On Wed, Jul 12, 2017 at 03:52:38PM -0400, Gary Dale wrote: > On 12/07/17 03:33 PM, Henning Follmann wrote: > >Hello, > >usually I do not really care about graphic power, however I am planning to > >build a new machine for Monte Carlo simulations. And part of the > >calculations would be perfect for offloading to a GPU. > > > >So anyone have any suggestions for graphic cards (which preferably > >are supported by debian). I know that currently AMD are hard to get because > >of all the ethereum mining. > > > >Which of the current cards are well supported under debian? > >Or might give me some troubles? > > > >TIA > >-H > > > My preference is always to AMD for the simple reasons that they are more > Linux-friendly and, as the number 2 company, need to be supported to ensure > that computing doesn't become a monopoly. They are second behind Intel in > chip sales and second behind NVidia in graphics cards. However their > hardware always seems to work with Linux. >
Well, since this is written (mostly) by me I have to assure that. I will be using opencl. So even if I choose to use a different GPU that should be no problem as long as there is a vendor icd available. > I've never needed to use proprietary drivers thanks to AMD's Linux support. > However, I'm not a gamer so your mileage will vary... > -- Henning Follmann | hfollm...@itcfollmann.com
