Low power graphics card for server?

[renne]

Hi,
we are looking for a low power HDMI graphics cards to display UEFI/BIOS and Debian Buster console.
The mainboard with a PCIe 3.0 x16 slot is UEFI-only and has no CSM-support.

Thanx for any hint

Renne

[stevepusser]

I take it the CPU has no integrated GPU? That's the lowest power option if available.

Lots of users here recommend AMD cards for their open driver support.

[shep]

I think PCIe 2.0x16 is backwards compatible with PCIe 3.0x16
https://www.techadvisor.co.uk/how-to/pc ... e-3588810/

You can get additional power savings by using a passively cooled card.

This is not an endorsement to buy from Newegg but they do have a nice "drill down" feature that will let you narrow your search:

https://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductL ... IsNodeId=1

I would lean towards an open source HD5450 or an old NVidia card with Nouveau support

https://nouveau.freedesktop.org/wiki/

[renne]

We bought a Zotac GeForce® GT 710 1GB PCIE x1.
It needs only 4 Watts for the Linux 4.19 console and PCIe x1 makes slot usage very flexible.
The XFX Radeon HD5450 (no UEFI support) needed 9 Watts.

[kevinthefixer]

I had a Zotac GT610 once, burned the fan out in <6 months, got so noisy you didn't want to be in the same room. Hope you have better luck, but forewarned is forearmed.

[renne]

The Zotac GeForce® GT 710 1GB PCIE x1 has no fan.