From owner-freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Wed Sep 28 23:15:24 2016 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-x11@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 655AAC00F92 for ; Wed, 28 Sep 2016 23:15:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from petr.fischer@me.com) Received: from pv33p00im-asmtp001.me.com (pv33p00im-asmtp001.me.com [17.142.194.250]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4B95912A4 for ; Wed, 28 Sep 2016 23:15:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from petr.fischer@me.com) Received: from process-dkim-sign-daemon.pv33p00im-asmtp001.me.com by pv33p00im-asmtp001.me.com (Oracle Communications Messaging Server 7.0.5.38.0 64bit (built Feb 26 2016)) id <0OE800300L9KVK00@pv33p00im-asmtp001.me.com> for freebsd-x11@freebsd.org; Wed, 28 Sep 2016 23:15:23 +0000 (GMT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=me.com; s=4d515a; t=1475104523; bh=lMWRd4oFOdwxkyTkoL7vFyAuoUgNFQFzb1B/Om9dBuU=; h=Date:From:To:Subject:Message-id:MIME-version:Content-type; b=D0jT6bpni2jFknRC5ucA0n5SR7E9s5w5ubjgO+yzd0wWEBRx6/YwXUZc7sEQM2Sqf 2v6yvEbuLB8gQzOLdwGfGKLkqTOLxbZ+2K/pBxoU0jbvqxhFYAGk0Bycp9x0kZHGmG cnLIZTwbW58TGRDuxDlFRTyiJMfyuC8oWhoDlJ6v0ejnvTXkzJtUOHplv7fnFp6pqO Ltf5SVik08DAjgnCNeOxD57F7AJ4y9hUYLEJbGA16WdyH2Rq7RE/JbAbv4ylFwQlJq gQQ7Xzt0x3+OS8UA5ubhZYCtgHIhoKOAQuds7ftXZl5r3FradZ8Jx9jbXZscb/VIB5 rrWrZDcxVx0jw== Received: from localhost (109.2.broadband2.iol.cz [83.208.2.109]) by pv33p00im-asmtp001.me.com (Oracle Communications Messaging Server 7.0.5.38.0 64bit (built Feb 26 2016)) with ESMTPSA id <0OE800HKZLXHF520@pv33p00im-asmtp001.me.com> for freebsd-x11@freebsd.org; Wed, 28 Sep 2016 23:15:22 +0000 (GMT) X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10432:,, definitions=2016-09-28_13:,, signatures=0 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=notspam policy=default score=0 spamscore=0 clxscore=1034 suspectscore=1 malwarescore=0 phishscore=0 adultscore=0 bulkscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx scancount=1 engine=8.0.1-1603290000 definitions=main-1609280406 Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2016 01:15:17 +0200 From: Petr Fischer To: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Subject: What graphics card for FreeBSD HTPC/Media (NVidia vs Radeon) Message-id: <20160928231517.GG57400@pf-bsd.local> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.6.1 (2016-04-27) X-BeenThere: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: X11 on FreeBSD -- maintaining and support List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2016 23:15:24 -0000 Hello, I have small HTPC home server with FreeBSD and AMD Sempron X2 2650 - there is integrated Radeon HD 8240 (Kabini / R3 Series) graphics card, but not supported by FreeBSD radeon driver - only VESA and this has abs. no performance for today media playing (I installed Kodi 16.1 in a jail)... There is free PCIe16 slot in HTPC, so I probably need to buy some new/old graphic card, what is the best solution for HTPC: 1) NVidia 210 (what driver?, nv from X11 or from nvidia-driver package?) 2) Radeon HD 5450 or 6450 (supported by kernel radeon driver, but wihout HDMI sound by latest info https://wiki.freebsd.org/Graphics ) So, which way? Nvidia / AMD Radeon? Or - will be better support for HD 8240 integrated graphics soon? Needs: A) passive cooling, low power consumption (max 30W?) B) perfect stable driver support (may be with blobs, ok) C) no-problem Full HD video decoding acceleration support (VPDAU?) - let the CPU cool while playing movies/youtube/streams on Full HD screen D) HDMI support (HDMI audio output is nice, but I can live without it) Recommend please, thanks! pf