I haven’t checked anything yet or tried it, but can different apps use the same gpu that also handles image output (I think TrueNAS requires it, it can’t run headless?)? Or does an app hog the GPU?
Yes multiple apps can use the GPU, but if it’s the only GPU (no integrated GPU from the CPU) then it can’t be used for vms
Yeah, the VM part is clear.
Perfect, thanks.
My A310 Eco is missing the hole in the blue shroud “above” one of the pcie bracket screws - I think they might’ve only added that in some later revision but as it was I wouldn’t have been able to swap the bracket in a normal way
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Oh, that makes WAY more sense. I definitely got one of the revisions because my card matched the visual instructions on the entirely-in-Chinese website.
Oh, they did a hardware revision? I know that there was a firmware update that (allegedly) addressed the fan ramp and “surging” issue.
Even easier recommendation now then.
Yeah, that was the OTHER thing that made me confused: complaints about fan noise. They clearly fixed it with a firmware update because my card has never been noisy.
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I have an NVidia RTX A2000 and love it. It lets me do AI tasks, transcode, and game.
Its 12GB VRAM, and only used the PCI slots power 70-75watts.
For AI, I have to keep the LLM’s under 7/8B and it has not triggered the fan as of yet. Transcoding for plex is fine, and doesnt cause the fan to get loud.
Same for gaming (Steam docker) for when I am away from my desktop.
The only time the fan really spun up is when I was using Tdarr to convert all my media, other wise something is always using the GPU without issue.
Plex, Kasm, Steam, AI, etc.
That and you cant really beat the power requirements for the performance. It’s equivalent to a RTX 3060 I am told.
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So can amd gpu be used with 25.10 gold eye?
In my opinion, for most use cases, the best answer is no GPU because:
- Most modern devices people use (ie. phones, laptops, tablets) can direct play.
- A discrete GPU adds a significant amount of extra heat/power consumption for not much gain especially if you’re going to only use it like 10% of the time.
- Most modern CPU’s have more than enough juice to handle transcoding at least 1-2 streams just fine, and likely at better quality too.
So, before you go ahead and get a GPU, I would first evaluate your client devices and see if you even need a GPU at all in the first place.
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I think the current limits are NVIDIA, requiring ‘newer’ models and Intel ARC needs rev A. Those were linked earlier in the third post.
I agree with @Whattteva and no GPU. You keep asking questions like you didn’t read our posts or linked articles.
If you are feeling some type of way about my question you really can ignore you do not have to reply I ASKED QUESTIONS FOR BETTER UNDERSTANDING
You make one sentence replies that are not very clear.
You don’t provide information when asked. You don’t make it clear who you are replying to.
You are bad at communicating on the forum.
You have been given lists of recommended GPUs in at least one post.
You haven’t even given us a price range
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Whats your planned usecase? or things you would like to try?
Do you want a sinlge gpu or multiple? Its also worth noting modern GPUs (PCI4) can run on the older PCI3.0 with little to no performance impact.
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I just bought a dell t5820 and i am taking my time to set it up i am new to everthing to whats going setting up so i only have space for one gpu so i was just asking questions about gpu tp have a sweet spot so i dont to keep changing gpu
None of that answsers the very clear questions that were asked above:
If your use case is transcoding for Plex, just get an Arc A310. Post #2 in this thread.
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Sorry transcoding and ai learning thats what am aimimg for
Intel Arc pro B60
Probably the most bang for the buck. 24 GB VRAM.
Are Intel B series working now? It wasn’t as of the NVIDIA kernel Module Changes Announcement post.
Sorry forgot about that. So maybe the A60. Still a good choice. Or the RTX A2000
12 GB.