herseycokguzelolacak@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 days agoNearly 90% of Windows Games now run on Linux, latest data showswww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10cross-posted to: games@lemmy.world
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkNearly 90% of Windows Games now run on Linux, latest data showswww.tomshardware.comherseycokguzelolacak@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 days agomessage-square22fedilinkcross-posted to: games@lemmy.world
minus-squareMystikIncarnate@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·16 days agoOkay, real talk. I know there’s probably 100 videos on this, but I don’t have time to watch any of them right now… How much performance is lost/gained from using Linux to play games via proton? I’m certain any game with a native Linux version will work great, I’m mostly concerned with the ones that need some kind of emulation layer.
minus-squarefunkless_eck@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·16 days agocolloquially, I hear “5-10% overhead depending on the game and if you’re running mods”
minus-squaretiramichu@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·16 days agoOn the other hand, some testing has found that running games on Linux with Proton is actually faster than with Windows on the same hardware, because Windows is such a resource hog. The hardware in in this test being the Legion Go steamdeck rival.
Okay, real talk.
I know there’s probably 100 videos on this, but I don’t have time to watch any of them right now…
How much performance is lost/gained from using Linux to play games via proton?
I’m certain any game with a native Linux version will work great, I’m mostly concerned with the ones that need some kind of emulation layer.
colloquially, I hear “5-10% overhead depending on the game and if you’re running mods”
On the other hand, some testing has found that running games on Linux with Proton is actually faster than with Windows on the same hardware, because Windows is such a resource hog.
The hardware in in this test being the Legion Go steamdeck rival.