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👾 GPUs


AMD Open Source: tear free

  • sudov /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-[GPU].conf

    Section "Device"
        Identifier "AMD"
        Driver "radeon"
        Option "TearFree" "true"
    EndSection
    

    May not be necessary for newer or more powerful cards

    I used this option for a passively cooled Radeon 5450, and an early 00s Acer laptop

Monitoring (CLI)

Temperatures

  • apti lm-sensors

    • sudo sensors detect

      Defaults are a good start

    • sensors

AMD

Processor load and memory usage

  • apti radeontop

    • Run with: radeontop

Nvidia

Processor load and memory usage

  • apti nvtop

    • Run with: nvtop
  • apti nvidia-smi

    • Run with: nvidia-smi

Monitoring (GUI)

Nvidia

  • Application: Nvidia X Server Settings

    • Tabs: GPU > Thermal Settings

AMD

  • Bundled with AMD Radeon drivers

    If using open source drivers check CLI above for monitoring