Re: Nvidia vs AMD open source drivers

[Man_Without_Clue <love.chaser@gmail.com>]

On Wednesday, 10 June, 2015 07:01 AM, Ric Moore wrote:
> On 06/09/2015 05:28 PM, Dan wrote:
> > Hi,
> > I would live to buy a workstation and install Jessie. I would like to
> > use the open source drivers for the graphic card. What would you
> > recommend? My choices are Nvidia or AMD.
> >
> > I checked the Nvidia/Debian wiki and the Nouveau drivers seems to work
> > very well:
> > "As of jessie, the need for the proprietary drivers is pretty much
> > over - nouveau now works quite well"
> > https://wiki.debian.org/NvidiaGraphicsDrivers
> >
> > Which open source driver is better Nouveau or AMD open source driver?
> It ALL depends on your needs. If you want gaming, or 
> multi-card/monitor support, with all the goodies turned on, you'll 
> want the real drivers. If you are just doing email, web browsing, Hunt 
> The Wumpus, and office stuff, then the open source drivers are just 
> fine, unless you get flickering and tearing.
What about Intel HD?
What's wrong with that?

M.W.C.