work or work poorly due to lackluster Vulkan extension coverage, namely console emulators, DXVK and VKD3D. The hardware itself can do it and the driver will eventually get there, but as of now, I can only recommend Intel GPUs for Office, Webbrowsing, video playback and transcoding.

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          • #6
            lol not even a month ago I finally upgraded my old R9 290, and then this patch comes out. Oh well - still good to see.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by TemplarGR View Post

              The best solution for regular consumers are intel gpus, actually. Better value for money. And the fuzzy feeling that you promote competition in the gpu market to fight off the duopoly that has inflated prices for so long.
              Depends on your wants/values:

              RGB - colors of teams.
              Want an appliance that somehow works? G | R | B
              Want performance? G | R
              support opensource? R |B
              Support market newcomer? B
              Full standard compliance? R ( B will probably get there)
              Longevity of support? R | B

              I'm team R.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by TemplarGR View Post

                The best solution for regular consumers are intel gpus, actually. Better value for money. And the fuzzy feeling that you promote competition in the gpu market to fight off the duopoly that has inflated prices for so long.
                Value for money is not so great anymore if you start counting power use in your CoL. Arc is really inefficient for now.

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                • #9
                  Why there is no such performance upgrade for my Polaris (architecture between Tonga and Vega)?

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by kiffmet View Post

                    A lot of things don't work or work poorly due to lackluster Vulkan extension coverage, namely console emulators, DXVK and VKD3D. The hardware itself can do it and the driver will eventually get there, but as of now, I can only recommend Intel GPUs for Office, Webbrowsing, video playback and transcoding.
                    I have been using Intel for years and i can game just fine....

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