#Gpu

[systemdeez]

Kindergarteners will be so proud of themselves for being able to draw a triangle. My GPU can draw tens of thousands of those in a second. You are not special.

[pixelguzzler]

[opendirectories]

[tamara-kama]

Look at what I have leftover from the 90's.. I believe this is my original 3Dfx Voodoo 1 graphics board from Diamond Multimedia!

They called it the Diamond Monster 3D!

Some time I'd like to mount it in a special shadow box with maybe the best ad for it as the background and lighting as a display.

TBH the 4MB of VRAM it has would be considered a miniscule amount these days now that we have GPUs with multiple GBs of VRAM.. haha

[yuefou]

Has anyone done this yet?

[overclockedopossum]

fundamentally unserious graphics card

[yourfavaschips]

GeForce RTX 4090?

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 would be Doritos Mountain Dew!

[quayrund]

born to train

[deeliteyears]

Of course I'm AGP

[crabs-brencil]

they are both gay panic personified, your honour (they're actually computer parts)

[systemdeez]

Stop showing me ads for Nvidia, Tumblr! I am a Linux user, therefore AMD owns my soul!

[supplyside]

Titan graphics cards

[capriciouscayenne]

An Okay-ish guide on How to find a good laptop for creating digital art on -2025

This is my first time making a post like this, but as someone who went from having very sparse technical knowledge to working helpdesk, I wanted to give my advice on drawing tablets/drawing workflows for comfort.

Something I ran into when trying to figure out a comfortable way for me to draw was the sea of like confusion when it came to drawing tablets. Initially, I was advised by a friend that a tablet like the Surface would be good for drawing and I really stuck to that closely- as it seemed like the alternative was to be stuck at a desk with a drawing tablet. This is not very comfy and also not very practical or easy for me to casually draw digitally. After becoming more technically literate, I realized that a 2in1 laptop serves practically the same function as a surface, is about half the price, and has a lot more power as a drawing "tablet" to also multitask things like music applications/ youtube in the background/ having a ton of tabs / ect...

So- here's a little guide on how to figure out what to look for in a laptop as of 2025!

Why 2in1? 2in1 laptops have a touch screen, can fold all the way back to a 'tablet mode' in case you like that sort of set up & come with a keyboard attached that's easy to use. Otherwise, a laptop with a touch screen should work just fine- but most likely might not be as physically flexible. What should I look for in a drawing laptop? There's some basic things I can advise as well as more nuanced things, I've also included links to some laptops that seem good: OS or Operating System: -ARM processor vs not (Windows 11 VS Windows11 ARM): I would personally avoid any sort of ARM processors, as it acts like a weaker version of+ lacks a lot of the functionality of windows 11. I had a surface laptop that I exchanged back because it did not have touch gestures. A way to see if the laptop you want has an ARM processor vs not is to check the OS or Operating System, if it has a arm processor it will likely say something like "Windows 11 ARM" or you can CTRL + F to find the word ARM in the description in your web browser.

-Linux VS MACOS VS Windows: Unfortunately I have less EXP with MAC devices, but as the price point is very high and they are not built to last AS LONG (No devices last unfortunately) I can't recommend them. -If you have an older device with touch screen capabilities that you would like to use, and would like to try to dive into Linux- I'd say go for it! Be aware that changing your OS will wipe your entire drive, so please back up your files first! If you end up not (Depending on how you go about installing it) I've been enjoying a new-er version of Kubuntu as our home media set-up! Generally, a lot of Linux distributions aren't as 'hard' on your hardware. When choosing what version of Linux to go with- as there are a lot of different types or distributions of Linux, it has been advised to choose a more stable download release version rather then the new-est version- to be able to know this, it may say if the download version is supported long term or not. I'm not a Linux expert and have generally followed guides on how to use this OS, to install a OS you will need some sort of flash media- like a flash drive/usb drive! If you end up not liking Linux, Windows has ISO files you can put on your flash drive to put it back, again this will wipe your data! It's a good idea to try and check to see if your software of choice works on the version of Linux you would like to install, there seems to generally be workarounds however, it's up to your comfort level when seeking these out.

-Windows is familiar! However, Windows 11 has this thing where it wants to back up all your files/data to OneDrive. I, Personally have been enjoying this service, as it makes backing up my files easy-cheesy. However, with the current political climate, this opens you/us up to having our privacy stripped/or our files erased without our consent as Microsoft sees fit. To combat this, I back up my files to a physical hard drive(S) as it is safer to have multiple back-ups rather then just 1.

-AVOID ChromeOS or chromebooks- is my advice GPU or Graphics Card: https://www.videocardbenchmark.net/ -Using this link, you can compare how the GPU of your device compares to the standard/other devices/ect... -Honestly, if you are not doing heavy-duty gaming or 3D sculpting, or video editing, you're probably just fine with a mid-tier GPU!

Where the files are stored / the Disk Drive: -As long as you avoid a HDD you're probably good to go! HDD drives use a physical disk that spins to save your data- this is more prone to failing and this is a lot of the reason why older laptops seem "slow"

-One of the ways to to check this- or a weird way I check this, is I click the Windows button/Windows search and type "Defrag" & You should see something that says something "Defragment and Optimize Drives" In this window, under 'Media Type' it should say something like Solid State Drive, and not 'Hard Disk Drive' or HDD -How much storage is important depending on if you store your all data on your device or not- I'd recommend at LEAST 500+GB to be safe, any more does not hurt!

RAM: For doing just art, you're probably good to go at just 8-16GB of RAM! Any more does not hurt.

Processors: I have less knowledge in this domain, however, if you are going for a intel processor, something like i5, 1255u is communicating that: i(NUMBER), the higher number = more processing power. I would recommend anything i5 and above, and the 1255u- a number I am using in this example, the 12 = 12th generation. 12 gen and up Is what I would personally recommend.

Do I need a separate stylus pen? Yes, however, there's a lot of good knock off brand pens that are cheaper if not better then official brand pens. I'd take into account how they charge, I like rechargeable pens that use Type C ports- like new-er phones!

Link Examples of 2in1 laptops that should be good for digital art- again, if the price has changed for the worse, you can use these as a guide: This is the laptop I have, I got it on sale (I exchanged my surface for this) for around 500$: https://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-envy-2-in-1-16-2k-touch-screen-laptop-intel-core-ultra-7-16gb-memory-1tb-ssd-glacier-silver/6571084.p?skuId=6571084 Upon a glance this looks good due to the processor being i7 & the 12th generation- a new-ish one: https://www.newegg.com/lenovo-ideapad-flex-5-16iau7-82r80000us-16-0-intel-core-i7-1255u-1-tb-pcie-ssd-16gb-memory/p/N82E16834840489

Finishing notes: This is not a like solid template, more of a loose advising guide- I hope this is helpful to some folx! Feel free to ask questions!

[overclockedopossum]

Thoughts on the recent 8GB of VRAM Graphics Card controversy with both AMD and NVidia launching 8GB GPUs?

I think tech media's culture of "always test everything on max settings because the heaviest loads will be more GPU bound and therefore a better benchmark" has led to a culture of viewing "max settings" as the default experience and anything that has to run below max settings as actively bad. This was a massive issue for the 6500XT a few years ago as well.

8GiB should be plenty but will look bad at excessive settings.

Now, with that said, it depends on segment. An excessively expensive/high-end GPU being limited by insufficient memory is obviously bad. In the case of the RTX 5060Ti I'd define that as encountering situations where a certain game/res/settings combination is fully playable, at least on the 16GiB model, but the 8GiB model ends up much slower or even unplayable. On the other hand, if the game/res/settings combination is "unplayable" (excessively low framerate) on the 16GiB model anyway I'd just class that as running inappropriate settings.

Looking through the techpowerup review; Avowed, Black Myth: Wukong, Dragon Age: The Veilguard, God of War Ragnarök, Monster Hunter Wilds and S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl all see significant gaps between the 8GiB and 16GiB cards at high res/settings where the 16GiB was already "unplayable". These are in my opinion inappropriate game/res/setting combinations to test at. They showcase an extreme situation that's not relevant to how even a higher capacity card would be used. Doom Eternal sees a significant gap at 1440p and 4K max settings without becoming "unplayable".

F1 24 goes from 78.3 to 52.0 FPS at 4K max so that's a giant gap that could be said to also impact playability. Spider-Man 2 (wow they finally made a second spider-man game about time) does something similar at 1440p. The Last of Us Pt.1 has a significant performance gap at 1080p, and the 16GiB card might scrape playability at 1440p, but the huge gap at 4K feels like another irrelevant benchmark of VRAM capacity.

All the other games were pretty close between the 8GiB and 16GiB cards.

Overall, I think this creates a situation where you have a large artificial performance difference from these tests that would be unplayable anyway. The 8GiB card isn't bad - the benchmarks just aren't fair to it.

Now, $400 for a GPU is still fucking expensive and also Nvidia not sampling it is an attempt to trick people who might not realise it can be limiting sometimes but that's a whole other issue.

[n64retro]

N64 architecture

[posicionarte]

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