Three gaming-focused Linux operating systems beat Windows 11 in gaming benchmarks
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All three Linux distros managed to beat Windows 11 while using Vavle's Proton compatibility layer.

Arch and other Linux operating systems Beat Windows 11 in Gaming Benchmarks::ComputerBase benchmarked three different Linux operating systems and found that all three can achieve better gaming performance than Windows 11.

  • devilish666@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    7 months ago

    The reason is very simple, Arch has tons of software & all available in it’s repository (need more software you can check AUR)
    The other reason is flexing to other users
    For NVIDIA case it’s not that hard especially if you know what you doing, if you’re newbie you can use Garuda Linux & it will detect and install NVIDIA driver it self for you

    • Freylint@lemm.eeEnglish
      10·
      7 months ago

      NVidia has a pretty good capture on the gaming market. Especially during the 980/1080 generations. I’ve also seen a ton of non media people insist on NVidia cuz of shadowplay.

      This is speculation, but I don’t think most new Linux users are building computers specifically for Linux. They’re letting their computers age, then considering Linux when they see the cost of the new generation of NVidia hardware.

      Let us not overestimate the general publics knowledge of hardware compatibility and operating systems in general. I think they conceptualize it like replacing a brick in a Lego wall. They’d have no reason to suspect it wouldn’t work.

    • dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
      3·
      7 months ago

      Do you know of any guides to getting started with Arch?

      I’ve been wanting to switch for a while but the challenge is daunting and I am very tech literate.

      • prole@sh.itjust.works
        English
        7·
        7 months ago

        I’ll second EndeavorOS.

        Also, the Arch wiki is well known as one of the most comprehensive guides for any Linux distro. It’s massive.

        • ⸻ Ban DHMO 🇦🇺 ⸻@aussie.zoneEnglish
          2·
          7 months ago

          I recently used archinstall and cannot recommend it. It offers you to select a graphics driver (i.e. NVIDIA proprietary) and just doesn’t install it. It also seems to preference having a minimal system rather than a good experience but fair enough, that’s just what Arch is: Masochism on a disc.

            • ⸻ Ban DHMO 🇦🇺 ⸻@aussie.zoneEnglish
              1·
              7 months ago

              Well Arch seems to entirely lack QA and my experience with it has shown that package maintainers don’t seem to care or test stuff.

              • They updated CUDA before the NVIDIA driver a while ago so you couldn’t run or compile CUDA programs
              • For some reason GNOME wasn’t loading past the login screen (just freezing on a grey screen with a cursor)
              • GLFW somehow got stuffed up such that the titlebar went all bad and had performance issues with Vulkan

              Gentoo at least seem to have some QA and LFS must be Masochism on a disc: Ultimate Edition, but at least with LFS you’re learning how a Linux system is put together. Unlike Arch where you spend more time dealing with the problems of the community

      • devilish666@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        7 months ago

        If you non tech savvy, i recommend you to use Garuda Linux
        Its arch based & will guide you through it very easily