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boxerab
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xubuntu + RX 470 driver question

Hello!

I am building a new system with two RX 470 cards. I will be installing xubuntu

OS on the machine, and running OpenCL kernels. Is there anything I need to know

about which driver to install on this system?  Should I expect the same performance

as a Windows 7 system ?

Thanks!

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dipak
Big Boss

Currently, RX 4xx devices are supported by following driver on Ubuntu only.

AMDGPU-PRO Driver for Linux® – Release Notes

Should I expect the same performance as a Windows 7 system ?

There is no known performance issue/limitation for this driver compared to its Windows counter part. So, you can expect the similar performance. If you notice any significant difference, please report to us.

Regards,

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dipak
Big Boss

Currently, RX 4xx devices are supported by following driver on Ubuntu only.

AMDGPU-PRO Driver for Linux® – Release Notes

Should I expect the same performance as a Windows 7 system ?

There is no known performance issue/limitation for this driver compared to its Windows counter part. So, you can expect the similar performance. If you notice any significant difference, please report to us.

Regards,

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Thanks, Dipak. When is OpenCL 2.0 support expected for this driver ?

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Can't say right now about the OpenCL 2.0 support. However, as I've come to know, the team is considering to include few key features from OpenCL 2.0 on Linux.

Regards,

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OK, thanks! Looking forward to 2.0 support!

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So, I have xubuntu 16.04.4, and I installed the AMDGPU-PRO driver, but it doesn't look like the cards ( i have two 470s) were detected. clinfo just displays the CPU. Any ideas on how to troubleshoot this?

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Sadly, had to abandon xubuntu in favour of win 10. Everything just works on windows.

Too bad the experience on Linux was so miserable.

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