Hi,

I want to Dual boot Linux KDE Plasma 5 and Windows 7 or 10. Linux will be the main day to day Desktop, but there may be a few things I need Windows for.

I am going to use a 1600 AF CPU and 16GB ram. Motherboard = Gigabyte B450M-DS3H

This is going to be used for Home Office type work, Krita, Spreadsheets, Word and a few times a year, video editing for 1080P, but NO Games.

I have tried to find out what Graphics Card I need, but it is very confusing. AMD or NVIDIA ?

As it seems KDE is a bit more fussy over the cards used, I want it to work without any problems on KDE Plasma and to be smooth and reliable ?

Please give me suggestions of a card to use and your opinions on AMD and NVIDIA ? Like I said NO GAMES so I am guessing the card would not be a very expensive one ? 2GB or 4GB ?

Thanks

Without a doubt AMD, as AMD does not require proprietary drivers, so it will be all out of the box.
On the contrary, Nvidia needs proprietary drivers that often break when the kernels are updated, also sometimes they don't work very well with Plasma.
A greeting.

Thanks cccarlo

I will buy a AMD.
That's useful information, does the Linux kernel have drivers already installed for all AMD GPU's ?

Do you have any idea about choosing a card, is a RX550 any good for my requirements ?

Thanks