If so I’m 100% in but it needs to actually be. a drop in replacement for “it just works” like cuda is.
Once I’ve actually got drivers all set cuda “just works”. Is it equivalent in that way? Or am I going to get into a library compatibility issue in R or Python?
Never had an issue with Nvidia on Linux. Yes, you have to use proprietary drivers, but outside of that I’ve been running Linux with Nvidia cards for 20 years.
Even not the “issue” that basically every time you update something, you have to wait a long time to download proprietary nvidia drivers?
That’s what annoyed me the most back in the day with the Nvidia drivers,
so many hours wasted on updating the drivers.
With AMD, this is not the case.
And haven’t even talked about my issues with Optimus (Intel on-board graphics + Nvidia GPU) yet, which was a true nightmare, took me weeks of research to finally make it work correctly.
In my experience,
AMD is a bliss on Linux,
while Nvidia is a headache.
Also, AMD has ROCM,
it’s their equivalent of Nvidia’s CUDA.
Yeah but is it actually equivalent?
If so I’m 100% in but it needs to actually be. a drop in replacement for “it just works” like cuda is.
Once I’ve actually got drivers all set cuda “just works”. Is it equivalent in that way? Or am I going to get into a library compatibility issue in R or Python?
Not all software that uses CUDA has support for ROCM.
But as far as setup goes, I just installed the correct drivers and ROCM compatible software just worked.
So - it can be a an equivalent alternative, but that depends on the software you want to run.
Never had an issue with Nvidia on Linux. Yes, you have to use proprietary drivers, but outside of that I’ve been running Linux with Nvidia cards for 20 years.
Wayland is non-stop issues.
Even not the “issue” that basically every time you update something, you have to wait a long time to download proprietary nvidia drivers?
That’s what annoyed me the most back in the day with the Nvidia drivers,
so many hours wasted on updating the drivers.
With AMD, this is not the case.
And haven’t even talked about my issues with Optimus (Intel on-board graphics + Nvidia GPU) yet, which was a true nightmare, took me weeks of research to finally make it work correctly.
It’s the equivalent, but does the software make use of the ROCM if they are programmed for CUDA?