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Of course. Linux is a tiny spot. To your point, it's smart to target the biggest audience. No dispute.
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Nvidia begins developing Arm-based PC chips in challenge to Intel
- Thread starter kac77
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I don’t know about that, NVidia’s Linux drivers have been pretty on point, and if they manage to keep with their Open Source directives then I think it could be a solid option.This will all be Windows-only with crap drivers and no documentation to write better drivers (for Windows or otherwise).
And not all developers sell software to consumers.
The existing ARM chips Nvidia offers are exclusively Linux and the documentation there is pretty good so far and only been getting better over the last year or so.
How do you knot that?This will all be Windows-only with crap drivers and no documentation to write better drivers (for Windows or otherwise).
And not all developers sell software to consumers.
This isn't based on anything I have heard anywhere or anything. Just putting a couple things together however.
Nvidia we know is building this consumer ARM chip. Nvidia as some have pointed out have very good Linux CPU support. In fact that is all they support with their server ARM chips. Their Linux GPU drivers have really been much improved on the open source end. Valve, has invested directly into Arch Linux. The reasoning that has been talked about by Arch developers and Valve themselves is that Valve wants arch to be able to start supporting ARM. In order to support ARM, Arch needed some key things like a proper build server, and a key signing enclave. This should allow Arch to support x86 and arm bases. We also now know Valve is currently building out full ARM support for Proton.
The thinking has been that Valve wants to support their next gen ARM powered VR headset. However.... maybe, just maybe they have some dealings with Nvidia. I know Valve has been with AMD for the Deck. There is no rule saying they can't also be talking to Nvidia about other projects. If Nvidia is making this part... it might just be a great option for a Valve gaming laptop as a follow up to the deck. Or even an Nvidia Deck. Maybe valve releases a Deck 2 with a AMD part... but a Steam Blade type thin and light gaming laptop running on Nvidia ARM. For that matter. Perhaps Nvidia and Valve fully plans to ship OEMs parts for laptops and have them offer Steam OS. Give Valve another year to even more refine SteamOS 3. I would say it might just be a better consumer OS for a thin and light gaming laptop then windows ARM. Ship a version of SteamOS for OEMs that doesn't fire up the game mode of the deck but just boots direct to KDE. Valves Immutable Arch distro is pretty darn solid, and perfect for consumer devices. OEMs could rely on it just working no different from chromeos.
Nvidia we know is building this consumer ARM chip. Nvidia as some have pointed out have very good Linux CPU support. In fact that is all they support with their server ARM chips. Their Linux GPU drivers have really been much improved on the open source end. Valve, has invested directly into Arch Linux. The reasoning that has been talked about by Arch developers and Valve themselves is that Valve wants arch to be able to start supporting ARM. In order to support ARM, Arch needed some key things like a proper build server, and a key signing enclave. This should allow Arch to support x86 and arm bases. We also now know Valve is currently building out full ARM support for Proton.
The thinking has been that Valve wants to support their next gen ARM powered VR headset. However.... maybe, just maybe they have some dealings with Nvidia. I know Valve has been with AMD for the Deck. There is no rule saying they can't also be talking to Nvidia about other projects. If Nvidia is making this part... it might just be a great option for a Valve gaming laptop as a follow up to the deck. Or even an Nvidia Deck. Maybe valve releases a Deck 2 with a AMD part... but a Steam Blade type thin and light gaming laptop running on Nvidia ARM. For that matter. Perhaps Nvidia and Valve fully plans to ship OEMs parts for laptops and have them offer Steam OS. Give Valve another year to even more refine SteamOS 3. I would say it might just be a better consumer OS for a thin and light gaming laptop then windows ARM. Ship a version of SteamOS for OEMs that doesn't fire up the game mode of the deck but just boots direct to KDE. Valves Immutable Arch distro is pretty darn solid, and perfect for consumer devices. OEMs could rely on it just working no different from chromeos.