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For all the doubters that Linux gaming is smoother and faster.

A video for any doubters that Linux gaming is better than Windows in which it DESTROYS Windows by 25% in AC Odyssey. To put it in perspective, 25% improvement is like getting a new GPU. You can save $600 and instead use something like OpenSUSE Tumbleweed for free.

DISCLAIMER: I don't really care to make Linux look better but I did a video some days ago and EVERYONE (on Reddit) told me Linux gaming CANNOT be faster or smoother. This is the proof it's both and more videos will be coming.

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  • I'm sorry, but if you see a 25% difference in a benchmark, that means your methodology is somehow flawed. A few percentage in either direction would be believable, but this difference would be so comical if true, that extra wariness is needed.

    There's a few thing that look a bit off to me, but most importantly it seems like your OBS settings are wildly different between systems. It's a bit hard to make out, but it seems like you're doing CPU-based encoding on Linux and GPU-based encoding on Windows.

    • It was a easy 25% plus gain for me. Apex legends win 10 :1080 upscaled to 1440 AVG 93 FPS

      Vs Apex Legends PopOS 1440 AVG 121 FPS

      That's a lot better than 25% when you factor in the resolution difference.

      But yeah, windows is a massive resource hog

    • I am not doing CPU Encoding on any system but there is a difference indeed.

      Linux is Gstreamer VAAPI H265 and Windows GPU Encoding H264. In fact, Windows should have had an easier time encoding, I didn't realize that until now. Also asI have commented on the video the game is on a 980 Pro on Windows and on an HDD on Linux so Linux can be much faster. I will rectify that by getting an SSD to put all my games on in the future.

      Beyond that, the methodology is not flawed, if you can even believe that. Everything is on the video for comments exactly like this one.

      • I see. As I said, it was a bit hard to make out in the video.

        In fact, Windows should have had an easier time encoding

        Granted, I don't know too much about AMD's video encoding solutions, but from a cursory glance on the internet, it seems like their H.264 solution is quite bad compared to H.265. Given that the game is GPU-bottlenecked and your CPU isn't stressed at all anyway, I'd recommend recording these tests using the CPU to eliminate more variables.

        Beyond that, the methodology is not flawed, if you can even believe that.

        Well, yeah. As much as I'd like to believe, these differences are way too big for me to do that, even with everything you've shown in the video. Occam's Razor would suggest that it's much more likely that the benchmark/setup is simply flawed in some way, rather than multiple teams of OS-, hardware-, and game developers not realizing a gigantic 25% performance improvement on the table that's somehow more or less "accidentally" fixed just by using Linux/Proton/DXVK.

        Not saying you're wrong, but it'd need a good chunk more evidence for me to believe that.

  • Dude, honestly stop making such "crazy" things.

    Prople will debunk you then hit you to the ground. Just say the truth of the gimmiky things you do because a 25% performance boost is unreal.

    A 5% to a maximum 10% is more believable but your stuff is a quarter of a video card processing power and this should ring you a bell of alarm because the doodoo you are eating there is pure BS.

    • Say what you will, I posted ALL the settings and updates and OBS Settings in video form. I am not obliged to do any of these things. People have come here stating that they don't believe this is real without ANY arguments. When you want to talk seriously, maybe, we can do it.

      • Linux gaming is a little hit or miss. Some games have a performance boost. Some are about the same. And some games perform worse. This is the reality. And this is what should be expected.

        Your post is still true for your specific hardware and this specific game, with these specific drivers, but let's not go crazy here. Linux is good, yes. Fantastic even, on the Steam Deck. On PC most people are better off sticking with Windows, especially if you play a couple of competitive multiplayer titles. Or if you want to stream games from one device to another in house. Or if you have limited time and just want shit to work. Linux is getting closer, but the out of the box experience need to become way better and I don't doubt it will sooner rather than later.

      • It is amazing that person's entire argument amounts to "nuh-uh". Like okay... they're confident someone will debunk it, but they aren't going to?

        Sounds like they shouldn't be so confident then.

  • I have been enjoying gaming on Linux for many years, I am glad you're sharing that for the windoze users.

  • I just have to comment here about the "like getting a new GPU", because do people really upgrade that frequently? I generally see a much bigger jump in performance when upgrading.

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