ATI não sei, mas com gráficas Nvidia já se consegue fazer isso há cerca de dois anos, com o Bumblebee. Ou não é a isso que te referes?
The first of the Linux Mint 17.1 spins are officially out and riding off the Ubuntu 14.04 LTS base will be officially supported until 2019.
Out today is Linux Mint 17.1 "Rebecca" with the Cinnamon and MATE desktop flavors. Like Linux Mint 17, Linux Mint 17.1 remains based off Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" with the Linux 3.13 kernel. The Linux Mint 17.1 release candidate features Cinnamon 2.4 (assuming you're using that spin), update manager improvements, greater kernel selection, UI improvements, and various package updates. While the MATE version offers similar changes with just using the GNOME2-forked desktop instead, a new change to Linux Mint 17.1 MATE is support for Compiz out-of-the-box.
The 17.1 release details can be found on two separate pages for Cinnamon and the GNOME2-forked MATE edition.
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTg1MDg
É certo que não 'obriga' à actualização frequente do kernel, ao contrário do Ubuntu.
Linux Mint 21.2 is a long term support release which will be supported until 2027. It comes with updated software and brings refinements and many new features to make your desktop even more comfortable to use.
New features:
This new version of Linux Mint contains many improvements.
For an overview of the new features please visit:
"What’s new in Linux Mint 21.2 Cinnamon".
Important info:
The release notes provide important information about known issues, as well as explanations, workarounds and solutions.
To read the release notes, please visit:
"Release Notes for Linux Mint 21.2 Cinnamon"
System requirements:
- 2GB RAM (4GB recommended for a comfortable usage).
- 20GB of disk space (100GB recommended).
- 1024×768 resolution (on lower resolutions, press ALT to drag windows with the mouse if they don’t fit in the screen).