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Planning to upgrade GPU from Nvidia to AMD. Any pitfalls I should know about? (reddthat.com)
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I'm running CachyOS, and having an Nvidia card, I'm using their Nvidia-specific kernel. I know this 3060 won't last forever, and I'm planning to upgrade to an AMD card for a better overall experience.

Is there anything I should be aware of regarding the kernel or other compatibility when switching brands? Can I simply plug in the new one and run pacman -Syu?

Sidenote: I will plan around my PSU's output, so no need to advise regarding physical compatibility.

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[–] 2 points 1 month ago

Personally, I'm less familiar with the full stack. I'd be tempted to do a reinstall. There's vulkan-radeon, vulkan-mesa linux-firmware-radeon, radeon, mesa, libs, layers, headers, and I'm not sure what uses what, but I have them all with my amd RX 6800 XT. Hopefully a pacman -Syu grabs what you all need.

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