It took a while, but I've now implemented a database of GPU Models from AMD, Intel and NVIDIA for you to choose from for your PC Info. This means we can soon do a graph of what GPUs people use! So from the 1st of August with the next refreshed user statistics information, we will have a GPU graph!
As a result of these changes, any GPU Model you previously entered manually has been wiped (lots of weird spellings). Sorry, but it's the easiest way to make it accurate going forward. Now you only need to enter a couple characters and it will search and hopefully find your exact model for you to click.
I'm not currently including NVIDIA Quadro, because that's a workstation card. Same for the AMD FirePro stuff. However, if we get repeated requests to add them in, I might, but I doubt they're that used in our audience. I bet you will surprise me though...
If we really are missing a proper GPU, let me know in the comments. I would be surprised, since we have over 500 in the database.
If you've no idea what I'm talking about: see the user statistics page here for all the goodness. You can see the most popular distribution, desktop environment, RAM and so on. You can set your details through the User Control Panel, specifically this page. It's updated on the 1st of every month, with whatever people have given as their current information.
I know, exciting stuff, right? It's going to be interesting to see what the most popular GPU is amongst our readers.
Totally unrelated, but I also added the ability for anyone to hide the announcement bars above the news. Just click the little cross and it will set a cookie for 60 days to not show it. I went with that method so regular visitors who don't login, can also hide them. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
As a result of these changes, any GPU Model you previously entered manually has been wiped (lots of weird spellings). Sorry, but it's the easiest way to make it accurate going forward. Now you only need to enter a couple characters and it will search and hopefully find your exact model for you to click.
I'm not currently including NVIDIA Quadro, because that's a workstation card. Same for the AMD FirePro stuff. However, if we get repeated requests to add them in, I might, but I doubt they're that used in our audience. I bet you will surprise me though...
If we really are missing a proper GPU, let me know in the comments. I would be surprised, since we have over 500 in the database.
If you've no idea what I'm talking about: see the user statistics page here for all the goodness. You can see the most popular distribution, desktop environment, RAM and so on. You can set your details through the User Control Panel, specifically this page. It's updated on the 1st of every month, with whatever people have given as their current information.
I know, exciting stuff, right? It's going to be interesting to see what the most popular GPU is amongst our readers.
Totally unrelated, but I also added the ability for anyone to hide the announcement bars above the news. Just click the little cross and it will set a cookie for 60 days to not show it. I went with that method so regular visitors who don't login, can also hide them. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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Quoting: ShmerlThe closest to my GPU listed is Radeon RX 480, while really mine is Sapphire Nitro+ RX 480. It uses the same chip, but its clocking is higher than stock Radeon. I guess it's not a major detail though.It's still the 480, would be a different matter if there were models with different physical features (like VRAM).
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Quoting: liamdaweQuoting: ShmerlThe closest to my GPU listed is Radeon RX 480, while really mine is Sapphire Nitro+ RX 480. It uses the same chip, but its clocking is higher than stock Radeon. I guess it's not a major detail though.It's still the 480, would be a different matter if there were models with different physical features (like VRAM).
It can matter if you compare performance for example. But for current statistical purposes, just the chip model should be OK.
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Quoting: ShmerlMost GPU vendors do their own little tweaks to their models of the chips, I think it's pretty much just the reference models that actually use the exact clock speeds specified by Nvidia or AMD. At least both my R7 370 and GTX 760 came with factory overclocks. And keeping track of a dozen variants of each GPU model seems quite inconvenient.Quoting: liamdaweQuoting: ShmerlThe closest to my GPU listed is Radeon RX 480, while really mine is Sapphire Nitro+ RX 480. It uses the same chip, but its clocking is higher than stock Radeon. I guess it's not a major detail though.It's still the 480, would be a different matter if there were models with different physical features (like VRAM).
It can matter if you compare performance for example. But for current statistical purposes, just the chip model should be OK.
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Quoting: TrumpFor some reason I thought you were using Twitter bootstrap for css?Nope.
Quoting: ShmerlYeah this is more about seeing what Model and generation people are using :)Quoting: liamdaweQuoting: ShmerlThe closest to my GPU listed is Radeon RX 480, while really mine is Sapphire Nitro+ RX 480. It uses the same chip, but its clocking is higher than stock Radeon. I guess it's not a major detail though.It's still the 480, would be a different matter if there were models with different physical features (like VRAM).
It can matter if you compare performance for example. But for current statistical purposes, just the chip model should be OK.
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Quoting: liamdaweYeah this is more about seeing what Model and generation people are using :)
The actual breakdown of models will be available next month?
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Quoting: ShmerlThe new GPU Model graph will indeed be available on the 1st.Quoting: liamdaweYeah this is more about seeing what Model and generation people are using :)
The actual breakdown of models will be available next month?
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Think you can throw in VR stats next? Just "Own a VR system? yes/no" for now, maybe break it down by system if it ever gets over 5% people having something.
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