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ive seen a lot of requests for an AMD version but i always see people complain about AMD's linux support. Do you plan on running windows? If you are planning

ive seen a lot of requests for an AMD version but i always see people complain about AMD's linux support. Do you plan on running windows? If you are planning on Linux is the support really as bad as people complain. I say that because intel's linux support seems to me as top notch. ive never really had driver issues that i can think of

MMS21 5y ago
That's weird. I always see people claiming AMD is superior for Linux due to their opensource drivers (intel and nvidia are not). btw certain distro devs were provided with Framework laptops a while back https://frame.work/blog/linux-on-the-framework-laptop https://frame.work/blog/linux-on-the-framework-laptop
- foxfluff 5y ago
  Intel does write open source drivers for Linux. In my experience they are more reliable than AMD's.
  - MMS21 5y ago
    I could only find open source drivers for intel graphics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_and_open-source_graphics_device_driver#Intel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_and_open-source_graphics_... https://01.org/linuxgraphics https://01.org/linuxgraphics
    - Unklejoe 5y ago
      All of Intel's Ethernet/WiFi adapters have open source drivers on Linux too.
fabianhjr 5y ago
Hey, AMD (Zen2 3800X) and Linux (NixOS - 5.14.6) user here; other than a weird bug once on temperature reading I haven't had a single issue between Linux and AMD.
samtheDamned 5y ago
> i always see people complain about AMD's linux support I've always heard the opposite, that AMD's linux support is amazing and that it's windows drivers are lacking. Especially in the GPU department where it struggles with minecraft.
- inside_out_life 5y ago
  This is true, AMD's GPU Linux drivers are open source and in superb shape nowadays (with the exception of freshly released stuff as there's always lag)
squeaky-clean 5y ago
AMD CPUs and Linux have always been fine for me. The GPUs on the other hand...
- flatiron 5y ago
  Since it’s a laptop then I could see that being an issue though. Intels embedded GPU I guess are slow and clunky but work super well in Linux in my experience.
adamdusty 5y ago
I dont know about laptops but I've been running Ubuntu on a ryzen 1600 since the couch came out and haven't had any issues.
jklinger410 5y ago
>but i always see people complain about AMD's linux support No, you don't. You see people complaining about NVIDIA's linux support.
- flatiron 5y ago
  Oh I’m glad I don’t. You know what I dreamt it all up. Thanks for clearing that up. But honestly just subscribing to the Linux subreddit I see tons of amd gpu issues and never hear a peep out of Intel. But yes nvidia does win the prize for worst.
  - inside_out_life 5y ago
    I've been runnning linux with AMD cpu/gpu for years, they tend to be late with initial stuff but other than that it's been a smooth sailing. That being said, it will differ from distro to distro, as some are unreadably slow with driver/firmware updates.

MMS21 5y ago

That's weird. I always see people claiming AMD is superior for Linux due to their opensource drivers (intel and nvidia are not). btw certain distro devs were provided with Framework laptops a while back https://frame.work/blog/linux-on-the-framework-laptop https://frame.work/blog/linux-on-the-framework-laptop

foxfluff 5y ago
Intel does write open source drivers for Linux. In my experience they are more reliable than AMD's.
- MMS21 5y ago
  I could only find open source drivers for intel graphics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_and_open-source_graphics_device_driver#Intel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_and_open-source_graphics_... https://01.org/linuxgraphics https://01.org/linuxgraphics
  - Unklejoe 5y ago
    All of Intel's Ethernet/WiFi adapters have open source drivers on Linux too.

fabianhjr 5y ago

Hey, AMD (Zen2 3800X) and Linux (NixOS - 5.14.6) user here; other than a weird bug once on temperature reading I haven't had a single issue between Linux and AMD.

samtheDamned 5y ago

> i always see people complain about AMD's linux support I've always heard the opposite, that AMD's linux support is amazing and that it's windows drivers are lacking. Especially in the GPU department where it struggles with minecraft.

inside_out_life 5y ago
This is true, AMD's GPU Linux drivers are open source and in superb shape nowadays (with the exception of freshly released stuff as there's always lag)

squeaky-clean 5y ago

AMD CPUs and Linux have always been fine for me. The GPUs on the other hand...

flatiron 5y ago
Since it’s a laptop then I could see that being an issue though. Intels embedded GPU I guess are slow and clunky but work super well in Linux in my experience.

adamdusty 5y ago

I dont know about laptops but I've been running Ubuntu on a ryzen 1600 since the couch came out and haven't had any issues.

jklinger410 5y ago

>but i always see people complain about AMD's linux support No, you don't. You see people complaining about NVIDIA's linux support.

flatiron 5y ago
Oh I’m glad I don’t. You know what I dreamt it all up. Thanks for clearing that up. But honestly just subscribing to the Linux subreddit I see tons of amd gpu issues and never hear a peep out of Intel. But yes nvidia does win the prize for worst.
- inside_out_life 5y ago
  I've been runnning linux with AMD cpu/gpu for years, they tend to be late with initial stuff but other than that it's been a smooth sailing. That being said, it will differ from distro to distro, as some are unreadably slow with driver/firmware updates.