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Well I think my main problem with APUs on Linux doesn't has anything to do with Linux. It's just that the manifacturer doesn't care about people using APUs for more than office work so they generally a bad experience when you try to for example game on it.
Is this understandable or just word salad?
As a gamer who uses a Thinkpad Z13 Gen1 with a Ryzen 6860Z APU, I disagree. Most games run just fine here via Proton-GE or Wine-GE. For newer AAA games however, you'll need to dial down the graphics - but that's expected of an iGPU. The most recent game I played on it was Diablo 4, which was running at a very playable ~45FPS at 1080p medium settings. This was on Nobara btw, a gaming-optimized distro based on Fedora.
My experiences with a 4700U/5500U and 5600G has also been great on just Fedora
Well I have a Ryzen 2400g and sometimes I get weird graphical glitches or issues that nobody else except people with a ryzen APU
Is that why every gaming handheld and gaming mini PC uses AMD?
It's because Intel iGPUs suck even more
What's the difference?
Even worse drivers