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Three gaming-focused Linux operating systems beat Windows 11 in gaming benchmarks (www.tomshardware.com)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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Nobara OS, Arch Linux and Pop!_OS beat Windows 11 by a slim margin in fps (delta 8) in Windows native games - Cyberpunk 2077, Forspoken, Starfield and The Talos Principle II. Windows 11 wins in Rachet & Clank.

ComputerBase's testing was done on an all-AMD test rig, featuring a Ryzen 7 5800X (non-3D) and a Radeon RX 6700 XT.

Update: Windows 11 wins in one game.

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[–] 20 points 2 years ago (6 children)

Ok, but what about Nvidia GPUs? Those are what the the vast majority of gamers use.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Nvidia has been kind of a mess for me on Wayland, especially the lastest 545 drivers. I just switched to AMD and literally all my issues disappeared, including one I thought was a KDE plasma bug

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Looks like KDE Plasma 6 is going to default to Wayland, so I'll probably give it another shot when it comes out (in Feb I think?). I'm currently on GNOME because of weird KDE Wayland issues on my AMD card (maybe it's no longer a thing, IDK). I don't have a strong preference between them, but my kids use my computer and I think KDE is probably easier for them.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    From my experience default KDE is more windows-like so it can help with transition for Windows users

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    It's anecdotal but I saw a significant improvement in multiple games on an Nvidia 1050 running Nobara. Had no issues installing drivers and getting things set up.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Nvidia 1070 here. Haven't run into problems using Mint or Endevour. Had to choose propriety drivers on Mint, but that was it.

    Might buy an AMD card next, but that's more to see if there are any features I'm missing out on. I'm also excited to see whether AMD has grown better hardware, as it was a constant hassle when I last used one 10+ years ago.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    For now I will probably keep buying used Nvidia cards, but I've considered going AMD for graphics at some point. Love my Ryzen CPU.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Yea, Ryzen Is awesome! No plans on going back to Intel.

    While Intel might have better IPC, AMD having twice as many cores easily makes up for this.

    Might come with an argument in regard to single-threaded games, but that should not be relevant with pretty much everything having moved to multi-thread by now.

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  • [–] -4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Does it really matter? The majority buy Nvidia due to mindshare, the same probably goes for why they use Windows.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Nvidia has been so far ahead of AMD cards for so long, and running AI stuff on them is a much better experience as well.

    I love AMD and wished it weren't so, but buying an AMD video card can only be justified by price or Linux compatibility.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    Yeah I have been having so much trouble running AI stuff on my Rx 6700 XT that I use my media computer with a RTX 2060 to do most of my experimenting with though the VRAM is really limiting.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    I've forgotten which generation but the last time AMD had the better card most people still bought Nvidia.

    I only dislike AMD significantly less than Nvidia. Give me friendly company with non-proprietary drivers and I'd consider that even if it wasn't "the best".

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    The majority buys NVIDIA, because NVIDIA cards are just better.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    At least in terms of the latest features, like RTX. If you're only interested in raster performance, AMD works quite well and provides excellent value.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Not just the latest features. NVENC is better for both streaming and untethered VR, CUDA is usually better supported by photo/video/3D/CAD software, etc. AMD is only good if you're only playing games and can't afford an NVIDIA card.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Or you're like me and use Linux and value better drivers (e.g. Wayland support, no update bugs on rolling release distros, etc) over those other features.

    And on Windows as well, if you're buying mid-range, you're probably not going to have a good experience with those other features, so you should go with AMD. The premium for buying Nvidia at the mid-range often isn't worth it.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Well, I don't buy midrange, personally. As I tend to use my GPU for hobbies and work, I tend to buy the best thing available on the market.

    And even when I play games, I play in 4K exclusively, for the past seven years :)

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago*

    Then I guess you and I are very different people.

    I also use my GPU for hobbies and work. My hobbies are game dev (nothing hardcore GPU-wise, just some mid-poly modeling), gaming (mostly indie, though occasionally SP AAA), and random SW-dev projects (e.g. I'm building a Lemmy/Reddit clone). For work, I'm a full-stack web dev and don't do CUDA work (and I have a separate work-provided laptop), just occasionally run renders of things (mostly web-based three.js stuff). So for me personally, I'd only really see a benefit for running some of the latest games, which is incredibly rare since I honestly don't have a ton of time to keep up with things (e.g. I'm finally starting RDR2 after owning it for years). I game in 1440p, and most games don't tax my GPU (RX 6650XT). If I need CUDA, I'll just rent space on AWS or something instead of running it locally.

    So I care a lot more about Wayland support (I have monitors with different refresh rates) and driver stability (I run a rolling release, and Nvidia causes issues at least a few times/year) than top tier performance or latest features. I've been on Linux longer than Steam has, and I've honestly only been playing more games because Valve has made it so easy. For me, Linux comes first, gaming second, and AMD provides a high quality product for my use case. I used to use Nvidia because ATI used to be worse on Linux, if you can believe that, but I upgraded after COVID because Wayland got quite stable.

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