Anything as long as they'll release it DRM-free.

I don't think CDPR need development help with CP2077. They are already releasing it for Stadia, so if they'll decide to make a proper Linux release, they could do it themselves.

If someone like Feral could off-load Linux support costs, it could be useful still, but then they should be ready to release it on GOG. And until now they didn't want to work with it.

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Quoting: TheRiddickMAN I just got my GOG account stolen. Not sure how it happened because I didn't get notifications about it happening, very weird.

I did however use gog mini galaxy in the last couple weeks but my password could have been stolen over a year ago and just kept in a database until just now when someone decides to steal it. Real bummer.

Did you try contacting support about it?

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Quoting: tuubiI guess I've been lucky with my 5700 XT. I can't say I've hit any issues at all. In fact, I don't remember ever having such a smooth experience with a GPU on Linux, be it Nvidia, AMD or Intel. Then again, I've only had it for a couple of months. Seems like things were much rougher around launch.

Concurrent sensors access for amdgpu is still not fully fixed, but now is only rarely causing problems. By not querying them in parallel, you can avoid it altogether. That's basically the only issue that remained in my experience at least.

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I wouldn't touch Nvidia today. Their behavior is simply unacceptable in regards to Linux support. As for bugs, interestingly Linux users have it much better than Windows ones, I suspect due to more developers working on Mesa than just AMD team. Navi support by now (5.5-rc5) is mostly good, a few lingering issues have workarounds, and aren't major blockers.

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Quoting: subThis is what worries me when thinking about getting a Valve Index.

It features a total screen pixel count of 2880x1600 and refresh rates of (I think) 90 Hz, 120 Hz and 144 Hz.
Though surlely depending on the game, it sounds like a 5700 XT is just not powerful enough to properly drive a Valve Index.
It would have been really helpful to get an announcement of new products from AMD with rough performance figures. If it's worth waiting or not.
A 5700 XT is not small money for me, where I can replace it in some month with something better.

Not sure if VR requires that framerate strictly, but in the regular screen case, adaptive sync handles framerates that are lower than monitor refresh rate. I.e. I'm OK with the game running at 80-110 fps (TW3 is very demanding), while max monitor refresh rate is 144 Hz, because adaptive sync still prevents tearing, and refresh at 80-110 Hz still looks smooth enough in regards to motion blur reduction and such. Of course it would be nice for the GPU to push full 144 fps, but it's not a major deal breaker.

So I'd say, if you consider buying it, analyze the games you are planning to play, and depending on their graphics computational intensity, see if the resulting framerate is satisfactory for you. Of course it's a tricky thing to do for upcoming titles, since there is no way to know in advance how they'll perform.

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https://www.anandtech.com/show/15344/amd-at-ces-2020-qa-with-dr-lisa-su [External Link]

AnandTech: The rearchitect of Vega for 7nm has been given a +56% performance increase. Does this mean that there was a lot left on the table with the design for 14/12nm? I’m trying to understand how you were able to pull so much extra performance from a simple process node change.

LS: When we put Vega into a mobile form factor with Ryzen 4000, we learned a lot about power optimization. 7nm was a part of it sure, but it was also a very power optimized design of that architecture. The really good thing about that is that what we learned is all applicable to Navi as well. David’s team put a huge focus on performance per watt, and that really comes out of the mobile form factor, and so I’m pleased with what they are doing. You will see a lot of that technology will also impact when you see Navi in a mobile form factor as well.

Gordon Ung, PC World: Do you think that AMD has to have a high-end competitor in the discrete graphics market?

LS: [laughs] I know those on Reddit want a high end Navi! You should expect that we will have a high-end Navi, and that it is important to have it. The discrete graphics market, especially at the high end, is very important to us. So you should expect that we will have a high-end Navi, although I don’t usually comment on unannounced products.

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I don't mean anything is wrong, but it means the monitor is underutilized. You sounded like refresh rate is irrelevant, while saying that the opposite is obvious later. That was confusing.

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Quoting: tuubiThat wasn't my point. AMD specifically mentioned 1440p gaming in some of their marketing materials. Also, I don't know what 144Hz has to do with the resolution.

Computational load increases with both resolution and framerate. Maximum refresh rate is the limit, beyond which you don't benefit from framerate. I.e. if refresh rate is 144 Hz, framerate up until 144 fps is still useful, but beyond that - not anymore, since monitor can't display it anyway.

If something is running at less than 144 fps, while the GPU is loaded to 100%, it means for that use case, the card is not sufficient enough to benefit from the monitor capabilities fully and getting a more powerful card would help. If it shoots over 144 fps while the GPU is loaded less than 100%, it means the card is an overkill for that use case.

The optimum is the case when it goes just slightly above.

What AMD said by 1440p is some rough average intent, not that it can handle everything at that resolution with maxed out useful framerate.

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Quoting: tuubiThe 5700 (XT) they brought out months ago was aimed at 1440p.

Resolution alone isn't the only factor. For example with TW3 (dxvk), 5700 XT doesn't fully use 2560x1400 / 144 Hz. I.e. right now it maxes out at around 80-110 fps. So depending on the monitor refresh rate, the card can be utilized fully and still not reach the potential maximum of the monitor.

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Quoting: PikoloAnd they have their own Optimus-like approach, which Mesa might hopefully be able to support

Are they using 2 GPUs there? Why would they need something Optimus-like? And if anything, they are supporting PRIME, so you won't need anything special to use it in multi-GPU setup.

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