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I can't believe Skyrim AE can run at locked60fps with ultra settings on my low end laptop, Linux and Wine/Proton is awesome (lemmy.ca)

submitted 2 weeks ago by ColdWater@lemmy.ca to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world

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[–] malwieder@feddit.org 64 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

While I agree that Proton is awesome, running a game originally released for PS3/360 with enhanced visuals at 60 FPS (instead of 30ish) on a 1660 Ti is hardly anything to write home about.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 16 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Do low-end laptops come with 1660Ti chips?

[–] cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

If a laptop has a dedicated GPU, it's not low end.

[–] meekah@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Depends a bit on the age I think. A 15 year old laptop is nowadays low end, no matter how high end it was when released. Maybe I am using the term low end incorrectly though, please let me know.

[–] DesolateMood@lemmy.zip 12 points 2 weeks ago

If op's mangohud is correct, yes

[–] muhyb@programming.dev 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Heh, my main machine still has 1660 Ti. I wouldn't say it's low end. It's better than 3050.

[–] Demdaru@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

...my is gtx 750. Just. Every year, it becomes more disheartening to be on internet xD

[–] muhyb@programming.dev 2 points 2 weeks ago

Don't be. :)

If it works for you, it works. I use my GPUs until they die. Nothing wrong with being a patient gamer.

[+] seralth@lemmy.world 32 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

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[–] Nima@leminal.space 25 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

i don't run 200, but I run 58. i play on a steam deck and I use MO2 as my mod manager of choice!

runs just fine. i only get dropped fps in some dwemer ruins, but honestly? that might not be the modlist, that could be stock skyrim. lol.

[–] passepartout@feddit.org 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Considering Bethesdas sloppy implementation approach, especially with object collision, things might even get more stable using the correct mods.

I remember using a mod on Fallout 4 that sets the fps in the loading screen to ~500 iirc bc they were somehow tied to the loading speed smh.

[–] Nima@leminal.space 2 points 2 weeks ago

oh no I only meant that I run at 60fps and I pretty much never get dips.

but my modlist is mostly just vanilla+ with bugfixes. changes to combat, magic, and I did weather and lighting and textures and all that jazz as well. i have dungeon packs added that add new dungeons or extend existing dungeons to make them more huge and sprawling (Kind of like Daggerfall. I usually have to camp a couple times if they're super massive)

if you're going to run big boys like Bruma or other hefty ones, I'd make that mod the focus of the modpack.

mods that change animations or add custom ones seem to be kinda iffy, but I haven't had any mods requiring them yet. i would like to check into Nemisis because I hear it does some cool new stuff.

and no need for garbage bloat mods (USSEP) anymore as a lot of bugfix packs are fairly small now. so running mods with bugfixes is now super smooth.

[–] seadoo@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

How does MO2 work in proton? Is it one proton runtime that runs MO2 which then somehow launches another proton runtime to run the game? I can’t picture how it could be done

[–] Nima@leminal.space 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

i run MO2 through Proton (also you should install protontricks if you don't have it. it helps with additional wine dependencies that may be needed)

then I use MO2 to launch SKSE modded version of the skyrim SE launcher.

Vanilla skyrim runs perfectly with proton kinda on its own, so MO2 doesn't really have to do anything except make sure all the plugins get loaded in the proper order.

MO2 is quite nice, actually. i use it to run the normal Bethesda skyrim.exe if I want to configure my base game settings (graphics etc) but then just exit and swap back to the SKSE launcher from MO2 and we're golden.

I also find that CreationKit seems to play a lot more nicely when launched through MO2 than if I add it to steam and try to manually run it myself with Proton (CreationKit sucks to run, however and you'll have to get used to crashes and losing all progress so I would only recommend using it for very small tweaks.)

but yeah! runs just fine in proton. you really only need MO2 to initially launch skse for you. then it just kinda chills while you're playing. but the software is good (though I will say there was a bit of a learning curve in my case as I am a Vortex refugee 😅)

[–] seadoo@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Interesting, sounds easier than I thought! Thanks!

[–] paultimate14@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

It only takes 1 badly made mod to make Skyrim unstable. I'm not sure what information you would be looking to gain from that.

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

200 gigs... ? what. the. fuck.

[–] dinckelman@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I've tried several lists over the years. The now defunct Thuldor's Skyrim, and my current Tempus Maledictum list, both experienced the same issue. They get installed and run just fine, but i'm about 60% of the fps short, compared to Windows. I suspect it's because of the vram overhead, and io bottlenecks in wine

[–] SteveNashFan@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

I've noticed stuttering issues in modded Empire War, but I also run heavily modded Stalker just fine with 60-70 FPS. Wine is a fickle beast.

[–] ColdWater@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 weeks ago

I'm in the process of doing that rn, probably not 200gigs but just enough to feel different from vanilla

[–] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 weeks ago

To be honest I'd be surprised if it didn't. I ran the OG version on a 2011 MacBook air with Intel HD 3000 integrated graphics. On HD 4000 it actually ran quite well.

[–] harbard@fedia.io 5 points 2 weeks ago

Oh it’s the best. I can run just about any game now between proton, wine and other Linux tools for gaming like lutris or play-on-Linux. Gaming on Linux has come a long way.

[–] neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I booted windows on a 2012 MacBook Pro with a 650m gpu and that computer got HOT!

I know it’s been 13 years, but it doesn’t feel that long and now a phone can probably run that game no problem.

Mind sharing your specs?

[–] ColdWater@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's Ryzen 5 4600h and Gtx 1660ti

[–] neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 weeks ago

Oh, I’d have loved to have that gpu back in the day.

[–] kugmo@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

If your laptop has more than 2 cores/2 threads and has integrated graphics better than HD 6xx it is not low end.

[–] meekah@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

Its a 1660Ti, so really not a low end laptop lmao

[–] PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat 3 points 2 weeks ago

I was playing Nine Sols for quite a little while yesterday, and when I switched away for something I discovered that NixOS had decided to rebuild the kernel when I did an update and I hadn't noticed. It was sitting there with the load at 18, all the cores pegged in the red, just happily playing the game for me as normal the whole time.

Nine Sols is not some kind of graphical powerhouse but still I was pretty impressed.

[–] MudMan@fedia.io 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

On a 1660 Ti (MaxQ, I presume)? I can believe it. It's the exact range of game that card is made for. At a glance I don't see Skyrim AE benchmarks, but notebookcheck has it running Monster Hunter World, MGS V and Rise of the Tomb Raider maxed out at 1080p60ish.

Maybe I'm spoiled by just assuming Windows and Linux benchmarks are comparable by default? I guess it's no longer a surprise now, so... congrats, everybody?

Also, man, is there something you can do about those CPU temps? It makes me nervous just to look at that 28% utilization at 90C. I've been away from gaming laptops since handhelds are a thing and I'm not used to that anymore.

[–] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

at that 28% utilization at 90C

It's probably all single threaded. Overall CPU usage isn't very useful in the day and age of 8-24 core CPUs. Especially hybrid architectures like Intel has.

[–] MudMan@fedia.io 1 points 2 weeks ago

Sure, and with the GPU sucking up a bunch of juice that's plenty to get toasty.

It's just I haven't been using laptops that do that in the past few years and coming from desktop world it feels so wrong now.

[–] Matriks404@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Skyrim is a pretty well optimized game, so this is not really that surprising.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago

Now do WoW on an Intel HD530 !

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Nice!

Mine probably can't run Skyrim, but I'm surprised what my 8yo laptop w/ a Ryzen APU can still run.

[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Not sure which one that is, but the first and second gen Ryzen APUs were fire. They were massively under appreciated at the time.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Mine is a 3500U, which is pretty great for what I paid for it.

[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Yeah, it's still good! I have a 4800HS myself that's aging well too.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Ryzen really shook things up when it came out. They were running on par, or nearly on par, with Intel's current offering for like 2/3 the price.

[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

The laptop APUs were better than Intel, with lower power, and far better graphics!

It got even more dramatic in the 4000 series. Renior is one of the best chips AMD ever made.

TBH the press just had a hard time comprehending it back then, and it was lest dramatic on desktop (or tanky desktop-sized laptops with dGPUs) because Intel's chips could clock higher for single-threaded workloads (at the expense of mad power usage).

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 1 points 2 weeks ago

Im playing it on my steamdeck. Ugh just lost a thrall and could not find shadowmere for awhile after the soul cairn. I really wish the thrall spell would just set the thrall to the max level of the spell rather than fail due to auto leveling thing.