Linus Torvalds, known for his work on Linux, continues to utilize the AMD Radeon RX 580 graphics card. This revelation leads to contemplation about the true necessity of upgrading to the newer RTX 50-series GPUs.
As reported by Phoronix, Torvalds maintains his setup with the RX 580 alongside an Intel i9 15th Generation laptop. In a recent discussion, he confirmed, “Same old boring Radeon RX 580. lspci calls it ‘Ellesmere’; I don’t know about the Polaris codename.”
Apart from gaming, the RX 580 serves adequately for productivity tasks, especially due to its open source driver support. Despite its limitations with contemporary titles, many users may ask, if it functions well, why upgrade?
Linus Torvalds’ Graphics Card
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