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Does anyone use 12.04 with HD 6950?

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Back when I first tried to switch from Windows to Ubuntu (6-7 months ago) I had several graphics related problems. The VGA was overheating, graphic glitches, video playing issues, slow/choppy window movements etc. After 2-3 reinstalls, hours of playing with different drivers/settings I decided to return to Windows :

Now I want to give it another shot. But before I start to format, partitioning, backup and other time consuming stuff I wanted to ask if anyone using the 12.04 with HD 6950. Can I utilize the full potential of it, or the drivers are still not good enough?

I know that Linux isn't meant to play games in the first place, but the games I playing (SC2, BLC, HoN, DotA 2) are working with wine as far as I know (or aren't?) and I can't find any reason not to switch from Windows if I can utilize the full potential of my config in Ubuntu.

So anyone who got experiences with this VGA in Ubuntu please reply. Thanks in advance :)

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answered 3 Years ago inciplyies · Accepted Answer

I use this GPU in my machine (dual boot windows and Ubuntu) but do not play any games with it (I leave that to Windows for now). I don't have any issues with over heating or glitches, everything is smooth; the fans seem to spin up when warm and down when cool so everything should be fine for you.