Recent testing revealed that Arch Linux, Pop!_OS, and even Nobara Linux, which is maintained by a single developer, all outstripped Windows for the performance crown on Windows-native games. The testing was run at the high-end of quality settings, and Valve's Proton was used to run Windows games on Linux.
  • cron@feddit.de
    20·
    11 months ago

    While I love good news for Linux gaming, this article is IMO a litre too positive. In the last part, notebookcheck picks the games that Linux distros were best in and presents a biased picture.

    But the general message is positive: When games run under Linux, the performance is probably equal or better than with Windows. (And Windows has compatibility problems too).

    • unreliable@discuss.tchncs.de
      3·
      11 months ago

      Yap, ProtonDB give us a good picture, mostly games still have minor issues. But, I like this kind of thing because show potential. If gamedev do they homework, the Linux experience could be better performance.

      • cron@feddit.de
        1·
        11 months ago

        You are right, these experiments really show that Linux is suitable for gaming, just some games aren’t running on Linux.

    • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
      3·
      11 months ago

      Exactly. The message should be: similar performance to Windows, give or take about 10% depending on the game.

      So if you’re already interested in switching to Linux, SP gaming won’t be much of a concern.