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Here's how to run Elden Ring with actually better performance than Windows: - Use the latest Proton-GE or Proton Experimental (and switch to its bleeding edge

Here's how to run Elden Ring with actually better performance than Windows: - Use the latest Proton-GE or Proton Experimental (and switch to its bleeding edge branch). That fixes the anticheat and it includes patches to work around the shoddy DX12 logic in the game. - If you're running on RDNA2, you might want to install mesa 22 or the latest git version. This is crucial for the best performance. - On most AMD cards, it's worth trying to force the GPU frequencies to max. For some reason the GPU doesn't stay in high perf mode and it's a cause of frame drops. The game stutters a bit on Windows and frame rate is inconsistent, while I have stable 60 fps on 4k Maximum quality on Linux. I've played 6h non stop today.

smoldesu 5y ago
There's actually a surprising amount of games that run better on Linux: - Overwatch averages more stable framerates than equivalent hardware playing on Windows - Apex Legends seems to run head-and-shoulders above what I experienced on Windows - Half Life, Garry's Mod, and all of the Source engine games have wonderful native ports - Older games like Diablo 2 are actually playable on Linux, where they're almost completely broken and dead on Windows - This one is purely anecdotal, but MMOs seem to be much lighter on Linux. Games like Warframe, Diablo 3, and Final Fantasy 14 are light as a feather with accommodating hardware. YMMV, but I'd say the state of gaming on Linux is very good right now. Maybe not as competitive as Windows is in market share and title compatibility, but it's far surpassing the selection (and performance) of PC games on Mac in it's glory days, and well outpacing the state of gaming on Mac now. If Valve continues to focus on their core competencies, we might finally have the gaming duopoly that we've rumored of for decades.
- numeri 5y ago
  I have also seen better performance on Minecraft on Linux

smoldesu 5y ago

There's actually a surprising amount of games that run better on Linux: - Overwatch averages more stable framerates than equivalent hardware playing on Windows - Apex Legends seems to run head-and-shoulders above what I experienced on Windows - Half Life, Garry's Mod, and all of the Source engine games have wonderful native ports - Older games like Diablo 2 are actually playable on Linux, where they're almost completely broken and dead on Windows - This one is purely anecdotal, but MMOs seem to be much lighter on Linux. Games like Warframe, Diablo 3, and Final Fantasy 14 are light as a feather with accommodating hardware. YMMV, but I'd say the state of gaming on Linux is very good right now. Maybe not as competitive as Windows is in market share and title compatibility, but it's far surpassing the selection (and performance) of PC games on Mac in it's glory days, and well outpacing the state of gaming on Mac now. If Valve continues to focus on their core competencies, we might finally have the gaming duopoly that we've rumored of for decades.

numeri 5y ago
I have also seen better performance on Minecraft on Linux