In one hand I want the Nvidia quasi monopoly to end. On the other hand it might bankrupt AMD on its way.
Be hard to bankrupt AMD when their CPUs make them tons of money.
We need more competition in the mid to low market, under $150 and your only option is the 1030 that’s worse than a 6 yo mid range card like the rx570.
Honestly, at the price point you’re better off 2nd hand
Intel GPU press releases are historically horse shit. No matter what the claim, they always underdeliver.
For me and my workflow they deliver better drivers on Linux than nvidia and that’s all I care about. If they can be less expensive than an AMD gpu as well then I’ll probably get one
Their Linux drivers are pretty good.
I think competition is healthy, so I’m all for it. I hope that Intel throws their hat into the affordable local AI ring.
How good do Intel GPUs work with (Arch) Linux?
Pretty well I reckon. Intel is very proactive in upstreaming their graphics drivers. Just make sure you’re on a recent kernel with up to date Mesa libraries. Their OpenGL drivers aren’t very fast for gaming, but Zink on Vulkan apparently runs well according to Phoronix
I ll believe that when me shit turns purple and smells like rainbow sherbert…
I welcome more competition in the GPU space. Intel is also doing a good job contributing to Mesa.
