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Originally posted by TAXI View PostDamn edit limit...
Maybe bridgeman has some more informations for us, like has AMD changed their priorities for catalyst on linux? With some luck he'll reply...
"I want to have an answer for you, but the Steam Machines are still a very young enterprise. We are working closely with Valve to answer all of these questions, but I will say this:
Expect AMD-based Steam Machines in 2014, which means a stable and high-performance driver is required. We've already been making massive contributions to the Linux 3.11 and 3.12 kernels to substantially improve performance and features, so you can see the evidence in our efforts there. "
Since only contributions to the linux kernel were mentioned, but no mention of frglx is given, I would assume that the open drivers are the one they will be betting at in the near future. Maybe they are already working on the code, but will only push upstream in a very large batch, such as has been the case with UVD and DPM...
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Maybe they are already working on the code, but will only push upstream in a very large batch, such as has been the case with UVD and DPM...
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Originally posted by sabun View PostI really do wonder why their Linux driver lags so far behind compared to Nvidia's Linux driver (in terms of stability and updates).
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I share other people's concern. I think it's too early to use AMD with Linux. It'll take seeing a successful nVidia powered Steam Machine for AMD to feel the pressure to fix their drivers. A SteamMachine with AMD at this point will be a bad publicity for SteamOS and for Linux in genreal.
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Sigh....
NVIDIA - Has a good binary driver. Downside: They only have a binary driver. (Nouveua is pretty sad, the most you can hope for is 2d)
INTEL - Has a good, nearly on par with windows, open source driver. Downside: Their graphics hardware is rather weak compared to Nvidia and AMD.
AMD - Older hardware has an open source driver nearly on par with the binaries and are making great strides in getting all their hardware supported by the open driver. Downside: Their binary driver has minimal support, and has issues.
They have absolutely no interest in Linux.
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Originally posted by sabun View PostThat would be wonderful, as it would mean they have an ace up their sleeve! I am skeptical however, since it is AMD + Linux we are talking here. I really do wonder why their Linux driver lags so far behind compared to Nvidia's Linux driver (in terms of stability and updates).
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As far as CPU performance goes, most games are not constrained by CPU.
Bang for buck, AMD usually wins. (If you want the most performance, Intel wins, but it will cost extra.)
The only CPU concern for devices like this will likely be the heat generated, which might make the case of using a cooler Intel CPU.
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Originally posted by sabun View PostThat would be wonderful, as it would mean they have an ace up their sleeve! I am skeptical however, since it is AMD + Linux we are talking here. I really do wonder why their Linux driver lags so far behind compared to Nvidia's Linux driver (in terms of stability and updates).
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