Question

2

Recommended ATI driver?

rated 0 times [ 2] [ 0] / answers: 1 / hits: 534 / 3 Years ago, wed, june 16, 2021, 6:52:33

I'm using a laptop with a mobility radeon hd 540v. I'd like to install the driver recommended by the AMD website. Is that fine or should I install one from the "additional drivers" menu? Do I have to deactivate anything first? I'm asking because I'd like to get the full performance out of my card.

Answers

Only authorized users can answer the question. Please sign in first, or register a free account.

zzlingots

Add To Favorites

Follow

Total Points: 414

Total Questions: 130

Total Answers: 117

Location: Sudan

Member since Tue, Sep 15, 2020

4 Years ago

zzlingots questions

1 Wrong setting for my belgian keyboard at logon after upgrade to 22.04

Fri, Oct 15, 21, 13:32, 3 Years ago

1 How to solve "Package 'g++-8' has no installation candidate" error on Ubuntu 22.04?

Sat, Apr 30, 22, 20:28, 2 Years ago

1 Which Ubuntu-based distributions have stripped out snap?

Sat, Mar 18, 23, 01:45, 1 Year ago

1 ubuntu 20.04 cannot connect to wifi (wifi settings not visible)

Tue, Jan 18, 22, 14:55, 2 Years ago

1 How can I completely reverse all changes by npm in Ubuntu

Wed, May 5, 21, 08:49, 3 Years ago

View All

answered 3 Years ago oneeme · Accepted Answer

the driver from the "additional drivers" menu is actually the AMD one. It could be that it is not the latest driver, but at least it's a driver known to work with your Ubuntu version.
And also, installing it from the "additional drivers" menu is very easy, while installing the driver from the ATI website can be tiresome and tricky.

So, I would install it from the "additional drivers" menu. That's the propietary ATI driver and will give you 3D accelleration.

Good luck!

ps: if the menu shows the choice between two drivers (one normal one and one saying 'post-install updates'), do NOT install the post-install updates. That has been known to break systems in some cases and give lots of error messages.