SteamOS couldn’t revive my old GPU, so I went with this non-Bazzite distro instead
… OS might be the best Linux distro for gamers You'll have no trouble playing all your favorite games. …
… OS might be the best Linux distro for gamers You'll have no trouble playing all your favorite games. …
… If your stack is bare-metal Linux, llama.cpp or Ollama, and a real server chassis providing the airflow these cards were designed around, the friction is mostly a one-time thing. …
… NVIDIA's proprietary Linux drivers are more predictable, but they're not immune to version-compatibility issues, and passthrough with both cards can be fickle. …
… Related Linux just made 8GB VRAM feel like enough for the Steam Machine One dedicated developer is making sure Linux stops stealing too much VRAM An RX 7900 XT still has multiple benefits over an RX 9070 XT FSR 4.1 support only makes the deal sweeter Much like the RX 7900 XT, even the RX 9070 XT is… …
… Ollama does have experimental Vulkan support now, which can technically work with Arc GPUs on Windows and Linux, but it's not the polished experience you'd get with CUDA or even ROCm, and as we've shown, performance is significantly worse when comparing XPU with Vulkan. …
… However, it is limited by its strict drive compatibility requirements and forced automatic updates on newer models. …
… Ollama is purpose-built for running LLMs locally and works on Mac, Linux, and Windows with minimal friction. …