Replacing the RX6600 XT

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  1. blue_kid

    blue_kid Master Guru

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    Hi everyone,
    I'd like to replace the RX6600 XT but I don't know what to buy
    I have a smaller PC, builded it last year and I was disappointed after I found out, there is no 8K60 HZ support for Linux
    But now, thanks God, nVidia released a driver for Linux, with 8K60Hz support

    https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-535.43.02-Linux-Driver

    I will sell the Radeon RX6600 XT but I'm not sure what to buy
    No gaming at all.
    Web browsing, a lot of YouTube, Google Earth, watching some movies, pictures, and stuff like that.
    What about the RTX 3xxx Serie?
    Would you recommend something like RTX 3060 Ti or should I buy the RTX 4060 Ti?

    Thank you in advance.
     
  2. pegasus1

    pegasus1 Ancient Guru

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    Why are you replacing the 6600xt, does it not do 8k60hz?
    Im pretty sure the 3060Ti uses more power and generates more heat than the 6600xt and certainly the 4060ti.
     
  3. blue_kid

    blue_kid Master Guru

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    AMD will never release a Linux driver with 8k@60Hz, I'd say
     
  4. pegasus1

    pegasus1 Ancient Guru

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    Well looks like either NV or Intel then, if Intel has drivers that can do 8k.
    You can no doubt pick up a 3060Ti cheaper than a 4060Ti but it will be less efficient for sure, maybe wait for the 4060 non Ti
     
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  5. blue_kid

    blue_kid Master Guru

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    I'd go with 4060Ti, the price between Ti and non Ti would be 40-60 euro, I'd say
    Thank you
     
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    pegasus1 Ancient Guru

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    But if you are not gaming then the extra the Ti offers is wasted.
    4060 = 115W
    4060Ti = 160W
     
  7. Trunks0

    Trunks0 Maha Guru

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    Assume you already tried the AMDGPU-Pro driver?
     
  8. cucaulay malkin

    cucaulay malkin Ancient Guru

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    for non gaming setup, maybe a 3050 ?
     
  9. blue_kid

    blue_kid Master Guru

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    No. but I dont think there is support for 8k 60Hz
     
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    Trunks0 Maha Guru

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    Neither do I, but it's free *shrug*
     

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    I have to wonder what gives this impression, seems that amd supports DSC on newer kernels, and specifically mentions 8k 60hz in their documentation for DCN
    https://kernel.org/doc/html//v6.0/gpu/amdgpu/display/dcn-overview.html
    are you running an old distro or something?
     
  12. blue_kid

    blue_kid Master Guru

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    I tried 3 distros
    No 8K60 HZ
    I didn't know, AMD added support meanwhile
    It might be, but I wouldn't think so
    Did you install it? Can you run 8k 60 Hz???
     
  13. aufkrawall2

    aufkrawall2 Ancient Guru

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    And which kernel? Even Manjaro may use old kernel by default. Latest stable kernel is 6.3.5.
     
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    user1 Ancient Guru

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    from what I have found , looks like 4k120/8k has been supported since at least kernel 5.5, on cards that support dp 1.4 or higher.
    so It should work, what display are you trying to use? and which distros?
    does the option to select 8k not appear ? or does choosing it result in a black screen?
     

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