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[SOLVED] Best Graphics Card?
Post by boojum » Fri Nov 12, 2021 10:09 pm
Hi. I am looking for a graphics card which plays well with Linux — I am always current — and has good 4K/8K isplay with accurate HD color for photo work. No gaming required. This is what I have in the box:
System: Kernel: 5.4.0-90-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 9.3.0 Desktop: Cinnamon 5.0.7 wm: muffin dm: LightDM Distro: Linux Mint 20.2 Uma base: Ubuntu 20.04 focal Machine: Type: Desktop System: Dell product: Inspiron 3671 v: N/A serial: Chassis: type: 3 serial: Mobo: Dell model: 00010C v: A00 serial: UEFI: Dell v: 1.7.0 date: 07/13/2021 CPU: Topology: 6-Core model: Intel Core i5-9400 bits: 64 type: MCP arch: Kaby Lake rev: D L2 cache: 9216 KiB flags: avx avx2 lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx bogomips: 34798 Speed: 3981 MHz min/max: 800/4100 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 3997 2: 4000 3: 4001 4: 4000 5: 4000 6: 4000 Graphics: Device-1: Intel UHD Graphics 630 vendor: Dell driver: i915 v: kernel bus ID: 00:02.0 chip ID: 8086:3e98 Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.11 driver: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz OpenGL: renderer: Mesa Intel UHD Graphics 630 (CFL GT2) v: 4.6 Mesa 21.0.3 direct render: Yes Audio: Device-1: Intel 200 Series PCH HD Audio vendor: Dell driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 00:1f.3 chip ID: 8086:a2f0 Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.4.0-90-generic Network: Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet vendor: Dell driver: r8169 v: kernel port: e000 bus ID: 01:00.0 chip ID: 10ec:8168 IF: enp1s0 state: down mac: Device-2: Qualcomm Atheros QCA9565 / AR9565 Wireless Network Adapter vendor: Dell driver: ath9k v: kernel port: e000 bus ID: 02:00.0 chip ID: 168c:0036 IF: wlp2s0 state: up mac: Device-3: Qualcomm Atheros type: USB driver: btusb bus ID: 1-14:6 chip ID: 0cf3:e005 IF-ID-1: wg0 state: unknown speed: N/A duplex: N/A mac: N/A Drives: Local Storage: total: 4.55 TiB used: 1.54 TiB (34.0%) ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Western Digital model: WD10EZEX-75WN4A1 size: 931.51 GiB speed: 6.0 Gb/s serial: ID-2: /dev/sdb type: USB vendor: Western Digital model: WD My Book 25EE size: 3.64 TiB serial: RAID: Hardware-1: Intel SATA Controller [RAID mode] driver: ahci v: 3.0 bus ID: 00:17.0 chip ID: 8086.2822 Partition: ID-1: / size: 399.41 GiB used: 222.72 GiB (55.8%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda7 USB: Hub: 1-0:1 info: Full speed (or root) Hub ports: 16 rev: 2.0 chip ID: 1d6b:0002 Device-1: 1-1:7 info: Google Nexus Device (MTP) type: driver: N/A rev: 2.0 chip ID: 18d1:4ee1 Device-2: 1-5:2 info: Dell Dell KB216 Wired Keyboard type: Keyboard,HID driver: hid-generic,usbhid rev: 1.1 chip ID: 413c:2113 Device-3: 1-6:3 info: Dell Dell MS116 USB Optical Mouse type: Mouse driver: hid-generic,usbhid rev: 2.0 chip ID: 413c:301a Device-4: 1-8:4 info: Realtek RTS5129 Card Reader Controller type: driver: rtsx_usb,rtsx_usb_ms,rtsx_usb_sdmmc rev: 2.0 chip ID: 0bda:0129 Device-5: 1-14:6 info: Qualcomm Atheros type: Bluetooth driver: btusb rev: 1.1 chip ID: 0cf3:e005 Hub: 2-0:1 info: Full speed (or root) Hub ports: 8 rev: 3.0 chip ID: 1d6b:0003 Device-6: 2-2:2 info: Western Digital My Book 25EE type: Mass Storage driver: usb-storage rev: 3.0 chip ID: 1058:25ee Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 29.8 C mobo: 27.8 C Fan Speeds (RPM): fan-1: 1024 Repos: No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/additional-repositories.list Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/anonbeat-guayadeque-focal.list 1: deb http: //ppa.launchpad.net/anonbeat/guayadeque/ubuntu focal main Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/brave-browser-release.list 1: deb [arch=amd64] https: //brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com/ stable main Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/dhor-myway-focal.list 1: deb http: //ppa.launchpad.net/dhor/myway/ubuntu focal main Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/freedownloadmanager.list 1: deb [arch=amd64] http: //deb.fdmpkg.org/ bionic main Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-earth-pro.list 1: deb [arch=amd64] http: //dl.google.com/linux/earth/deb/ stable main Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/graphics:darktable.list 1: deb http: 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Memory: 11.54 GiB used: 2.89 GiB (25.1%) Init: systemd v: 245 runlevel: 5 Compilers: gcc: 9.3.0 alt: 8/9 Client: Unknown python3.8 client inxi: 3.0.38Last edited by LockBot on Wed Dec 28, 2022 7:16 am, edited 3 times in total.
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Most compatible desktop graphics card
Post by halfshavedyaks » Thu Feb 14, 2019 8:42 am
I have a desktop with a Nvidia GTX1050
It works fine when the right kernel and driver are installed. But almost any time a kernel is changed it breaks and I have to jump through hoops to sort it out. Each time it breaks I’ve forgotten what I did to fix it before and things have changed anyway and the same fix may not work. I’m tired of it. That is (a lot of) time I could be working.
It complicates matters that I need to use a low latency kernel so compatibility is less mainstream. I also may need to change kernels or update to keep my music oriented system running optimally.
Is there a card (presumably not Nvidia) that Is better supported I can buy instead with the same or better performance that will work reliably using a low latency kernel without manual intervention on kernel updates. Or at least with simple manual intervention. I don’t mind installing a driver manually if it is documented which one will work, where to get it, and I can install without booting into no-graphics mode or anything hostile like that.
Is it really so niche to need a decent graphics card and real time performance? It would seem to me this is basic and normal for multimedia creation.
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Re: Most compatible desktop graphics card
Post by Hoser Rob » Thu Feb 14, 2019 9:07 am
I hate to tell you this but Nvidia ARE the most Linux compatible and supported graphics cards.
What sort of messing around with the kernel have you been doing? What low latency kernel? There’s not a lot of useful info there, please post inxi -Fxz output.
Re: Most compatible desktop graphics card
Post by Keldorum » Fri Feb 15, 2019 2:44 pm
Low latency is a term used in processing musical data so I believe. A departed friend of mine liked using Atari STEs to process his tracks as there was negligible time differential (latency) between edited multiple tracks which, when you are multi tracking is unacceptable. All tracks must «line up». Latency has to do with the instrument being recorded and the time it takes to get written to the software.
(Although what that has to do with any particular linux kernel is beyond my comprehension)
Re: Most compatible desktop graphics card
Post by trapperjohn » Fri Feb 15, 2019 7:32 pm
Re: Most compatible desktop graphics card
Post by halfshavedyaks » Thu Feb 21, 2019 11:37 am
Hoser Rob wrote: ⤴ Thu Feb 14, 2019 9:07 am I hate to tell you this but Nvidia ARE the most Linux compatible and supported graphics cards.
What sort of messing around with the kernel have you been doing? What low latency kernel? There’s not a lot of useful info there, please post inxi -Fxz output.
thanks for the response. I haven’t replied because I’m not getting notifications of responses for some reason.
nothing I would describes as messing around — just installing low latency kernels to see which ones work best for me.
I am currently using liquorix, but newer versions of liquorix don’t work with the drivers offered by the standard repo, so then it gets complicated. I have also in the past used the official low-latency kernel from the repo but have read that it either isn’t supported, or maybe just doesn’t work with nvidia drivers. Certainly it hasn’t for me.
here is my inxi -Fxz: (this is my working system)
System: Host: bigbox Kernel: 4.18.0-20.3-liquorix-amd64 x86_64 bits: 64 gcc: 7.3.0 Desktop: Cinnamon 3.8.9 (Gtk 3.22.30) Distro: Linux Mint 19 Tara Machine: Device: desktop Mobo: ASUSTeK model: TUF Z270 MARK 1 v: Rev 1.xx serial: N/A UEFI: American Megatrends v: 1009 date: 07/23/2017 CPU: Quad core Intel Core i5-7600K (-MCP-) arch: Skylake rev.9 cache: 6144 KB flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 30336 clock speeds: max: 3801 MHz 1: 3800 MHz 2: 3800 MHz 3: 3800 MHz 4: 3800 MHz Graphics: Card: NVIDIA GP107 [GeForce GTX 1050] bus-ID: 01:00.0 Display Server: x11 (X.Org 1.19.6 ) drivers: nvidia (unloaded: modesetting,fbdev,vesa,nouveau) Resolution: 3840x2160@60.00hz OpenGL: renderer: GeForce GTX 1050/PCIe/SSE2 version: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 390.77 Direct Render: Yes Audio: Card-1 Intel 200 Series PCH HD Audio driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1f.3 Card-2 NVIDIA GP107GL High Def. Audio Controller driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 01:00.1 Sound: ALSA v: k4.18.0-20.3-liquorix-amd64 Network: Card-1: Intel Ethernet Connection (2) I219-V driver: e1000e v: 3.2.6-k bus-ID: 00:1f.6 IF: enp0s31f6 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: Card-2: Intel I211 Gigabit Network Connection driver: igb v: 5.4.0-k port: d000 bus-ID: 04:00.0 IF: enp4s0 state: down mac: Drives: HDD Total Size: 2120.4GB (12.8% used) ID-1: /dev/sda model: SATA_SSD size: 120.0GB ID-2: /dev/sdb model: WDC_WD20PURZ size: 2000.4GB Partition: ID-1: / size: 94G used: 23G (26%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/dm-0 ID-2: swap-1 size: 17.12GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/dm-1 Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 29.0C mobo: N/A gpu: 0.0:36C Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: 0 Info: Processes: 211 Uptime: 13 min Memory: 1327.1/15980.1MB Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 7.3.0 Client: Shell (bash 4.4.191) inxi: 2.3.56 Anyway — I’m sure I could eventually get it going fine with a suitable kernel and a lot of manual messing about and googling. It’s just that don’t have time to do that every time.
So either there’s a reliable method that I can do in less than 5 minutes each time and that doesn’t change at the whim of whatever developers so I don’t have to do the research all over again each time — or have to accept that I very rarely change or update the kernel.
I’m hoping someone here can point me to the former option!