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  • 6800 xt might match 3070’s performance on Linux, but I would not consider it an “upgrade”. I would recommend looking up more info on ProtonDB and posting specific questions (if you have not tried that already).

    Yes, choosing an AMD gpu will give you other benefits as well, like system stability etc., but make sure your purchase decision is worth it.

    If I am not wrong, you can sell you 3070 for about $150-200 and buy a used 6800xt for about $220.

    One more thing you can try before buying anything… Try a different OS, like Bazzite or Nobara based on Fedora, or PopOS based on Debian. Different bases can alter performance. I had a laptop with 3060 and it always performed slightly worse on Arch and Debian based systems. For some reasons, the GPU didn’t exceed 85 watts, even though the TDP was 100 watts. Only Fedora and it’s derivates make my GPU work as intended. But this is a case for laptop GPUs.










  • nutbutter@discuss.tchncs.detoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.worldBest HTPC distro?
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    You might be able to install Android x86 on this, and use it however you would use a typical Android box. Another option is libreelec.

    If I were you, I would install Nobara or Bazzite, the HTPC version. Which can boot directly into Steam Big Picture. You can install Jellyfin client, add the TV version to steam and you can launch it with steam big picture mode, and Jellyfin’s Linux version of TV mode supports gamepad navigation. For Android apps you can install Waydroid and use whatever android app you need, like SmartTube. It might be a bit time consuming to set up, but it will be way more versatile, as you can easily just boot to desktop mode and do other things as well. Plus, you can play games. Emulated games would run great on this device, you can use something like emudeck or retroarch.