On 9/13/19 8:40 AM, Christian von Kietzell wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I'm currently thinking about putting together a new (Linux) PC with > special attention to being a workhorse for darktable. > > A fast SSD and enough RAM being a given, I'm not sure which graphics > card to get. What's the current thinking on what to get? > > Specifically, I have the following questions: > > * Which works better in Linux - Nvidia or AMD?
Both work well. In case of AMD there is an open source option. > * Which drivers work (best) for using OpenCL in darktable? Are the > open-source drivers okay or do I need the binary drivers from AMD or > Nvidia? Open source drivers are okay (ROCm for AMD), including upstream kernels. Just tested with 5.3 RC8. > * Is it worth getting a high-end card (say 5700 XT for AMD or 2080 > SUPER for Nvidia)? IMO, yes. But still I would make CPU, RAM and something like PCIe 4 chipset+NVMe storage a priority. > * Are the performance differences in darktable noticable, compared to > a card that is one or two steps down from that - especially when you > consider the rather larger amount of money I'd have to pay for it? Yes, it is noticeable. Can't judge money amounts... -- Šarūnas Burdulis math.dartmouth.edu/~sarunas · https://useplaintext.email ·
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