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so my old GPU died a few days ago and I was thinking which brand of GPU to get next. AMD or Nvidia? I've heard Nvidia drivers are very annoying with Linux but I've never had an AMD GPU before. Which would be better? I'll sometimee switch to Windows to play specific games as well.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've decided to buy AMD but which one do I buy? I found a few used RX 6600 and RX 5700. Some of them have XT after them, and I don't know what that means.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That all depends on what games you play. Do you want to play new AAA games or retro? Indie? What is your budget? XT is stronger version of regular 6600.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I guess spider-man miles morales would be the newest game I would play. I usually play older games.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

For spider man recommended gpu is RX 580. I would suggest you, of course if you can afford, to go for RX 7700 xt or 7800 xt. You will be more future proof.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

isn't the RX 580 significantly worse than RX 6600?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I'll probably go for 6600, I found one for very cheap