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Nvidia cards on desktops work very well, you just need to install proprietary drivers.
The problem with laptops is that they're not dedicated cards anymore but an hybrid intel/nvidia that can give you a lot of headaches on Linux, I advise against it. No idea how AMD is on laptops.
If being cheap is a priority, I suggest getting a Steam Deck, it's designed for gaming (unlike budget laptops) and it's a PC. You can get a docking and connect whatever peripheral you want (mouse/keyboard/monitor/TV/whatever) and it has a desktop mode to be used as a "regular" PC if you need other things besides gaming.
@Ulu-Mulu-no-die Just for the sake of completeness, AMD runs smooth even on laptops thanks to open source drivers but nowadays I'd also rather recommend getting a steam deck. My ASUS GL702ZC is more or less becoming a dust catcher since I have one.
Thanks but I'm looking for a laptop for laptop functionality. Productivity is primary role, gaming secondary, that's why I'm ok with budget gaming.
There is also a company that makes shell laptops designed to plug into phones with USB c that you could use that I think go for around 100, plug that into a steam deck and it's a fully fledged laptop
Nah, nowadays we just use PRIME render offload via prime-run and things "just work".
The whole hybrid Optimus/Bumblebee graphics switcheroo was a terrible idea and I'm glad it died an ignoble death.
You can get a Legion 5 Pro with a 3060 and SSD 512GB for cheaper than a Steam Deck 512GB in my country, so I can't say its a cheaper than a gaming laptop.