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GPU Compute / Accelerators / Re: Current support distributions for Navi AMD
« on: September 07, 2020, 06:47:13 am »
On Debian buster, it should be possible with updated kernel and mesa packages from the buster-backports catalog.
This shows how to search the current versions of mesa packages in buster-backports, nobody backported them at the time of writing this reply.
If I was using a Navi card myself, I would prepare the necessary backports and find a way to make those packages available conveniently. For now, I decided to start with the RX 580 and wait for the Big Navi cards to arrive. I don't feel it is a good use of money to buy an RX 5700 today when the Big Navi might come in 2 weeks.
OpenBSD commented that amdgpu is currently being adapted for the powerpc64 port, that list might be the best place to get further details about Navi.
On any distribution, developers are sometimes willing to make an extra effort to support things like this if the manufacturer or another user can provide free or subsidized access to the hardware.
This shows how to search the current versions of mesa packages in buster-backports, nobody backported them at the time of writing this reply.
If I was using a Navi card myself, I would prepare the necessary backports and find a way to make those packages available conveniently. For now, I decided to start with the RX 580 and wait for the Big Navi cards to arrive. I don't feel it is a good use of money to buy an RX 5700 today when the Big Navi might come in 2 weeks.
OpenBSD commented that amdgpu is currently being adapted for the powerpc64 port, that list might be the best place to get further details about Navi.
On any distribution, developers are sometimes willing to make an extra effort to support things like this if the manufacturer or another user can provide free or subsidized access to the hardware.