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Planning to upgrade GPU from Nvidia to AMD. Any pitfalls I should know about? (reddthat.com)

submitted 2 days ago by Telorand@reddthat.com to c/linux@programming.dev

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I'm running CachyOS, and having an Nvidia card, I'm using their Nvidia-specific kernel. I know this 3060 won't last forever, and I'm planning to upgrade to an AMD card for a better overall experience.

Is there anything I should be aware of regarding the kernel or other compatibility when switching brands? Can I simply plug in the new one and run pacman -Syu?

Sidenote: I will plan around my PSU's output, so no need to advise regarding physical compatibility.

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[–] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 days ago

I don't know about the 3000 series but when I went from a 970 to my 7900xtx, my old Linux kernel physically didn't even support it's basic VGA mode and I had to swap distros to get it to boot. That was like years ago and an old version of mxlinux though, so I doubt you'll have that issue.