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RIP Windows: Linux GPU Gaming Benchmarks on Bazzite (gamersnexus.net)

submitted 4 days ago by King@sh.itjust.works to c/technology@lemmy.zip

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We're finally benchmarking GPU performance in Linux, first using the Bazzite OS following thousands of community requests specifically for this operating system.

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[+] FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au -12 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

RIP Windows? Lol no, the tests all showed that at best Linux might get a few percent better performance if you have an AMD GPU, which virtually no one does, and at worst your games run significantly worse than on Windows, especially if you use any raytracing or run above 1080p, and you can’t play most of the big online MP games.

[–] MrTolkinghoen@lemmy.zip 11 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Yeah I mean clickbait titles gonna clickbait. Linux is great and steamos / proton are amazing. It's incredible how well they do perform, but let's not get ahead of ourselves lol.

Flip side, we are comparing a free and superior OS to windows, so I guess if you add up all the other things (assuming you like Linux) this is truly a RIP windows moment, but it depends on the audience. I.e. I'm happy to trade a few FPS to be free of Windows, but not necessarily all the AAA games, yet.

[–] FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au -5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

free and superior OS

Windows is essentially free too btw. 99% of people don’t need to buy a license, an unactivated copy will do just fine.

Superior? I guess that’s debatable, definitely not an objective fact.

What most people will overlook just to go “yeah suck that windows!” is the GPU market share - Nvidia has 95%! That means that Linux will be significantly worse than Windows for 95% of people.

[–] chunkystyles@sopuli.xyz 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Linux will be significantly worse

Is the significance in the room with us? All I'm seeing is marginal difference at this point.

[–] FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Did you not look at the results when the user has a Nvidia GPU? Or when ray tracing is enabled? if you can even enable it on the Linux version, of course. Or when res goes above 1080p up to 4K?

Edit:

Sorry this isn’t the article I thought it was, which compared the Linux performance to the Windows performance. My bad. In that one by (iirc) these guys, it’s clear that Windows gives far superior results when using Nvidia gpus, and at worst is basically equal with Linux. I’ll try find that link.

Edit 2: wasn’t gamers nexus, but was very controlled and well done and actually tested multiple Linux gaming-oriented OS’s. Enjoy.

https://youtu.be/fqIjUddUSo0

[–] chunkystyles@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

95%+ of you would be leaving massive, massive performance on the table by using Linux

Pulling numbers out of thin air.

Also, I'm not seeing the "massive" here. But I'm not someone who sweats about framerates as long as they're stable and above 60fps. I have always been a mid-spec player.

Those Nvidia numbers aren't great, but in general, fuck Nvidia. They are getting better about their drivers, and the performance on Linux will continue to get better.

But me, I'm happy gaming on Linux, and so are lots of folks.

[–] FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 1 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Pulling numbers out of thin air

No, 95% is Nvidia market share.

20%+ difference is massive. 10% is massive to many pc players.

and so are lots of people

Just a drop in the ocean compared to the number of people who are happy gaming on windows, and these differences are making sure that Linux isn’t gaining any significant ground. Nvidia may as well be the only player in the GPU market, and with how poorly their gpus work on Linux, it’s a huge problem for Linux.

[–] chunkystyles@sopuli.xyz 1 points 15 hours ago

Yeah, you did pull it out of thin air.