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Linux vs Windows tested in 10 games - Linux 17% faster on Average (video.hardlimit.com)
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Linux vs Windows tested in 10 games - Linux 17% faster on Average::Computers, hardware, software and gaming in Spanish and English

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[–] SomethingBurger@jlai.lu 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

In my experience, most games either don't work at all (very rare), or work 99% as well as on Windows. For instance, I'm playing Hitman WoA right now, and opening the Steam overlay makes the game run in slow motion until I restart it, and it goes in the single-digit FPS if my laptop is charging. Very rarely does a game run better on Linux than Windows. Alt- tabbing in particular is broken in a lot of games, some of them outright crashing.

[–] TheOSINTguy@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Never encountered this issue you have, by any chance on Linux you are using a old version of proton or nvidia GPU?

[–] SomethingBurger@jlai.lu 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I'm on an Intel/nVidia dual-GPU laptop.

[–] Sanguine@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

Could be crashing on alt tab if PC tries to switch to iGpu for DE?

[–] TheOSINTguy@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Nvidia is likely the problem, also you mentioned dual gpu, make sure your not on your iGPU

Edit: details.

[–] SomethingBurger@jlai.lu 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'm not on the iGPU. I use prime-run to run Steam, and all games properly detect the nVidia card. Also, I doubt the iGPU could run Hitman at max settings at 60FPS@1440p.