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Related: is there an AMD card which can smoothly run modern Linux desktops (with all of the effects) using a built-in kernel OSS driver? Preferably fanless. I w

Related: is there an AMD card which can smoothly run modern Linux desktops (with all of the effects) using a built-in kernel OSS driver? Preferably fanless. I want to try Ryzen but don't want to buy a loud power hungry monster and deal with proprietary nVidia drivers. Thanks!

SXX 10y ago
If all you need is desktop + browser then likely any AMD card 7XXX series and newer. Keep in mind that some of features for AMDGPU such as Freesync or HDMI audio are depend on out-of-tree kernel module which is open source, but add important not yet merged code.
dstyvsky 10y ago
Or for myself, any way of getting 2560x1440 running with an amd card. The hd 6450 specifically but I would by a new card for full support with a Linux desktop. I've tried a few distros, xrandr configs, drivers and the amd catalyst.
- dom0 10y ago
  Anything after the 7000 series should work just fine OOB.
2bluesc 10y ago
I have a Gigabyte RX 470 on Arch Linux. The mainline kernel `amdgpu` driver works fine with only minor issues on Xorg. My current setup is a RX 470 with two LG27UD58s via DisplayPort and 4k@60Hz works fine. I do mostly desktop productivity stuff, but have fired up games briefly(Dota2, Cities: Skylines). There are RX 460 variants that are fanless and can be had for a good price with the RX 500 series release. Known issues: * DisplayPort + HDMI audio bitstreaming is in the 4.11 kernel, I believe I saw the ALSA audio devices on a 4.11 release candidate I ran briefly for another issue. * HDCP isn't implemented yet (can't confirm though) * FreeSync isn't implemented yet (can't confirm either, not sure of the utility other then gaming and maybe video vsync improvements) Follow the news @ http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=search&q=AMDGPU http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=search&q=AMDGPU The "AMDGPU" driver is the OSS and the AMDGPU-PRO is the proprietary driver. Side note, I moved from the Radeon 6870 I bought years ago (or Bitcoin mining, I have two blocks in the chain to that card's credit... a different time). I dropped it not for performance but for deprecated driver support because of the the `radeon` driver. Review this table[1] and try to pick a card that falls under the `amdgpu` driver to avoid support issues in years to come. [1] https://www.x.org/wiki/RadeonFeature/#index5h2 https://www.x.org/wiki/RadeonFeature/#index5h2 [2] https://www.x.org/wiki/RadeonFeature/#index1h2 https://www.x.org/wiki/RadeonFeature/#index1h2
- old-gregg 10y ago
  Hehe, small world. I think I saw your review of it on NewEgg earlier, thanks! :)
chx 10y ago
Fanless is hard -- there's an XFX fanless RX 460 but there's no need for it really. Most cards have a "zero fan" concept so unless you are driving the card real hard it simply won't spin the fans. I am using a single slot RX 460 and it practically never runs the fan, you probably will use a dual slot one with beefier heatsink -- even better.
jhasse 10y ago
Just got an R3 250 (fanless) with a Ryzen 7 1700, everything works out of the box with Fedora 26 Alpha (Kernel 4.11).

SXX 10y ago

If all you need is desktop + browser then likely any AMD card 7XXX series and newer. Keep in mind that some of features for AMDGPU such as Freesync or HDMI audio are depend on out-of-tree kernel module which is open source, but add important not yet merged code.

dstyvsky 10y ago

Or for myself, any way of getting 2560x1440 running with an amd card. The hd 6450 specifically but I would by a new card for full support with a Linux desktop. I've tried a few distros, xrandr configs, drivers and the amd catalyst.

dom0 10y ago
Anything after the 7000 series should work just fine OOB.

2bluesc 10y ago

I have a Gigabyte RX 470 on Arch Linux. The mainline kernel `amdgpu` driver works fine with only minor issues on Xorg. My current setup is a RX 470 with two LG27UD58s via DisplayPort and 4k@60Hz works fine. I do mostly desktop productivity stuff, but have fired up games briefly(Dota2, Cities: Skylines). There are RX 460 variants that are fanless and can be had for a good price with the RX 500 series release. Known issues: * DisplayPort + HDMI audio bitstreaming is in the 4.11 kernel, I believe I saw the ALSA audio devices on a 4.11 release candidate I ran briefly for another issue. * HDCP isn't implemented yet (can't confirm though) * FreeSync isn't implemented yet (can't confirm either, not sure of the utility other then gaming and maybe video vsync improvements) Follow the news @ http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=search&q=AMDGPU http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=search&q=AMDGPU The "AMDGPU" driver is the OSS and the AMDGPU-PRO is the proprietary driver. Side note, I moved from the Radeon 6870 I bought years ago (or Bitcoin mining, I have two blocks in the chain to that card's credit... a different time). I dropped it not for performance but for deprecated driver support because of the the `radeon` driver. Review this table[1] and try to pick a card that falls under the `amdgpu` driver to avoid support issues in years to come. [1] https://www.x.org/wiki/RadeonFeature/#index5h2 https://www.x.org/wiki/RadeonFeature/#index5h2 [2] https://www.x.org/wiki/RadeonFeature/#index1h2 https://www.x.org/wiki/RadeonFeature/#index1h2

old-gregg 10y ago
Hehe, small world. I think I saw your review of it on NewEgg earlier, thanks! :)

chx 10y ago

Fanless is hard -- there's an XFX fanless RX 460 but there's no need for it really. Most cards have a "zero fan" concept so unless you are driving the card real hard it simply won't spin the fans. I am using a single slot RX 460 and it practically never runs the fan, you probably will use a dual slot one with beefier heatsink -- even better.

jhasse 10y ago

Just got an R3 250 (fanless) with a Ryzen 7 1700, everything works out of the box with Fedora 26 Alpha (Kernel 4.11).