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[–] 18 points 9 months ago (10 children)

I’m told AMD works better with Linux, but I haven’t tried it myself.

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  • [–] 17 points 9 months ago (7 children)

    AMD is plug and play on Linux. With my 7800XT there isn’t a driver to install. Only issue is that AMD doesn’t make anything that competes with the 5080/5090.

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  • [–] 4 points 9 months ago (6 children)

    Only "issue" is that AMD doesn’t make anything that competes with the 5080/5090.

    And do you really need the performance of a 5080? Certainly not that of a 5090.

    My 9070 XT runs everything I need at perfectly acceptable rates on maximum settings. AAA games among them.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago* (5 children)

    That’s such a bad way to look at it. I would’ve bought a 5090 if I could afford it because I want to hold onto the 5090 for almost a decade like I did with my 1080. Depending on prices, it doesn’t make sense to upgrade twice in 10 years because you bought a budget option, and then be stuck trying to sell a budget card. 5090s will hold their value for years to come. Good luck playing AAA titles maxed out in 5 years on a 7800XT.

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  • [–] 6 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    Generally, you'll get better results by spending half as much on GPUs twice as often. Games generally aren't made expecting all their players to have a current-gen top-of-the-line card, so you don't benefit much from having a top-of-the-line card at first, and then a couple of generations later, usually there's a card that outperforms the previous top-of-the-line card that costs half as much as it did, so you end up with a better card in the long run.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago*

    Yeah, I am looking at spending less than I did before though. But when will an under £200 card give like double the performance of a 2070? I don't want to spend that much for +20%. Unless my current card dies there is little reason to upgrade.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago

    Good luck playing AAA titles maxed out in 5 years on a 5080 too... 5090 isn't even considered a consumer card anyway, it's more like an enthusiast, collector's item. It's so expensive compared to its performance value.

    You have to look at performance-to-price ratio. That's the only metric that matters, and should determine how much you can sell it for when upgrading, and how often you upgrade.

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  • [–] 8 points 9 months ago

    Open source drivers are a major plus, I've had a much easier time than my partner on NVIDIA. I mean I make both machines work but the NVIDIA has been a real pig at times.

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