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I’m considering picking up a cheapish laptop for development, with the intent of installing Linux on it. Typically it’ll be Java development or other stuff in docket containers. Is there a best chipset to pick for Linux or are they pretty much identical these days?

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[–] d3Xt3r@lemmy.nz 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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.

[–] Krtek@feddit.de 4 points 1 year ago

My experiences with a 4700U/5500U and 5600G has also been great on just Fedora

[–] newIdentity@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Well I have a Ryzen 2400g and sometimes I get weird graphical glitches or issues that nobody else except people with a ryzen APU