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Linux GPU Performance

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the how-does-your-rack-stack dept.

CrzyP writes "AnandTech.com has benchmarked the most popular graphics cards from ATI and NVidia on the Linux OS (SuSE 9.1). It is interesting to see that they have also written a custom benchmarking tool which can also be downloaded from the article. Take a look at Kristopher Kubicki's "Linux 3D AGP GPU Roundup" to see how each of the mid to high end cards performed on the Penguin flavored system."

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  1. Totally off-topic, but need Linux advice.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I noticed this test was run on SuSE. What's the "best" Linux version to run if I'm an experienced developer, comfortable in UNIX, but never tried Linux? I don't know much about Linux, but would like to put together a system for home tinkering. Is SuSE a good choice? Sorry for the Off-Topic post, but I figure picking the OS is as important as picking the GPU.

  2. plea for help.... by B5_geek · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    This is similar to the problems that I have faced (and many others too I am sure) in getting linny & nvidia to play nice together.

    Hardware:
    AMD AthlonXP 2600+
    1.5GB ram
    Nvidia Ti4600

    1st attempt: Mandrake v10.0
    I ran the Nvidia driver installer and it would state: "Nvidia driver installed..."
    In Mandrake's config files it did report that I was using the correct card.
    No splash screen and GL games ran like a hog (software emulation it felt like).

    I played around with the xfree86.conf (I think that's the name) file, switching "nv" with "nvidia" and back again.

    No splash screen.

    I then loaded Suse v9.1 It detected the correct video card at installation AND I got the Nvidia splash-screen at boot.

    but

    the DVI output on my card wouldn't work.

    Any suggestions?

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  3. Well... by Kiryat+Malachi · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    If you're SCO, it's pronounced "Sues".

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