Re: Looking for a GPU that "just works" - Is RX550 a good choice?

[Richard Shaw]

On Fri, Sep 2, 2022 at 11:47 AM Ian Pilcher  wrote:
> I'm currently using an old ATI FirePro V4900 to run my 3 displays -
> 1x 2K and 2x 1920x1200.  I've been seeing glitches in some Gtk
> applications for a while now (running on Plasma X11), and I'm getting
> pretty tired of them.[1]  This card uses the old radeon driver, so I'm
> thinking that it might be time to bite the bullet and move to something
> a bit more modern.
>
> I do not do any gaming.  I simply want to be able to run my preferred
> desktop (Plasma) with compositing and a few effects turned on.
>
> NVIDIA is out, because of the "just works" requirement, so I'm looking
> at AMD options.  Is the RX550 a good choice for my use case?

It should be fine. I still like my RX 580. I was going to recommend the
6400/6500 if budget allows just to get something "current" but both seem to
only have two ports...

Thanks,
Richard