In the upcoming Linux 6.17 version, the display card used by Linux founder Linus Torvalds has attracted widespread attention. The 2017 AMD Radeon RX 580 display card he still uses has shocked many tech lovers, which is nearly eight years old.
Although this display card still has certain performance in technical specifications and can support a display refresh rate of up to 5K, it is undoubtedly surprising to a developer with an annual revenue of about $1.5 million.
Based on the message from Tovaz in the Linux kernel email list, the display card used by his desktop machine is called the "same boring Radeon RX 580" and can still technically meet basic 2D operation needs. Although this display card may not be as good as a modern display card in game performance, such a configuration can still provide good usage experience for non-game users.
Over the past few years, the drive support problem of display cards has become a problem for many users, especially for old Nvidia display cards, where the end of drive support has limited the use of these display cards. In contrast, AMD's open source driver can support a wider range of display cards, which allows many users to gain better compatibility and performance when using old hardware.
With the rapid changes in the display card market, Nvidia recently announced that it will stop operating regular driver updates to its old display card architecture in October 2025, only retaining security updates until 2028. This decision reflects Nvidia's expansion in the AI hardware field and the gradual phase-out of old technology.
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