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Intel B580 Gamers (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

Hey all!

I'm currently looking to upgrade my Radeon 6600 8GB GPU in my primary gaming rig and I'm currently torn between the Radeon 9600 XT 16GB, which is a "known variable" or the Intel B580 12GB. Obviously, the B580 is around $75-100 cheaper comparing MSRP to MSRP and I've been seeing both pop randomly into stock the last few weeks where I could nab either with a properly timed deal alert.

I'm wondering how all of you Intel Battlemage gamers on Linux have been enjoying your cards. I know Intel has done a lot of work to make it work well on Linux, but there is MUCH less coverage of performance on Linux than on Windows. Most stuff I see is from launch time, which is 6+ months ago, and I know driver support has gained a lot of ground since then.

My primary rig is an AM4-based system with a 5800X CPU, so REBAR and PCIe 4.0 are not a problem for me.

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[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Phoronix's review is from Dec 2024.

I'm less concerned with them being in a different class and more:

  1. Bang for buck
  2. More than 8GB of VRAM
[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Then it's not even a year old. The things that see the most movements performance wise are focused on AMD and NVidia. I'm not convinced there will be a huge difference between what he measured then and what you would measure today. If you are comparing that card with a newer one, the latter will probably get better performance. If the difference in performance is worth the difference in price, only you can decide

There is https://www.phoronix.com/review/intel-battlemage-linux-may2025/2 but that is not cross-referenced to the other one

My point is, the last time Phoronix did a review on b580, 9600 was not even on the graph yet. When it comes to gaming hardware on Linux, I don't know of any better place than Phoronix. He does the tests really using a Linux box, really running games (or computing) and sometimes even runs tests again when there is some big release of Mesa etc.
But when trying to decide which generation to buy you most probably have to glue together how the thing you are eyeing compares to the other thing, by comparing both to another one that is present in both comparisons

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

I haven't been paying attention to GPU market lately, are you actually asking about 9060?

In such case, it seems this is the review you might be looking for

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Yeah that seems to have much more up-to-date data for the 9060XT and B580 put head to head. Thank you.

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