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On 13/05/14 14:02, Neil Winchurst wrote:
On Tue, 13 May 2014 12:39:58 +0100 Grant Phillips-Sewell <dcglug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:In my experience, and from reading around various help sites etc, it would seem that most people who have trouble with nVidia graphics cards on Linux are those with older cards - or rather cards that nVidia regards as older. Some people, such as myself, cannot change the graphics card as it is built in to the laptop, so must use it or change laptops entirely. GrantThat is interesting. I am looking at getting a laptop which comes with either the built in Intel graphics or an NVidia GeForce GT 740M card. I didn't realise that the card could not be replaced. Thanks to all for the replies. Could I also ask again, what is the advantage to having a separate NVidia card? Is it mainly that it is faster and so better for games? (I have no interest in games). Neil
Hi Neil,You assumed right; the main advantage of discrete - as opposed to on the motherboard - graphics is performance. If you do any video or graphics intensive work, or maybe just want to watch HD movies then a laptop with a discrete graphics card will perform better, although with movies even the onboard graphics is likely to be 'good enough'. If however you have no pressing need for powerful graphics then the onboard will probably be fine. If in doubt try Googling for the graphics chipset and your chosen distro.
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