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> On the other hand, Linux (or more accurately, the Linux desktop ecosystem) doesn't support a lot of high-end PC gaming features well: HDR, Nvidia GPUs, VR, et

> On the other hand, Linux (or more accurately, the Linux desktop ecosystem) doesn't support a lot of high-end PC gaming features well: HDR, Nvidia GPUs, VR, etc. > HDR Already supported > Nvidia GPUs You have it the wrong way around. NVIDIA had issues supporting Linux, not Linux supporting NVIDIA. AMD drivers work fine, so its not a linux specific issue. > VR SteamVR works though?

cassianoleal 1y ago
> > HDR > Already supported Is it though? I confess I haven’t tried in a few weeks but until last time I did, to get HDR in games you had to start a session with `gamescope` rather than a DE, and still had to set a bunch of flags - and in some ways have a very subpar experience with problems with mouse movements and other issues I can’t recall. I exclusively game on Linux and I find the experience far superior than doing anything on the other OS, but last I checked HDR was not actually supported.
- windward 1y ago
  It works on the Deck.
  - cassianoleal 1y ago
    The Deck runs Gamescope.
- preisschild 1y ago
  GNOME and KDE support HDR now too, so if you use those DEs you dont need gamescope anymore.
  - cassianoleal 1y ago
    KDE has supported it for a while on the desktop. Still needed Gamescope to make it work in games. Like I mentioned, I haven't tried it in some time so it may have changed.
lotharcable 1y ago
For gaming and general desktop on Linux AMD is best if you want a dedicated GPU. If you want a laptop with good battery life Intel is generally the way to go. A lot of this is due to the enormous amount of effort Valve put into improving the open source AMD drivers, which is what is used on their Steam platform. Of course if you want CUDA you need Nvidia, but if you use Nvidia to drive your Linux desktop expect some suffering to go along with it.
- haswell 1y ago
  For what it’s worth I’ve been using an RTX 3090 and it’s been mostly smooth sailing for a couple years now. Running NixOS with a pretty vanilla configuration and it has been hassle free. I did have to disable power management at the system level because framerate suffers severely if the system sleeps and wakes back up, but I shut the system down when I’m not using it, so this was a non factor for me.
- account42 1y ago
  An AMD APU without a separate graphics chip is a much better option on laptops these days than Intel.
account42 1y ago
> SteamVR works though? Not at a level where the experience is more fun than frustation.

cassianoleal 1y ago

> > HDR > Already supported Is it though? I confess I haven’t tried in a few weeks but until last time I did, to get HDR in games you had to start a session with `gamescope` rather than a DE, and still had to set a bunch of flags - and in some ways have a very subpar experience with problems with mouse movements and other issues I can’t recall. I exclusively game on Linux and I find the experience far superior than doing anything on the other OS, but last I checked HDR was not actually supported.

windward 1y ago
It works on the Deck.
- cassianoleal 1y ago
  The Deck runs Gamescope.
preisschild 1y ago
GNOME and KDE support HDR now too, so if you use those DEs you dont need gamescope anymore.
- cassianoleal 1y ago
  KDE has supported it for a while on the desktop. Still needed Gamescope to make it work in games. Like I mentioned, I haven't tried it in some time so it may have changed.

lotharcable 1y ago

For gaming and general desktop on Linux AMD is best if you want a dedicated GPU. If you want a laptop with good battery life Intel is generally the way to go. A lot of this is due to the enormous amount of effort Valve put into improving the open source AMD drivers, which is what is used on their Steam platform. Of course if you want CUDA you need Nvidia, but if you use Nvidia to drive your Linux desktop expect some suffering to go along with it.

haswell 1y ago
For what it’s worth I’ve been using an RTX 3090 and it’s been mostly smooth sailing for a couple years now. Running NixOS with a pretty vanilla configuration and it has been hassle free. I did have to disable power management at the system level because framerate suffers severely if the system sleeps and wakes back up, but I shut the system down when I’m not using it, so this was a non factor for me.
account42 1y ago
An AMD APU without a separate graphics chip is a much better option on laptops these days than Intel.

account42 1y ago

> SteamVR works though? Not at a level where the experience is more fun than frustation.