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Linux and RISC-V by 2030
(lemmy.ml)
I'm planning to switch to RISC-V by 2030, and since this is new to me (I’m an old AMD64 (and i386) veteran), I wanted to ask what your thoughts and predictions are regarding performance, stability, and usability as a creator of all kinds of content, whether it’s music, movies, 3D, or watching cat videos on YouTube. I’m also planning to buy a new, fresh computer, maybe a laptop from around 2027/2028. Is that a good idea, or am I biting off more than I can chew? To sum up, I’m asking for your opinions, advice, warnings, and thoughts. Feel free to write not only answers to my questions but anything you consider important in the context of the RISC-V and Linux marriage in the near future
If it can help you, Phoronix made some benchmarks last year to compare a RISC-V motherboard to Raspberry Pi : https://www.phoronix.com/review/sifive-hifive-premier-p550.
I think 2027/2028 would be too soon to expect a good RISC-V "daily driver" (in terms of performance and support) because it takes time for an architecture to evolve but I hope I'm wrong.
I know, I mean, I want to use computer from 2028 in 2030, having hope that software will optimize, unlocking full potential of this devices (if there will be any in 2028 laptop)