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Windows 11 scores dead last in gaming performance tests against 3 Linux gaming distros
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Testing done on specific hardware and not a broad spectrum of machines is as relevant as asking one person their political opinion and saying that applies to their whole nation.
Well sure but rephrased it's just "Three Linux distros that embarrass Windows 11 in gaming performance." which to me, is equally interesting.
article title: windows DEAD LAST!
also in the same article: "... When it comes to FPS, the overall leader in testing was Nobara Linux, with Arch Linux and Pop!_OS trailing by 1–5%. Windows 11, however, was only 6% behind Nobara Linux. So, **there isn't a massive performance delta here, **"
is the point of article not to stroke the ego of the Linux absolutists that have some weird chip on their shoulders when it comes to video games?
No it hasn't, some games run better on the hardware tested when running Linux, some games don't work at all on Linux whereas all games run on Windows.
Come back when they test multiple machines running various hardware and when they compare the experience setting up said machines to actually run the games.
You're exactly the person this article was written for, someone who wants their opinion reinforced because they won't take the time to analyze the data presented.
gaming and the abundance of software and third party support and tutorials on windows is why I haven't taken the dive to linux yet. So yeah, if linux does gaming as well or better my migration is more and more likely.
I'm gonna be that Linux bro and tell you to switch 😁 I made the full switch earlier this year and I've been amazed by how good proton is. There's only been one game I couldn't get to run until I did by installing some Microsoft VC runtime. Give it a shot! You just might be pleasantly surprised as I was.
"on that one specific machine."
You're missing that part from your premise and it's the important one.
Notice how they didn't use one with an Nvidia GPU... Or even hardware released this year either...
Edit: Aaaw, I made you angwy and you downvoted me :(
The Nvidia drivers perform fine generally but it would be nice to verify it.
It's funny because you say that and at the same time it's the first question asked when someone has a hard time gaming on their Linux setup, "Nvidia GPU?", even in this thread it's come up.
https://lemmy.world/comment/5993627
The issue isn't performance, it's Nvidia's unstable drivers.
E: fuck me, are people stupid? Performance and stability are not the same thing.
Performance on Nvidia cards on Linux is fine. The issue is the bizarre issues you have like multi-monitor weirdness or adaptive refresh rate not working properly. Nvidia's drivers need kinks worked out but they aren't slower.
You realise that not having access to stable drivers is a performance issue because it means games don't run properly or at all?
"The issue isn't my bike, it's the bent wheels on it!"
Wow you're *incredibly* smart.I certainly am smarter than the people who base their conclusion of an OS performance being better than another OS' on a test made on a single hardware setup.
It's also very funny that when people say they have a hard time making games run on Linux and they mention that they have an Nvidia GPU the first reaction is "Oh yeah, that's why" and then they're told to try whatever voodoo magic is in season at the moment to make it run properly but you're here saying "Oh no, there's no problem in game!" Yeah, because the problem is actually loading the game inthe first place so there can't be any issues IN it if you can't get in!
I don't know why you're not upset that they present it as a fact when they only tested on one machine with AMD hardware to come to a general conclusion as if it applied to all hardware.
You don't need to defend some random OS.
I don't see the issue with testing it using fixed hardware, they made that clear in the article.
I'm not defending some random OS, the facts presented speak for themselves. Stop projecting.
Top comment in that chain explain exactly what the issue is.
Irrelevant to someone that wants their game to run.
I didn't say otherwise. We were talking performance, not stability, that's why I said the word performance, then said Nvidia's drivers were unstable.
Understand? Performance means performance and stability means stability. I can appreciate that might be hard to grasp, but they're different words for a reason, and that reason is they mean different things.
I don't know why I bother talking to morons on Lemmy who deliberately misinterpret what people say and use that as a gotcha. You're not smart for using a straw man argument.
Nvidia needs to sort their shit out.