Switching GPUs on an existing install?

General system Kernel & Hardware
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I’m planning on upgrading an old PC of mine that runs EndeavourOS and Windows 10 with a 3060 ti. My planned GPU for it is gonna be at least a 6900 xt. For windows, it is recommended to purge NVIDIA drivers and then install the AMD drivers. I know that the AMD Drivers are already baked into the linux kernel.

My question is as follows: Is changing from NVIDIA to AMD as simple as a physical swap of the GPUs, or would I need to do some driver purging on linux as well? Personal anecdotes would be appreciated.

If I need to move this topic somewhere else, please let me know. Thanks for reading.

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You dont need to remove the nvidia drivers but you do need to make sure you dont have nvidia-specific settings in X11 config.

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If you don’t mind me asking, where is the config file for X11?

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Usually they are files inside the directory /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d but it can also be in the file /etc/X11/xorg.conf

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Thanks for the info. :smiley:

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