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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] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I don't understand why people think 25% plus is "unbelievable". It takes like 30 minutes to set up dual boot, just test it yourself.

I'm honestly surprised it's not more.

I got over 25% increase in FPS, no micro stutters and I was on a higher resolution in Linux. Apex legends

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Because just as many people have had a complete opposite experience

When I tried Apex on Manjaro a few weeks back I saw a ~15% decrease in frames and major stutters.

A single system, running untested benchmarks and without any external validation from a trusted source doesn’t mean anything. Just like my experience with it isn’t universal, neither is either of yours.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah I got worse performance on some Linux OSs. This was on PopOS. Every Linux distro will be different, I suggest sticking with the current best gaming distro.. not sure what that is currently, but I think Arch was previously one of the best distro for gaming. Once you have that and proton going, you will should see a difference.

Unless your on Nvidia: in which case I hear it's hit and miss for performance gains, I see no reason why it shouldn't perform better in the majority of cases.

Even Microsoft uses Linux over their own products... https://www.cybersecurity-insiders.com/microsoft-uses-linux-instead-of-windows-for-its-azure-sphere/

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

Exactly this. I am willing to believe these people either don't game on Linux or just use Nvidia which has less performance on Linux. In any case Apex is a good idea. After Mirage which is on the schedule perhaps Apex will be the next one.