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Linus Torvalds Continues Using A Radeon RX 580 Graphics Card, Back On An Intel Laptop


The AMD Radeon RX 480 / RX 580 'Polaris' graphics cards remain very popular on the Steam Survey and among enthusiasts/desktop users at large even though they are nearly a decade old

It turns out Linux creator Linus Torvalds himself is still relying on an AMD Radeon RX 580 with one of his main systems. Due to bisecting and working through a regression that popped up during the Linux 6.17 merge window this week, Linus Torvalds' main display went black when booting into the new kernel code. While working through a DRM regression for Linux 6.17, he noted he is currently using a Radeon RX 580 with ASUS ProArt 5K display on his speedy system for kernel builds.

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