~ graphics mega poll - AMD vs Nvidia vs Intel ~

[problemecium]

just another shoutout to TEAM BLUE!

[Beowolf]

I've always loved ATI's hardware. I even bought their original VGA Wonder card in 1987. But the drivers were total unusable garbage and I ended up returning it.

And that's been the story of my relationship with ATI/AMD. About six times over two decades I'd get seduced by the hardware then run into driver issues that'd leave some of the fancy stuff unusable, sometimes never fixed during the life of the card. These days I don't even consider anything but Nvidia. They're boring when compared to the features ATI used to cram onto their cards, but I can actually use them.

Maybe AMD management's straightened their software unit out. I've definitely heard they're supporting Linux much better, which would be nice. But I don't need to care anymore. When I retired my computers became commodities instead of my life. I even replaced my household Linux server with an appliance. Incidentally, Synology Diskstations are wonderful, rock-solid, and still run Linux underneath so hopefully don't cost me too much geek-cred.

[Weegee]

I have an MSI R9 270, which I got for my new PC (upgraded from a 6670). This is the first card I've made an informed choice on, and I'm happy with it. I don't use or plan to use Linux (at least not in this card's lifetime), so that wasn't an issue. As for the MSI part:

1. It was on sale
   
2. The cooler is very good
   
3. Because of said cooler, it can be OC'd to behave as a 270x with no fuss.
   

[segaprophet]

Aw snap, Team Red is getting thrashed in the numbers - I wonder why more people prefer Nvidia these days.

Back in the early 2000s ATI was basically the only game in town, and since then I think AMD has done an admirable job maintaining and building the brand.