A GPU with HDMI and 16MB of VRAM is a very strange combination.

16 * 1024 * 1024 / 1920 / 1080 = 8.0909, so you have enough VRAM for double-buffered 24-bit 1080p, with a bit to spare. For pure software rendering, that's good enough!

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wtallis an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

It doesn't really do much in the way of processing (https://www.siliconmotion.com/download/3PS/a/SM750_PB_EN_201...); it's pretty much just a dumb framebuffer. You can wire it up to output over an HDMI connector, but with the features it supports you're really just getting a single-link DVI signal.

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SillyUsername 27 minutes ago | parent [-]

It is just an old school 2D style card, with some (shape) primitives acceleration (unused), two logical controllers (no idea why), but has DMA (used) and a hardware cursor (also used). There's no onboard audio either. It's pretty much a GPU for rack mount servers that require occasional log in. It's exactly what I was looking for desktop work, it runs cinnamon fairly well, and won't clash with my Nvidia setup :)

	▲	userbinator 21 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		two logical controllers (no idea why) For dual-monitor versions?

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SillyUsername an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I agree but these things are only about $25 USD. Arguably an older Nvidia GPU is a better investment at this price if you just want basic desktop use. Unfortunately if I did that, the old Nvidia drivers wouldn't support my newer Nvidia Blackwell hardware.

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theokrueger an hour ago | parent | next [-]

old nvidia cards are pretty terrible actually on linux due to the proprietary drivers not working on mainline kernel after ~6.6

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userbinator 17 minutes ago | parent | prev [-]

Maybe an LLM can also assist with modifying the Nvidia driver appropriately.

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numpad0 31 minutes ago | parent | prev [-]

3840 x 2160[px] x 24[bit/px] / 8[bit/byte] = 24883200[bytes]

^ / 1024^2[bytes/MB] = 23.73[MB]

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