GPU Drivers

[proper kettle]

So I am getting a new PC and I want to dual boot Windows 11 And Linux Mint Cinnamon there.

But I don't know where do I find if the kernel of the version I want supports my GPU natively before installing the OS.

Where do you check this?

I am not new to Linux, I use Lubuntu LTS on my laptop, because the baterry lasts longer with LXQt somehow and CPU hardly works with Xfce(idk why) and I didn't need update it yet.

Thank you for any answer 🙂

[noble mesa]

What GPU is it?

[proper kettle]

RTX 5060 Ti,
but I want to know in general where do you check it?

[noble mesa]

, it's supported

[proper kettle]

but where did you check it?

That's the question.

If I want to check it before installing it.

[noble mesa]

I don't know, usually if it hasn't just released it will be supported and 5060 is definitely not too new

The AMD 9060/9070 cards, for example, I'm not sure if Mint supports them yet

[proper kettle]

I am not getting those, cause they drain electricity even more and heat up quicker

[noble mesa]

I would imagine you need to check the Nvidia drivers for Nvidia and the kernel version for AMD

[proper kettle]

Well, I just want to know if there is sorta website or idk.

[noble mesa]

There isn't any singular "this distro will support X hardware" website

I will also mention, if you haven't bought the GPU yet then Nvidia commonly has bugs that AMD does not (random misc. things like certain programs not working and worse dx12 performance), so if you don't specifically need an Nvidia feature you'd probably be better off with AMD

[proper kettle]

what bugs?

[noble mesa]

"Why is misc X thing not working?" Pretty often ends up being Nvidia, though that is getting lesser over time. The only direct example I have is Gamescope, the thing that the SteamDeck uses to render games

[proper kettle]

I mean the CPU has iGPU, I can still uh... unplug the display port from the GPU and plug it to the motherboard.

[noble mesa]

If you want to run games with an iGPU then that probably fixes it

[proper kettle]

well, I mostly play competitive online games on Windows.

Right now mostly PUPG.

[proper kettle]

but I also play all three STALKER games except for the new one(STALKER 2)

[noble mesa]

Overall, the 5060 is supported on Mint and probably won't cause many problems (though amd wouldn't cause any)

[proper kettle]

those work on Linux, because a youtuber I watched played them on Mint

[noble mesa]

For game support look at the websites protonDB and areweanticheatyet

[proper kettle]

ok thanks

[fading nexus]

you can do a parts search (via make and model) at linux-hardware.org

most new nvidia cards work, but you must have secure boot off and then apply the driver. linux mint makes it easy.

if you're gonna dualboot be aware:
Common Issues preventing linux installation: #1303794165712420906 message

• as a last piece of information, the linux kernel does NOT support nvidia directly.

[proper kettle]

Thank you.

[proper kettle]

I already know this, I had to reinstall it once(because I am dumb and forgot my password to it so I coudln't update it)