https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=89059
--- Comment #10 from Sebastian Parborg darkdefende@gmail.com --- (In reply to Jarkko K from comment #9)
How can I swap between those 2?
I don't know what linux mint 17.1 uses as default.
You can see it in your Xorg log. If it manages to load "radeon_drv.so" and/or "ati_drv.so", and them prints:
(II) RADEON: Driver for ATI Radeon chipsets: ATI Radeon Mobility X600 (M24) 3150 (PCIE), ATI FireMV 2400 (PCI),
With a long list of cards, then you are using the video-ati modesetting driver.