Linus Torvalds still uses an AMD RX 580 from 2017 — also ditches Apple Silicon for an Intel laptop

Linus Torvalds is still using an 8-year-old "same old boring" RX 580 paired with a 5K monitor

Last Updated on August 1, 2025 AMD’s RX 580 was once a popular graphics card that enjoyed the ‘fine wine‘ aging effect that Radeon cards tend to be famous for. Released back in 2017, the GPU was available in 4GB and 8GB, and according to the latest Steam hardware survey, 0.71% of users still have ...

Linus Torvalds still uses an AMD RX 580 from 2017 — also ditches Apple Silicon for an Intel laptop

Linux creator Linus Torvalds still uses an AMD RX 580 and an Intel laptop for kernel development, as revealed through a bug report involving DSC on his ASUS 5K monitor. His deliberate use of modest, open-friendly hardware subtly pushes back against AI hype and proprietary bloat.