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When we consider deep learning practitioners and others relying on CUDA then yes, nvidia still has monopoly. But for gamers AMD's Radeon GPU is a compelling alt
by jacek 7y ago
When we consider deep learning practitioners and others relying on CUDA then yes, nvidia still has monopoly. But for gamers AMD's Radeon GPU is a compelling alternative.
- kungtotte 7y agoFor anyone on Linux it's also a better choice with Radeon, since they're actually cooperating with writing a FOSS driver for their cards. With nVidia you're stuck with a less than stellar third party FOSS driver or using nVidia's own proprietary driver.
- lottin 7y agoI think it's important that we support hardware vendors that cooperate with free software development, by buying their products - and punish those who don't, by not buying their products. Otherwise we can't complain.
- kungtotte 7y agoYep, voting with your wallet is the only direct action you can take in this world that will actually have an effect on corporations.
- ajconway 7y agoAs a mid-range option, maybe, but RTX absolutely dominates the high-end gaming this year.