I’m running CachyOS, and having an Nvidia card, I’m using their Nvidia-specific kernel. I know this 3060 won’t last forever, and I’m planning to upgrade to an AMD card for a better overall experience.
Is there anything I should be aware of regarding the kernel or other compatibility when switching brands? Can I simply plug in the new one and run pacman -Syu?
Sidenote: I will plan around my PSU’s output, so no need to advise regarding physical compatibility.
I don’t know about the 3000 series but when I went from a 970 to my 7900xtx, my old Linux kernel physically didn’t even support it’s basic VGA mode and I had to swap distros to get it to boot. That was like years ago and an old version of mxlinux though, so I doubt you’ll have that issue.