On Sun, Mar 07, 2021 at 09:14:22AM -0500, Alex wrote:
I use my desktop for basic photo editing, playing videos, and basic office/browser work. What recommendations do you have? Here's my requirements:
- native open source drivers
- supports at least three monitors
- PCIe x16
- support for 4K
- HDMI output
- audio not necessary
AMD cards are going to be your only options here, because the two choices for open source drivers are AMD and Intel, and Intel doesn't make stand-alone cards with multi-monitor support. (With some laptop models, you can drive the internal display plus one with the built-in external HDMI plus one over thunderbolt, for a total of three displays, but that doesn't sound like what you're looking for.)
I personally have been very happy with AMD cards (previously, a Vega 56 and now a Radeon Pro W5700) on Fedora Workstation -- they basically just work, and provide a great gaming experience.