Switching to AMD GPU for better gaming performance?
OS: CachyOS
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
Board: MPG B550 GAMING PLUS
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X (16) @ 4.43 GHz
Memory: 31.26 GiB
i try to keep it short: i have issues with some games (like the witcher 3) and often hear that its an issue with nvidia drivers etc..
So my question is: would a switch / small upgrade to a AMD Radeon 6800 be worth it?
Edit:
Small updates:
- witcher 3 was an example. I play newer stuff. But my partner is paying witcher 3 and it lags, while I had to just tune down some settings in horizon remaster.
- I would buy an used and sell mine (would get around the same price on eBay ±40€
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Thorry
in reply to FuyuhikoDate • • •It would very much depend on how much you are going to spend. Are you selling the old GPU and getting the "new" GPU second hand? Or are you just straight up buying a new GPU?
And what 6800 exactly are you thinking of?
The difference in performance will be minimal. And something like The Witcher 3 is a very old game, so it's not like you need the performance at all.
I would first dive into the exact issues and figure out if it's actually related to the drivers. Usually the issues with drivers are more with new games, not something old. Keep in mind Witcher 3 has always been a janky game, so a certain number of issues is expected. And this is doubly true when using mods.
FuyuhikoDate
in reply to Thorry • • •Plan was to sell the old one and buy a second hand one, since my board is not the newest and I hoped for an easier solution than troubleshooting.
It seems that everybody tells me its not worth it and can lead to simliar issues? So I gonna try troubleshooting when i am back home and send some more details :)
nutbutter
in reply to FuyuhikoDate • • •6800 xt might match 3070's performance on Linux, but I would not consider it an "upgrade". I would recommend looking up more info on ProtonDB and posting specific questions (if you have not tried that already).
Yes, choosing an AMD gpu will give you other benefits as well, like system stability etc., but make sure your purchase decision is worth it.
If I am not wrong, you can sell you 3070 for about $150-200 and buy a used 6800xt for about $220.
One more thing you can try before buying anything... Try a different OS, like Bazzite or Nobara based on Fedora, or PopOS based on Debian. Different bases can alter performance. I had a laptop with 3060 and it always performed slightly worse on Arch and Debian based systems. For some reasons, the GPU didn't exceed 85 watts, even though the TDP was 100 watts. Only Fedora and it's derivates make my GPU work as intended. But this is a case for laptop GPUs.
FuyuhikoDate
in reply to nutbutter • • •Was also thinking about that.
But i am not really a friend of distro hopping (maybe its time to do a clonezilla backup the living room PC) :D
Also for me it was the question: troubleshooting or just being lazy and an and GPU? :D
Matty_r
in reply to FuyuhikoDate • • •Switching might not fix your issues, and might just be swapping for other issues.
Ive been running Nvidia with Linux for over 10 years and its improved significantly over that time. Around the time the 30xx series came out I was looking to upgrade from my 1080ti - I wanted to switch to AMD (because I heard the drivers are better) I got a 6900XT and had heaps of problems and even worse performance in some games than my 1080ti. I ended up returning it and got a 3070ti instead, and I had no problems and performance was great.
About a month ago I wanted to upgrade my 3070ti and give AMD another shot with a 9070XT - its been absolutely flawless this time around.
All this is to say there are no guarantees going AMD will solve your problems, but I would consider going an AMD 9070 series instead - particularly since their FSR Redstone thing only applies to the latest cards
OhVenus_Baby
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in reply to OhVenus_Baby • • •Snot Flickerman
in reply to FuyuhikoDate • • •I have had great luck with a 6600XT myself, but your mileage may vary. There seems to be a fair amount of variance in terms of which AMD cards have solid footing in Linux and which games they work well with. I haven't had any issues but I generally don't play visually demanding games.
Also, if you ever want to roll out your own local LLM, you're just going to have better performance with an Nvidia card, as ROCm just seems to not be quite up to snuff at speedy work.
Urist
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in reply to FuyuhikoDate • • •I don't know AMD CPUs that well but could it be you are CPU bound?
I have the same gpu RTX 3070 with an i5 8600k and Im CPU bound, not by much though. Last time I played Witcher 3 it was running very good only in Novigrad it was stuttery due to the amount of characters
EchoCranium
in reply to FuyuhikoDate • • •Fizz
in reply to FuyuhikoDate • • •Its not worth switching GPU for this. 3070 should be plenty capable of running witcher3. Ive got a friend running a 3060 and she plays all kinds of games with very few driver issues.
We should troubleshoot your issue first and see if a new GPU is required.
FuyuhikoDate
in reply to Fizz • • •witcher 3 was more an example. I play newer stuff. But my partner is paying witcher 3 and it lags, while I had to just tune down some settings in horizon remaster.
I am out of town for a week, then I will update my post with more infos, thanks for offering some help :)