Re: [gentoo-user] Re: {OT} Do open drivers use different GPU abilities?

[Grant]

>>>> Does anyone know if open-source video drivers like radeon use the
>>>> different GPU's in different cards differently?  Maybe not and there
>>>> is just a flat identical acceleration for all of the radeon cards?
>>>
>>> The GPUs are different, so yes, the driver needs to handle them
>>> differently.
>>
>> So some perform better than others even with the open-source drivers?
>
> Yes.  Though the differences should not be as extreme as with the Catalyst
> driver, since the open drivers don't use the GPU very effectively.

Got it, thanks guys.

- Grant