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For all the doubters that Linux gaming is smoother and faster. (video.hardlimit.com)
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A video for any doubters that Linux gaming is better than Windows in which it DESTROYS Windows by 25% in AC Odyssey. To put it in perspective, 25% improvement is like getting a new GPU. You can save $600 and instead use something like OpenSUSE Tumbleweed for free.

DISCLAIMER: I don't really care to make Linux look better but I did a video some days ago and EVERYONE (on Reddit) told me Linux gaming CANNOT be faster or smoother. This is the proof it's both and more videos will be coming.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I never said ALL games run better on Linux. But on AMD most games do. I cannot fit ALL games in a video. You're talking in generalities that cannot be proven. I did say more videos will come. Apart from Ray Tracing, gaming on Linux on AMD is both faster and smoother. Can you prove me wrong? Do it. :)

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes, it's great that you actually test Windows and Linux on the same system.

I'm just going off the title since it implies that Linux generally runs Windows games better, which isn't the norm.

According to the german tech magazin ComputerBase, Linux generally performs much worse on the 1% low fps. Those largely determine how smooth the game actually feels.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is very interesting. Keep in mind these are all DX12 games and VKD3D is still under heavy dev. Still nice to have it as information. Thank you very much! :)

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yes and iirc the benchmarks are from relatively short after the release so there might be room for improvement.

Imo new titles are important to look at when it comes to how people perceive gaming on linux for the first time.

It's always suprising how well and consistent dxvk performs. I'm sure it's a lot of work with many games requiring special attention.

Edit: typo

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

To be fair, AMD performs better on Linux than Windows in general because AMD makes shit drivers.