Re: Suggestions AMD or NVidia
On Wed, Jul 12, 2017 at 03:52:38PM -0400, Gary Dale wrote:
> On 12/07/17 03:33 PM, Henning Follmann wrote:
> >Hello,
> >usually I do not really care about graphic power, however I am planning to
> >build a new machine for Monte Carlo simulations. And part of the
> >calculations would be perfect for offloading to a GPU.
> >
> >So anyone have any suggestions for graphic cards (which preferably
> >are supported by debian). I know that currently AMD are hard to get because
> >of all the ethereum mining.
> >
> >Which of the current cards are well supported under debian?
> >Or might give me some troubles?
> >
> >TIA
> >-H
> >
> My preference is always to AMD for the simple reasons that they are more
> Linux-friendly and, as the number 2 company, need to be supported to ensure
> that computing doesn't become a monopoly. They are second behind Intel in
> chip sales and second behind NVidia in graphics cards. However their
> hardware always seems to work with Linux.
>
Well, since this is written (mostly) by me I have to assure that. I will be
using opencl. So even if I choose to use a different GPU that should be no
problem as long as there is a vendor icd available.
> I've never needed to use proprietary drivers thanks to AMD's Linux support.
> However, I'm not a gamer so your mileage will vary...
>
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