I finally did it and got an used RX 6950 XT to replace my GTX 1080 Ti. I’ve been using this card ever since I moved to Linux and now I’m wondering what exactly I have to do. On Windows it’s mostly run DDU and install the new AMD drivers, everything else will probably work the same with Afterburner etc.

However, on Linux the only things I know are uninstalling the Nvidia drivers, removing GWE since that obviously won’t work and installing Mesa.

What other steps do people recommend? I’m hyped to finally get properly working GPU acceleration in Firefox and other things like Steam, but is there anything I have to do to get that running? Also what tools are currently a must with an AMD card for some undervolting / overclocking and other functionality y’all can recommend?

    • RayJW@sh.itjust.worksOP
      1·
      1 year ago

      Thanks, I think I’ve read something about LACT once but it wasn’t relevant back then. Certainly looks like the tool to use to tune my card :)

    • RayJW@sh.itjust.worksOP
      4·
      1 year ago

      Definitely, she has served me like the absolute beast she is. To this day the card actually deserves very admirable even in modern titles. The next destination might actually be my roommates PC who’se still running a 960 which is pretty lackluster these days with 2 GB of VRAM.

  • A Phlaming Phoenix@lemm.ee
    3·
    1 year ago

    I did this swap recently as well, on Fedora. I had to do literally nothing, as the drivers were already available and installed. I uninstalled akmod-nvidia to tidy up, but I suppose even that wasn’t strictly required.

    • RayJW@sh.itjust.worksOP
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      1 year ago

      Pop!_OS atm but hopping in the future is not out of question since this was my first and only distro on this device for a few years now. I just was too lazy so far to try out new things.

        • RayJW@sh.itjust.worksOP
          2·
          1 year ago

          Absolutely it’s been mostly rock solid. I do however plan on switching to Wayland. Since that will now be doable with AMD graphics it might still be a pain with Gnome 42 so depending on my impatience I might not wait till Pop!_OS 24.04.

  • tabular@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    I use CoreCtrl to control my GPU, mainly for setting a lower power limit and controlling max fan speed. May not be ideal for a new users as, last time I checked, it is difficult to install.