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Not really.
If it's the same brand (AMD>AMD or Nvidia>Nvidia) the same drivers you were already using should pick up the new GPU.
If you're switching, you can uninstall the nvidia driver if switching to amd, and you'll have to install it, if switching to nvidia.
On some distros you may have to install vulkan-radeon to get vulkan support on amd.
I'm swapping a Radeon 480 with a 5700xt. It should have the right drivers.