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Running native or emulated doesn’t really matter if the performance is good enough. Better translation layers are what made the Steam Deck possible.
by Zamiel_Snawley 2y ago
Running native or emulated doesn’t really matter if the performance is good enough.
Better translation layers are what made the Steam Deck possible.
- satvikpendem 2y agoGood enough doesn't mean optimal, though. Every layer adds a performance penalty and that's how we end up in situations where we have layers and layers of abstraction eventually making all programs slow even on ever increasing hardware. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_and_Bill's_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_and_Bill's_law
- brnt 2y agoIn fact, Windows gamers are using DXVK to reduce overhead. One needs to realise graphics APIs have historically not been terribly efficient.
- satvikpendem 2y agoHow do you know that those graphics APIs have not been efficient?
- brnt 2y agoBenchmarks. There was a reason Mantle/Vulkan came to be.