I don't know. amd64 ATI drivers have worked well for me. Probably not blazing speed, but certainly way better than the TNT2 I was using before! Have had absolutely no problems with my current Radeon 9550. In the end I think this choice probably comes down to value-for-money not pain-per-install.
Yann Ramin wrote: > I'd go for any nvidia using the nvidia-glx drivers. There was a time > when I tried using ATI under Linux, but it was the world's largest PITA > (out of date drivers, really horrible xinerama multiple monitor support, > lockups) that I quickly went back to nVidia. Note that you could use an > ancient GeForce2 and it will still work fine (especially if your 3d use > is limited to OpenGL screensavers :)) > > Michael Ulm wrote: > >>I am finally replacing the ancient video card on my >>gentoo box. Any half decent card on the market today >>will be quick enough for my needs, since I don't >>really game (much). >> >>So, which card works (including 3D) on gentoo amd64 >>with the least amount of pain? Any recommendations >>or warnings? >> >>advthanksance, >> >>Michael >> > > -- [email protected] mailing list
