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AMD Announces Ryzen “Zen 3” and Radeon “RDNA2” Presentations for October

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Re: AMD Announces Ryzen “Zen 3” and Radeon “RDNA2” Presentations for October

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Post by shrimp_emoji »

swalsh wrote: post #89

I recently bought a Ryzen 3900X. I hope Linux eventually supports these processors better. There has been some serious stabilization issues I eventually tracked down to being related to my processor. These issues required me to spend a significant amount of time researching. Things seem to just work with Intel processors. I'm hoping as popularity increases support for these processors will improve.

I've been on Linux (mostly Manjaro, some Arch) with a 3900X for over a year, and I haven't had problems.

Re: AMD Announces Ryzen “Zen 3” and Radeon “RDNA2” Presentations for October

#92

Post by dzonga »

I'm in the market for an apu ? should I wait for these new processors or just bite the bullet on a 3400G. not a serious gamer, or hardly play games at all. but an alternative to the xbox one s, I have would be nice. games I would like to play e.g strategy | tactics are not available on console.

Re: AMD Announces Ryzen “Zen 3” and Radeon “RDNA2” Presentations for October

#93

Post by Sholmesy »

dzonga wrote: post #92

I'm in the market for an apu ? should I wait for these new processors or just bite the bullet on a 3400G. not a serious gamer, or hardly play games at all. but an alternative to the xbox one s, I have would be nice. games I would like to play e.g strategy | tactics are not available on console.

Definitely wait.

Re: AMD Announces Ryzen “Zen 3” and Radeon “RDNA2” Presentations for October

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Post by ses1984 »

tw04 wrote: post #42
ses1984 wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is October 8th really a month after Nvidia is shipping? I'm not sure how many units Nvidia is really going to move before then...

Per the article you're commenting on... RDNA2 is being announced October 28th. NVidia is SHIPPING RTX 3k on the 17th. https://www.techradar.com/news/rtx-3080 So yes, October 28th is more than a month after September 17th. Maybe read the article next time before you downvote.

I didn't down vote.

Sorry I misread the article.

Anyway I am still highly, highly skeptical Nvidia is going to move a lot of units so close to launch. The first batch is going to sell out in moments and from then on they will only be available way above retail price. Happens every time...

Re: AMD Announces Ryzen “Zen 3” and Radeon “RDNA2” Presentations for October

#95

Post by shrimp_emoji »

garblegarble wrote: post #90
swalsh wrote: post #89

I recently bought a Ryzen 3900X. I hope Linux eventually supports these processors better. There has been some serious stabilization issues I eventually tracked down to being related to my processor. These issues required me to spend a significant amount of time researching. Things seem to just work with Intel processors. I'm hoping as popularity increases support for these processors will improve.

>serious stabilization issues Care to go into more detail? I've just installed a server with a 3700X and the only issues I've experienced have been that I need a custom kernel module in order to get CPU temperature and power data (zenpower)

>I need a custom kernel module in order to get CPU temperature and power data (zenpower)

Is this on an old Ubuntu version or something? This was only true in the early days of these CPUs, which was last year. Temps have been working for a long time in the Arch world, but maybe it's different in point release hell.

Re: AMD Announces Ryzen “Zen 3” and Radeon “RDNA2” Presentations for October

#96

Post by ZekeSulastin »

KozmoNau7 wrote: post #56
technofiend wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The last time I owned an AMD video card was more than a decade ago. At the time their video card drivers needed work and could blue screen your box. There was a lot of back and forth on the internet about which driver version to load to get the most stable experience. Fast forward to 2020 and the perception about AMD's video driver quality seems to be in a similar place: https://www.pcgamesn.com/amd/radeon-big-navi-d…

I've had multiple generations of Nvidia GPUs in my PCs, all the way back from a Riva TNT up to a GTX 460 as the last one. I switched to an RX560 and I couldn't be happier. Linux drivers that actually work and aren't a mostly closed source garbage heap. The current Windows drivers are fine too.

Am I the only person on this site who has had no issues with the blob (aside from Wayland), especially on desktop? The last actual thing that I remember being a bit of a pain was an Optimus laptop years ago but from what I understand that’s finally been officially fixed; the desktop cards worked quite well, including the 2060 in my current desktop.

Re: AMD Announces Ryzen “Zen 3” and Radeon “RDNA2” Presentations for October

#97

Post by ucha »

technofiend wrote: post #25
PedroBatista wrote: post #6

Rumor has it AMD has a competitive GPU but will not pursue the high-end market mostly because of their limited TSMC slots, they can make much more money from a CPU wafer than a GPU one ( due to area size and yield ) But I really hope I'm wrong and they kick Nvidia ass since they become such intolerable arrogant anti-competitive pricks in the last +10 years.

The last time I owned an AMD video card was more than a decade ago. At the time their video card drivers needed work and could blue screen your box. There was a lot of back and forth on the internet about which driver version to load to get the most stable experience. Fast forward to 2020 and the perception about AMD's video driver quality seems to be in a similar place: https://www.pcgamesn.com/amd/radeon-big-navi-d…

I was on the market for a GPU and I would agree with you and wouldn't say it's confirmation bias. On Amazon, most Radeons have 3.5 stars vs 4.5 for Geforces; many reviewers say they purchased a Radeon only to return it later because of driver issues.

Also, as the owner of Macbook 16" with a Radeon 5500M Pro, I'll add that I find the bootcamp drivers much subpar. They're also rarely updated although the issue seems to be Apple there.

Re: AMD Announces Ryzen “Zen 3” and Radeon “RDNA2” Presentations for October

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Post by garblegarble »

shrimp_emoji wrote: post #95
garblegarble wrote: post #90

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>serious stabilization issues Care to go into more detail? I've just installed a server with a 3700X and the only issues I've experienced have been that I need a custom kernel module in order to get CPU temperature and power data (zenpower)

>I need a custom kernel module in order to get CPU temperature and power data (zenpower) Is this on an old Ubuntu version or something? This was only true in the early days of these CPUs, which was last year. Temps have been working for a long time in the Arch world, but maybe it's different in point release hell.

>Is this on an old Ubuntu version or something?

I don't know, although I'm running the latest Ubuntu (20.04.1), with kernel 5.4.0-45-generic

Re: AMD Announces Ryzen “Zen 3” and Radeon “RDNA2” Presentations for October

#99

Post by pulse7 »

swalsh wrote: post #89

I recently bought a Ryzen 3900X. I hope Linux eventually supports these processors better. There has been some serious stabilization issues I eventually tracked down to being related to my processor. These issues required me to spend a significant amount of time researching. Things seem to just work with Intel processors. I'm hoping as popularity increases support for these processors will improve.

Linus has a Threadripper now - so it will be stabilized. :-)

Re: AMD Announces Ryzen “Zen 3” and Radeon “RDNA2” Presentations for October

#100

Post by q3k »

shrimp_emoji wrote: post #91
swalsh wrote: post #89

I recently bought a Ryzen 3900X. I hope Linux eventually supports these processors better. There has been some serious stabilization issues I eventually tracked down to being related to my processor. These issues required me to spend a significant amount of time researching. Things seem to just work with Intel processors. I'm hoping as popularity increases support for these processors will improve.

I've been on Linux (mostly Manjaro, some Arch) with a 3900X for over a year, and I haven't had problems.

FC31 and FC32 on 3900x for half a year and zero issues either.

I suspect old kernels can be problematic. I had to upgrade past LTS to get my Ryzen 4700U laptop to even get video output.

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