Ubuntu – Should I enable the ATI Proprietary Driver

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Have the ATI Drivers improved any? Are they any better than the default open source driver? Are they worth enabling?

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Have the ATI Drivers improved any?

  • Yes, quite a bit. But not enough.

Are they any better than the default open source driver?

  • They offer better performance, power management. But they also contain more errors and are less likely to be improved in short intervals of time.

Are they worth enabling?

  • If you're unhappy with graphics performance, cetrainly. If you are quite happy with the current situation, you wouldn't gain anything from enabling them. But you would potentially expose yourself to a few new bugs and errors.

They have improved a lot. And there is not big disadvantage to enabling them. But if you are happy without them, save yourself some potential trouble.

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