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I may be mistaken but I'm pretty sure that one of the biggest problems with official AMD Linux drivers a few years ago was the fact that AMD was constantly butting heads with distros that wanted them to implement it in their way or the highway.
AMD used to require a certain build of Xorg. This was a huge problem (on their part, not the distros) because it would take months before they would support a newer version and distros are always updating software.
For an example, this is Nvidia's current xorg requirements:
Ah ok, thanks for that informative post. I was running on how I heard it a few years ago when I was still brand new to Linux and most likely misunderstood it then. On Windows I am absolutely pleased with AMD but on Linux they have been a pain in the ass from the start. I've never actually had the pleasure of owning an Nvidia card, how are their drivers on Linux? Can they compare with their Windows counterparts or are they one size fits all and featureless like AMD's Linux drivers?
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[–] GodofGrunts 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
AMD used to require a certain build of Xorg. This was a huge problem (on their part, not the distros) because it would take months before they would support a newer version and distros are always updating software.
For an example, this is Nvidia's current xorg requirements:
xorg: 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 1.11, 1.12, 1.13, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17Source
AMDs is:
Xorg/Xserver 7.4 and above (up to 1.16)Source
Xorgserver 1.17 came out in February. Source
4 months and AMD doesn't support the newest release yet. Let's see what the main distros are on now.
Ubuntu 15.04 = 1.17 Source
Mint = 1.15 Source
Fedora 22 = 1.17 Source
OpenSuse 13.x = 1.17 Source
Debian 8 (Jessie) = 1.16.4 Source
Arch = 1.17.2 Source
Those are roughly in order of most likely to be used by regular users. 4/6 are running 1.17 and would not work with AMD's driver.
EDIT: Forgot source for AMDs requirements.
[–] lawofchaos ago
Ah ok, thanks for that informative post. I was running on how I heard it a few years ago when I was still brand new to Linux and most likely misunderstood it then. On Windows I am absolutely pleased with AMD but on Linux they have been a pain in the ass from the start. I've never actually had the pleasure of owning an Nvidia card, how are their drivers on Linux? Can they compare with their Windows counterparts or are they one size fits all and featureless like AMD's Linux drivers?
[–] GodofGrunts 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
They're better than AMDs for sure and are competitive with their Windows drivers.
This benchmark is a little old, but it was a nice one that compared both on the same hardware.