First, my GPU (XFX 9060 XT 16GB) is fully functional.
This Zorin install is only a couple weeks old, and all of my time has been spent on Setting up basic stuff for every day type use. So I only have a few games installed (Quake4, Quake Live, The Forest, Wurm Online). My FPS seems solid, however with Quake Live and Quake4 Its fast (FPS), but the motion on monitor is less than smooth. Almost like a refresh issue. I have V-Sync on. So this is not screen tearing.
So after setting up the fundamentals of the OS, I am now ready to dig in to the GPU portion of the system.
So at this time (some threads are for zorin 17), I would like to know what GPU driver is recommended for the (9060 XT 16GB) on Zorin 18.1, And any other information on installing it.
the linux kernel has the AMD drivers built in of course as they get updated they are slowly added into the kernel
if you would like to make sure you have current one here is link to driver download its is a .deb file and by double clicking it should open the software store to be installed
Agreed, AMD drivers are baked into the Linux kernel, at a 350 degrees F of crispy perfection. There is no need to hunt for drivers, like us Nvidia users. Just another + for AMD.
Some users with current hardware install a later kernel and add a ppa for later amd drivers as e.g. ppa oibaf, ernest or kisac mesa fresh
Your hardware is a year old. I'm not sure if you need it.
Edit:
However, this occurred more frequently among users of Zorin 17 (when Zorin 18 has not been released yet) because Zorin 17 is based on kernel 6.8. Zorin 18 uses kernel 6.17, which is a very recent version, so only a very small number of users need an even newer kernel for their hardware
I wrote this because kernel 6.17 Zorin 18 uses was released in September 2025, and when your hardware is older than the kernel then it should be supported.
Did you test if it makes a difference if you are running on Wayland or Xorg? At loginscreen you can switch between both when you click on the cogwheel.
You don't need to worry about that. Switching between Xorg and Wayland won't break anything.
If it doesn't work properly, log out and switch back to Wayland. Nothing will happen.
Yes, with timeshift you can go back.
You don't need to worry about the change to Xorg. It is not as risky as with a new graphics driver or kernel installation.
This is the most common piece of advice given here on the forum when something isn't working as well as it should, and it has helped so many times. It's very easy to switch—just one click, and that's all there is to it. Most users wouldn't even realize they're using a different display server protocol afterward, because visually, you often don't notice any difference at all.
On some devices, performance may be worse, but on many others, it's better.
I'm not an A.I.
And we are talking about a change of wayland to xorg now, or are you planning other things with A.I.? Then be careful.
