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I think the claim AMD has caught up with Nvidia drivers is untrue. Sure, they don't cause constant crashing in mainstream games anymore like they used to but th

I think the claim AMD has caught up with Nvidia drivers is untrue. Sure, they don't cause constant crashing in mainstream games anymore like they used to but that's where the improvement ends. AMD drivers are still broken enough you run into issues whenever you step outside the box. Emulation is universally worse on AMD, and that's when it's not completely broken. VR is the same way, and AMD is now six months late for their "we promise AI won't be busted on RDNA3" promise.

gymbeaux 3y ago
I've read about/had enough issues with NVidia drivers in the last couple of years I am willing to say AMD has effectively caught up in that regard, especially when you consider "FineWine" (the common occurrence of AMD GPUs gaining performance over time through driver updates, while that seldom occurs on the Nvidia side). I've not experienced, at any point, from the Radeon 9550 to the Radeon HD 5750 to the RX 480/580 driver issues that prevented me from playing a game or anything like that. Also, NVidia on Linux has pretty much always been a nightmare. They're still working out Nvidia-specific issues with Wayland over there in Linux world. If you are on Linux, AMD is and has always been the way to go for your GPU if you wanted the best UX.
- causality0 3y ago
  I've read about/had enough issues with NVidia drivers in the last couple of years I am willing to say AMD has effectively caught up in that regard Why do you say in that regard but then not bring up any examples of that regard? I said AMD is terrible at emulation, VR, and AI. As far as I know everything else might be great. AMD has problems on Xenia, problems on RPCS3, glitches and degraded performance on CEMU, Yuzu, and Ryujinx. The 7000-series has so many problems running regular VR games there's a performance disclaimer on AMD's own site. I say this as someone who really, really would like to buy a 7900XTX but can't because everything I'd actually want to use it for over my current Nvidia card is hamstrung.
  - gymbeaux 3y ago
    Well “in that regard” meaning the notion that you posed about the drivers having “caught up”. I can’t speak to the VR situation. So maybe the drivers haven’t caught up in every sense. I will say I recently threw away an RX 580 because it couldn’t stay under 100C. I repasted it, and tried setting the fans to 100%, which was quite loud. It was an XFX model too… usually they’re on top of QC. It’s worth like $75 if I found the screws for the fan shroud (took off to try to get better temps via water cooling) but it’s easier to just throw it in the trash can. eBay takes around 12% and then I have to pack and ship the thing. Not worth it. I just bought an RTX 3090 with a broken power connector notch because it was the only GPU I could find for under $1000 that had more than 20GB of VRAM (for future proofing/model training). It’s just a shit time to need a GPU.
    - causality0 3y ago
      You're right about that one. My GTX 1070 has been holding up remarkably well, far better than my previous cards did at even half its age. I could easily afford a 4090 but everything this generation is such a terrible value I'd feel like an absolute chump when I can already crank the settings to max on nearly everything I play. My instincts say "buy stuff" but how can I justify it when I can barely tell the difference between native 4K and the upscaled 1080p coming out of my mClassic?

gymbeaux 3y ago

I've read about/had enough issues with NVidia drivers in the last couple of years I am willing to say AMD has effectively caught up in that regard, especially when you consider "FineWine" (the common occurrence of AMD GPUs gaining performance over time through driver updates, while that seldom occurs on the Nvidia side). I've not experienced, at any point, from the Radeon 9550 to the Radeon HD 5750 to the RX 480/580 driver issues that prevented me from playing a game or anything like that. Also, NVidia on Linux has pretty much always been a nightmare. They're still working out Nvidia-specific issues with Wayland over there in Linux world. If you are on Linux, AMD is and has always been the way to go for your GPU if you wanted the best UX.

causality0 3y ago
I've read about/had enough issues with NVidia drivers in the last couple of years I am willing to say AMD has effectively caught up in that regard Why do you say in that regard but then not bring up any examples of that regard? I said AMD is terrible at emulation, VR, and AI. As far as I know everything else might be great. AMD has problems on Xenia, problems on RPCS3, glitches and degraded performance on CEMU, Yuzu, and Ryujinx. The 7000-series has so many problems running regular VR games there's a performance disclaimer on AMD's own site. I say this as someone who really, really would like to buy a 7900XTX but can't because everything I'd actually want to use it for over my current Nvidia card is hamstrung.
- gymbeaux 3y ago
  Well “in that regard” meaning the notion that you posed about the drivers having “caught up”. I can’t speak to the VR situation. So maybe the drivers haven’t caught up in every sense. I will say I recently threw away an RX 580 because it couldn’t stay under 100C. I repasted it, and tried setting the fans to 100%, which was quite loud. It was an XFX model too… usually they’re on top of QC. It’s worth like $75 if I found the screws for the fan shroud (took off to try to get better temps via water cooling) but it’s easier to just throw it in the trash can. eBay takes around 12% and then I have to pack and ship the thing. Not worth it. I just bought an RTX 3090 with a broken power connector notch because it was the only GPU I could find for under $1000 that had more than 20GB of VRAM (for future proofing/model training). It’s just a shit time to need a GPU.
  - causality0 3y ago
    You're right about that one. My GTX 1070 has been holding up remarkably well, far better than my previous cards did at even half its age. I could easily afford a 4090 but everything this generation is such a terrible value I'd feel like an absolute chump when I can already crank the settings to max on nearly everything I play. My instincts say "buy stuff" but how can I justify it when I can barely tell the difference between native 4K and the upscaled 1080p coming out of my mClassic?