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so my old GPU died a few days ago and I was thinking which brand of GPU to get next. AMD or Nvidia? I've heard Nvidia drivers are very annoying with Linux but I've never had an AMD GPU before. Which would be better? I'll sometimee switch to Windows to play specific games as well.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Pick one that fits your bills! Usually, AMD ones have more VRAM for the same price compared to Nvidia... I use Nvidia here (Asus tuf rtx3080 with 12GB VRAM), but I'd use an AMD one without problems too, if I had one...

Just avoid Intel Arc right now!!!

PS: if you need CUDA, you'll have to use Nvidia