so my old GPU died a few days ago and I was thinking which brand of GPU to get next. AMD or Nvidia? I've heard Nvidia drivers are very annoying with Linux but I've never had an AMD GPU before. Which would be better? I'll sometimee switch to Windows to play specific games as well.
AMD all the way. Few weeks ago I finally made a switch from Nvida for the first time. I have no problems in gaming. All games that I play run same as on windows.
No. That ISO just installs the drivers by default. You can just uninstall them. Or leave them. They won’t break anything, although they will slow down your updates because they are huge.
I've decided to buy AMD but which one do I buy? I found a few used RX 6600 and RX 5700. Some of them have XT after them, and I don't know what that means.
That all depends on what games you play. Do you want to play new AAA games or retro? Indie?
What is your budget?
XT is stronger version of regular 6600.
For spider man recommended gpu is RX 580.
I would suggest you, of course if you can afford, to go for RX 7700 xt or 7800 xt. You will be more future proof.