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VRAM Management Part 2: Beyond the Limits of Physical VRAM | pixelcluster's GPU blog (pixelcluster.dev)
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This is a technical discussion on patches that improve VRAM management for AMD GPUs on Linux, which will be available in the 7.3 Linux kernel.

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[–] 13 points 2 months ago (10 children)

Only AMD GPUs? Cries in ancient 1070 Ti ;-;

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  • [–] 13 points 2 months ago (7 children)

    Your GPU is both abandoned by proprietary drivers and doesn't have a GSP so it can't be properly supported by the kernel drivers either (at least not until someone somehow figures out how to reclock them, which hasn't happened in the last ten years). In other words, your cries are appropriate.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    It's still supported by the 580 driver for a few years. But yes, after that it will be in a rough spot.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Yes but that line will never receive feature updates again, only kernel compatibility and security fixes. That also means there is no chance for any VRAM usage improvements on a driver level anymore.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    My 1070 ti is still going strong. One my best purchases.

    I am however considering an upgrade to a 1080 ti.

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