I recently built a new pc and since I switched from Windows to Lunux (Kubuntu) I got an amd gpu (6700 XT). Because people told me it is less of a hassle than Nvidia. It works fine out of the box, but the choice of drivers confuse me. For gaming is the default amdgpu good enough? Is amdgpu-pro the same as the official Radeon drivers from amd? Are they better for gaming? Is Mesa yet another driver or something in addition to a driver? Why are there no settings/gui anywhere (using the default amdgpu)?
People already said that you are good to go with the built-in amdgpu kernel driver. I only want to add, that you have made a great choice; I am running with the same AMD 6700 XT gpu and it just rocks with wayland and has no issues when resuming from hibernate.
The last more demanding game I played was Elite Dangerous (max settings, except anti-aliasing) with 60 FPS capped (my monitor cannot do more) on 1980x1200 resolution. It was a pleasent experience without crashes related to the graphics driver. (:
Edit: And mesa updates are always exciting. They sometimes improve overall performance and stability.
Yeah, I’m happy with it. It was a bit over my budget but I figured it was worth it. I also decided to go with an amd cpu instead of intel like I always had. And not regretting that either.
Are the mesa updates part of the driver or does one manually update them?
I think @heartsofwar gave a nice overview of what Mesa provides in relation to the driver in the kernel. So, amdgpu-driver updates come with a kernel update and mesa is it’s own package for userspace (everything visual on your desktop, not just for games)