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What GPU for ~€300 should I get? (lemm.ee)
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Hi all, I have transitioned my desktop PC to linux and am really liking it so far. I recently bought Oblivion Eemastered, but it seems like it's too much for my old 1060 6gb to handle. So now I'm looking at what options are available - and would obviously like to get an option that works well with Linux. Since I don't game as much anymore, I don't think I can justify spending much more than €300 on it. I haven't looked at the GPU market for 8 years now, so I don't know what's going. What advice do you people have? I have looked at the 4060, the 7600 and the 7600XT, but not sure if they are good value, I'm getting mixed info online.

I appreciate any help and advice you people have.

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[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

AMD is generally less trouble on Linux, but if you've been happy with your 1060 on Linux, then it doesn't matter a ton. AMD tends to have a bit more bang for your buck in terms of raster performance (i.e. don't expect raytracing and whatnot to work well on mid-tier AMD), which is fine for most things.

Look up perf differences for those cards in games you care about, and all else being equal, pick the one with more RAM. The 7600XT has 16GB, so that's what I'd default to.

I'm on a 6650XT and it's great. My SO is on a 6700XT. Maybe one of those is a better deal in your area?