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Date:      Fri, 29 Jan 2021 21:50:07 +0300
From:      Greg V <greg@unrelenting.technology>
To:        Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com>
Cc:        freebsd-x11 <freebsd-x11@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: loading drm crashes system
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On Fri, Jan 29, 2021 at 13:35, Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com> wrote:
> 
> Hello
> 
>>    It is pretty well known that amdgpu is in a much better shape than
>>    legacy radeon.
>> 
>>    So the answer is kinda obvious and has been floating around on
>>    mailing lists and chat rooms for a long time:
>>    AMD GCN architecture cards are actually well supported, while
>>    pre-GCN relics (TeraScale/R600 and older) are "best effort"
>>    hopefully-supported-but-have-a-debugger-ready.
> 
> 	Ergo, one should update to a GCN-compatible card.
> 	Since you seem well-versed in the AMD line: what is the earliest
> chip using GCN?
> 	I've looked into this twice, and the best - very wobbly - answer
> I can find is "Radeon HD 7730".  I've also seen non-definitive stuff
> which implies HD 7800 series, or HD 7900-series.
> 	Can you help?

You can't simply use a "number greater than N" comparison, due to what 
we call "Rebrandeon" :D
i.e. models identical to an older generation getting new numbers, for 
the low-end models.

You have to look at Wikipedia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_AMD_graphics_processing_units#Radeon_HD_7000_series

and check the Architecture column.

Yep, HD7730 is Cape Verde, all good.
(While HD8350-8490 and R5 220-235X are TeraScale rebrands.)

P.S. Don't forget to CC the mailing list when replying.





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