I wouldn't expect users to do this, but have you filed a bug on kernel.org for the amdgpu driver?

AMD's kernel developers are incredibly responsive there, I've worked with them to fix a bunch of bugs I've run into.

I have not. I wasn't sure where to go. Thanks I'll try that.

What card is it? If it's older than Volcanic Islands (2015), yeah, those old cards aren't well supported by the current amdgpu driver, so you'd need to use a distribution that still supports the old ati driver. The linked article recommends MX Linux for old machines. I think you can get it working with Arch Linux but that would require a higher level of effort.

I got it last year. It's a Radeon RX 6600.

This happened with a new AMD chipset with a Framework. One firmware update improved it and then kernel 6.8? I think fixed it. Was about perfect, then kernel 6.13 AMD driver broke it again. ;-)

I've since learned that 6.13+ has a different brightness scale. Adjust to that and things should work well.

Where would you get help with Microsoft Windows? Same support story as Linux, in my experience. If it's a PC, I'd consider selling the card and getting a different one that looks good from a cursory research, if it's a laptop, similar story, but I'd get a 2-3 year old one so that the drivers etc situation is sorted.

Try the forums or Discord chat for the distro you're trying. LinuxQuestions.org and the "Linux for All" discord are good places to ask distro-agnostic questions.

I'd be curious how well it runs NetBSD or OpenBSD.. have you checked?

Hmmm that's a good point. I have not tried that!

Yes low end chips that no one bothered to write drivers for has issues

upgrade your graphics card or try another? is it old with limited support?

I hear you though, I still have printing problems with my Epson WF printer.

I just got it last year! Should totally still be supported.

Sounds fishy. What card is this?

Its a Radeon RX 6600