Larkin Cunningham has posted a video recording performance of 20 games under Win 10, Win 11, and 2 Linux distributions, Bazzite and Garuda. It is extremely well done and informative.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2C2RgAW5Tw

His setup:

• CPU: i7 13700K
• GPU: Inno3D 4070 Super X3 OC
• Resolution: 1440p

This adds up to the other 20-game comparison from Ancient Gameplays, also very rigorous and informative, which was using a 4080 Super and a 7600X3D CPU. There are differences in relative performance loss for DX12 games, possibly due to the different hardware setups and game settings. Where they both report an average of 13% loss in 1440p, Larkin has more non-DX12 games in his pool, suggesting he registers more loss in DX12 on average. Some DX12 games are particularly impacted, whereas others are not, suggesting the loss is not a blanket performance tax, but probably linked to the nature of rendering. Larkin notes that the translation introduces some CPU overhead on Linux.

As already reported, Nvidia have stated they are working on fixing the problem for specific games (currently Horizon Zero Dawn, but they have tickets for several titles). Hopefully this will propagate to other DX12 games.

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Hi all, I've been using a 3060ti since launch, which in windows has been fine - only pushed the vram once at 1440p (would be getting a 1080p monitor if I got a new gpu though, my one is gsync only). With the 9060XT launching today, I was wondering if it's worth switching to get better dx12 performance? I did see that Nvidia now actually knows about vkd3d being worse on Linux, so maybe it's better to wait and see; with the way things are though I'm concerned the card is going to be selling for more than it's worth in a week's time. Apart from that it only seems like a small upgrade (if you ignore the vram). Thanks!

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can't find a fix for it other than using steam input with forced xbox buttons, or using a usb cable but i don't have one long enough/am on steam deck so unplugging something every time is not preferred. And it was fine until GEproton 10-x, i would just use the old versions but now some games are not booting without it so i don't have a choice.

it also happens on some old proton versions(~7) but didn't happen with GEproton until now, but the resent patch notes seem to have Dualsense fixes listed so i am confused? i can't find anyone else having this issue.

Steam deck/SteamOS, ds controller is up to date, GEproton 10-1/2/3, connected through Bluetooth, steam input disabled with ds compatible game. Moves touchpad button input to R1 and inputs both when pressed, disables touchpad.

Games i tried are Zenless Zone Zero and Genshin Impact, so maybe a non-steam game or hoyo specific issue? i would try testing more games, as these are probably too similar, but warframe's broke for me a long time ago and i don't have anything else that i know of

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Is there any solution? I've not found much about it online. I know about the performance mods ecc. Managed for it work adding libraries on winecfg but the performance remain very bad cespite my good gaming setup PC. Any other workaround? It lags very badly and often crashes even during character creation, but visibly worse in the real world.

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For context: I am using Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, and using the snap package version of Steam (from the Ubuntu app center), and using the debian version of r2modman 3.2.0, since the appimage won't launch.

I am trying to mod a game on Steam that also uses a Proton (Experimental) compatibility layer to run it (Windows-only game), but I'm having difficulty getting the game to launch through r2modman.

I've tried locating the app executable for Steam Linux to select it, but it doesn't show up in file search. I'm not sure what executable it's looking for, but I don't know if the windows executable will work on Linux.

I'm very new to Linux, and especially modding a Windows game on Linux. I've looked all over the internet for answers, but had no luck. Any help would be appreciated.

I'll provide screenshots below: (I couldn't get a log output from r2modman, sorry about that.)

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(Originally posted on r/Deltarune but taken down due to not enough karma. Then posted on r/Steam but taken down due to asking for tech support. Sorry for any confusion)

Just to set the basics, I play deltarune on steam pc and I use linux Ubuntu as my operating system. I played through chapters 1 & 2 on the demo, then bought the game when it came out earlier today. When I launched it, I noticed that my demo save file was not detected.

Is there any way to take my save file from the demo and put it into the actual game? And if so, how?

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Behavior

When I run Nightreign, the game launches just fine, but the Easy Anticheat (EAC) splashscreen only shows for a split second (faster than a blink) - a much shorter time than when I compare to a working PC. On the working PC, the EAC popup sits there for a few seconds. On the main menu, I get what you see in the image: "A connection error occurred". Ignore the washed out look, that's just poor translation from HDR to the screenshot tool. When I click ok and click "Login", same error.

Suspect

I suspect it is related to a graphical failure and not an actual network failure. Because the EAC splashscreen is so short, it makes me think EAC silently fails, which prevents me from connecting to online services.

Another thing to note is for a while (prior to installing ER) I was using VK_hdr_layer for HDR. Later, I uninstalled it once Mesa 25.1 dropped because it is no longer needed. When I uninstalled it, I removed these files:

/usr/local/share/vulkan/implicit_layer.d/VkLayer_hdr_wsi.x86_64.json /usr/local/lib/pkgconfig/vkroots.pc /usr/local/include/vkroots.h /usr/local/lib/libVkLayer_hdr_wsi.so

I confirmed with the author that this was the right move, but maybe one of those files shouldn't have been deleted. I really don't know what they are.

Setup

As mentioned, I have a Linux setup that successfully connects to online services, which gives me something to compare.

Working setup

OS: Kubuntu 24.04.2 LTS x86_64 Kernel: 6.8.0-60-generic Uptime: 1 day, 13 hours, 47 mins Packages: 2526 (dpkg), 10 (snap) Shell: bash 5.2.21 Resolution: 2560x1440, 2560x1440 DE: Plasma 5.27.12 WM: KWin Theme: [Plasma], Breeze [GTK2/3] Icons: [Plasma], candy-icons [GTK2/3] Terminal: konsole CPU: 12th Gen Intel i3-12100F (8) @ 4.300GHz GPU: AMD ATI Radeon RX 6600/6600 XT/6600M Memory: 3424MiB / 15834MiB GPU Driver: amdgpu

Non-working setup

OS: Arch Linux x86_64 Kernel: Linux 6.14.9-arch1-1 Uptime: 15 mins Packages: 2328 (pacman), 17 (flatpak) Shell: bash 5.2.37 Display (HP VH240a): 1920x1080 @ 60 Hz in 24" [External] Display (DELA1E4): 3440x1440 @ 175 Hz in 35" [External] Display (HP VH240a): 1920x1080 @ 60 Hz in 24" [External] WM: Hyprland 0.49.0 (Wayland) Theme: Mist [GTK2], Gruvbox-Dark-BL [GTK3] Icons: Tela-circle-dark [GTK2/3], Windows-XP [GTK4] Font: Cantarell (11pt) [GTK2/3/4] Cursor: Graphite-dark-nord (24px) Terminal: ghostty 1.1.3-arch1 Terminal Font: CaskaydiaCove Nerd Font (11pt) CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X (12) @ 4.65 GHz GPU: AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT [Discrete] Memory: 4.38 GiB / 31.26 GiB (14%) Swap: Disabled Disk (/): 1.39 TiB / 3.58 TiB (39%) - ext4 Disk (/mnt/games): 369.20 GiB / 915.82 GiB (40%) - ext4 Disk (/mnt/hdd): 3.96 GiB / 1.56 TiB (0%) - ext4 Local IP (enp6s0): 192.168.1.100/24 Locale: en_US.UTF-8 GPU Driver: amdgpu

On the non-working setup, I have also tried booting up with XFCE (X11) and the same results occur.

Troubleshooting

• Firewall - I don't think this is it because the working PC is on the same network. I have also tried the non-working PC while connected to a VPN and the same thing happens.
• DNS - Unless there's a DNS cache on my local machine (I never intentionally set one up), then I don't think this is the issue either, mostly for the same reasons as the firewall reasons above.
• Window Manager - Probably not, because I can't get it to work with XFCE on X11 either, but it is strange that the EAC popup is faster than a blink. So maybe something graphical?
• Proton - Both setups are using Proton Hotfix. I have also tried Proton Experimental, and GE. No differences.
• Launch Commands - Both setups are using no launch commands
• Steam Native - Both setups are not using steam native. I have heard it can have issues with finding native libraries.

Logs

I ran the game with launch command PROTON_LOG=1 %command% just to see what comes out. You can find the log from this google drive link.

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Im useing ubuntu 24.04.2

and when trying to run sober cmd line (i cant get the app to show for some reason)

i get this only and nothing pops up if i need to do a -v or -vv i will do so

''''

info: app: lifecycle: app_start delta=0.003351997584104538ms

info: app: using C.UTF-8 locale

info: app: lifecycle: logging_started delta=1.8025580011308193ms

info: app: app tag = s042-1816-x86_64-gnu

info: app: lifecycle: update_flags_from_remote_manifest delta=111.88603800162673ms

info: state: using manifest object: {"r1":1,"u":1}

info: app: lifecycle: fs_init delta=720.5712089985609ms

info: app: lifecycle: check_security delta=1.6671990007162094ms

info: app: lifecycle: core_runtime delta=0.19437799975275993ms

info: app: lifecycle: app_core delta=3.56649100035429ms

info: app: lifecycle: app_main delta=67.67148099839687ms

'''

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Just here as a newbie to give credit where credit is due

r/openXcom is an absolute delight, this project deserves some recognition IMO.. Running on Debian perfectly..

The song that plays on the main screen alone evokes crazy 90s vibes, and the mood/vibe is intact, one of the most important things of all

The gameplay is hard but FUN and the team there has done a wonderful job, it runs so well, and I've sunk at least 5-10 hours into it so far to the point it motivated me to make this post

Best of all - one of the few games that is absolutely laptop friendly from start to finish. Fully laptop friendly -- my original criteria that lead me back to this game. It's turn based, and modernized so that I've been playing with a ThinkPad Nipple cursor and trackpad and absolutely no need for a mouse

THE MUSIC!! This is the kind of project I hoped to find for Command & Conquer with no success, bravo, I will be donating soon

https://preview.redd.it/j60u53lrb15f1.png?width=1403&format=png&auto=webp&s=9e6b2c6247027dcc50e05f153da6532dfccc5e3a

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Like the title says im wondering when we can expect 9000 series performance to be on par and beating Windows like RDNA3 does atm. Im currently rocking a 7900xt, which i really enjoy. But im also looking at the 9070xt for the slight performance lift and FSR4. Im watching benchmarks that come out and they seem to show that 9070xt isnt getting even what a 7900xt gets on Linux atm. Nor matching Windows 11. I use Cachy os so typically updated.

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until yesterday i used an potato pc with an 4th gen i3 and no dGpu. Yesterday i bought a gaming laptop. before buying the laptop i always had a thought of dual booting Linux and windows, but after using the windows 11, i realized it's unusable. So i am gonna completely switch to Linux. I only play single player games and i hate games like fortnite,valo and apex. So gaming is not an issue but choosing an distro is.actually i like arch linux ricing and the cool stuff i can do but it seems like i takes some time to learn or even use. i am gonna dual boot arch and any other user friendly distro. do the gaming performance game change according to the distro we choose? most of them says that linux mint is user friendly and nobara is optimized for gaming. which one should i choose mint or nobara? is the performance diff high or negligible?

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On windows this is like a 15 minutes, basic process. I move to Linux and this is somehow like the most complex thing in the world. No common program to use, I have to install special plugins and drivers to make things work and usually it doesn’t. I tried GWE but it doesn’t seem to work on Bazzite. For once and for all, does anyone have a guide for me to figure this out? Even YouTube seems to be devoid of a proper tutorial.

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I get horrible screen tearing in FF7 Remake at any frame cap, 120, 60, 30 etc. I'm running a 9070 on Arch with Wayland and I've tried enabling and disabling, "Screen tearing: Allow in fullscreen windows", changing the in-game options from borderless fullscreen to windowed, different versions of Proton etc.

God forbid a developer adds vsync options to their game released in 2022, right? I'm getting perfect performance apart from this gross screen tearing...

Has anybody encountered this and managed to figure it out?

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Is there any open source Linux ports for C&C yet, if you have the game data?

Something akin to the openXcom project (which is AWESOME by the way!)

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I really think sim racing might actually be better on Linux than Windows now, at least when it comes to hardware support and general usability.

I have:

• Fanatec CSL DD
• CSL BMW steering wheel
• CSL Pedals with clutch and load cell kit
• A cheap USB load cell handbrake
• A cheap USB shifter

On Windows, everything technically worked. But Fanatec’s software is... not great. In fact, you need two separate programs to unlock the wheel's full potential. Features like soft lock weren't even enabled by default, and worse: going past the steering lock in-game could cause center drift over time.

Compatibility Overview

Other common wheels, especially Logitech, should work out of the box. There's a great community-maintained compatibility list here:

https://github.com/JacKeTUs/linux-steering-wheels

Higher-end gear like Moza (kernel 6.12+) and Thrustmaster are also reportedly well supported.

Fanatec on Linux

Wheel support on Linux is relatively new, but the situation is a night and day difference from when I first got my gear in 2023.

• hid-fanatecff — Fanatec hardware driver; just works. Fancier gear is handled separately (like load cell pedals), though they still register input properly even if config options are pending in PRs.
• Oversteer — Wheel manager for setting FFB profiles, rotation range, and soft lock. Supports most Logitech devices using the built in Logitech kernel module, but it is compatible with hid-fanatecff and some Thrustmaster wheels with hid-tmff2.

If Oversteer is not running, some of your devices (like shifter or handbrake) may not show up in-game for some reason since they aren't related, at least in my experience. Fortunately, you can add Oversteer to your game’s launch command, which is nce because you can make use of profiles. Or just have it autostart on boot, but there is no setting in the software, still easy to set up.

Proton Requirements

Use GE-Proton 9-26 or higher to get HIDRAW support. This lets games access raw input instead of going through libinput or SDL. Some games might run without it, but HIDRAW is more compatible and offers better performance.

Configuring the CSL DD Without Windows

Turns out, you don’t even need Windows software to configure the CSL DD. Everything is baked into the wheel itself.

• Press the wrench button (left thumb cluster) to enter settings.
• Hold the button for 4 seconds to enable Advanced Mode.
• Use the thumbstick:
  • Left/Right = switch setting
  • Up/Down = change value
  • Click wrench to exit

You can tweak these settings while driving. The manual is helpful, but here's a detailed rundown:

• Profile Selector: First screen shows A_S (auto) or 1_S to 5_S. Select 1_S to start customizing. Your last-used profile will load when re-entering the menu.
• SEN (Sensitivity): Sets rotation lock in degrees. Default max is 1080°, but Advanced Mode allows up to 2520°.
  • Match this in Oversteer AND your game for true 1:1 input.
  • 1080° is a pretty sane maximum, but be aware that things like semi trucks may need more. BeamNG has a way to speed up input after 50%, but otherwise you may run out of steering.
  • If unsure, use the default of 108 for 1080°.
• FF (Force Feedback): Overall strength.
  • Leave at 100% unless you have a good reason, as it can be set in-game or in Oversteer too.
• FFS (FF Scaling): Controls how FFB peaks are handled:
  • PEA (peak) = stronger hits, but less consistent. For some reason this is the default.
  • LIN (linear) = smoother, more realistic force curves
  • LIN lowers your peak torque depending on your PSU. With the standard PSU its 5Nm ➝ 4Nm and with the Boost Kit 180 PSU it is 8Nm ➝ 6Nm, but 4Nm is more than enough to rip your arms off.
  • I suggest setting to LIN and compensate by increasing in-game FFB slightly.
• NDP (Natural Damping): Adds internal resistance to dampen oscillation.
  • Default: 50/100 — good balance.
  • Useful for drifters to control wheel speed in oversteer.
  • Don’t use as a crutch for poor FFB settings.
• NFR (Natural Friction): Simulates mechanical resistance.
  • Off by default.
  • Adds "weight" like wide tires or non-power steering.
  • Try 10–20 for a more planted feel.
• NIN (Natural Inertia): Adds mass/smoothing to rotation, the manual says it is useful for lighter wheels like the CSL series.
  • Also smooths NFR behavior.
  • Try a low value (e.g. 5–10) if using NFR.
• INT (Interpolation Filter): Smooths FFB signal updates.
  • Default is 11/20.
  • I did not see much effect from this.
  • I recommend 2–5 if your FFB isn't noisy, which it shouldn't be for any good reason. I only chose this to decrease the overall amount of filtering.
• FEI (Force Effect Intensity): Governs the overall intensity and smoothness FFB effects feel.
  • I think this stacks with FFS.
  • Default is 100 — I’d leave it unless feedback feels too soft. Lower values basically just make it hit harder, which usually aren't very realistic, nor do they feel good.
• FOR / SPR / DPR (Force / Spring / Damper Effects):
  • Only used in games that support them.
  • Force: Constant push in a direction
  • Spring: Auto-centering force. Too low values will disable auto centering.
  • Damper: Adds drag
  • Default: 100/120 — leave unless tuning for a specific game.
• BLI (Brake Level Indicator):
  • Available with supported pedals (e.g. Clubsport V3).
  • Sets vibration feedback threshold.
  • Default is off.
• SHO (Shock/Vibration Strength):
  • Controls vibration motors in wheel/pedals (like the Clubsport V3 above).
  • Default is 100%. Adjust if too strong.
• MPS (Multi-Position Switch):
  • Found on high-end wheels (e.g. Clubsport V2.5).
  • Modes:
    • AUTO: Game controlled (default)
    • ENC: Acts as tow buttons for when turned either left or right.
    • CONST: Simulates a button being held per position
    • PULSE: Similar to const, but instead simulates the button being pressed and released.
• AP (Analog Paddles):
  • Found on most wheels with analog paddles and no dedicated switch to change paddle modes. (like my CSL wheel)
  • Default: CbP (clutch bite point mode). This setting has additional calibration steps to change where in the travel the clutch engages and the gear is changed. The manual has steps on how to do so, but note you might want to leave it alone unless you play without a clutch pedal.
  • Other modes:
    • CH: Left = clutch, Right = handbrake
    • bt: Left = brake, Right = throttle
    • AnA: Map paddles to any axis
  • Leave alone if your paddles work unless you have a specific use for one of the other modes.
• BRF (Brake Force):
  • Adjusts how hard you must press a load cell brake to reach 100%.
  • Tune this carefully so you can consistently max out braking, how hard it is to do so is personal preference.

Game Compatibility

Here are some games I’ve tested. Most issues are game-specific and not related to Linux.

✅ BeamNG.drive

Works flawlessly. Controls take time to map, but smoothing settings should be set to max for DD wheels (both normal and “additional smoothing”). The game warns against high smoothing values, but that does not really apply for DD.

✅ DiRT Rally

Works, but be careful, this game has known bugs on all platforms:

WARNING: Game may delete input configs

• Wheel must be in PC mode (not compatibility mode) and make sure it is connected every time the game is ran.
• Do not remap the pause button in the settings.
• The game does not remember any previous input devices, so there is no switching back and forth.

You can make a backup of your savegame at: steamapps/userdata/<your_id>/310560/ The input config is saved there, however your game progress is baked in with it in case you have to restore.

✅ DiRT Rally 2.0

Much more forgiving:

• No issues with persistence like the previous game.
• Remembers old input devices and are even backed up on Steam cloud.
• Newer wheels like the CSL DD will need to edit the config files to add their device. check this fix

🔜 Assetto Corsa

TBA — I’m still migrating data from Windows. Community reports say it works fine. Remember to increase smoothing to fix out-of-box oscillation for DD wheels.

🔜 PCSX2 – Gran Turismo 3 & 4

TBA, but I’m excited to test. May also try GT5 on RPCS3.

More updates soon as I test additional games.

Overall, this is a really good state. Obviously, competitive play is a bit of a pain point being as games like iRacing don't have EAC enabled for Linux, but it's not an issue for the grassroots scenes like Assetto Corsa. I am pretty gassed about getting back into racing, so much so that maybe I am jumping the gun posting this before I test everything, but I am really just confident about it all lol. All of my problems so far have been my own fault, or my no name USB peripherals... Fair warning to anyone with a USB device reporting as "Dragonrise", check lsusb for it, then check journalctl -e and make sure it isn't restarting like every second. It might work fine in games, but it can make your computer unstable, mostly Steam. If I get that fixed I will add a little update about it because I feel like it is actually pretty important.

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of the shadow of Linux gaming.

Hey guys and gals, for a side project I wanted to tinker with installing a Linux distro for some simple gaming. I believe Xbox gamepass games aren't possible because they are on the Xbox app, but I do have plenty of steam games and am familiar with what proton is and what it does. I was curious about trying steamOS but I believe it isn't ready to be used with Nvidia GPUs quite yet. What is a very straightforward but high performance distro for me to try? I'd rather keep tinkering to a relative minimum but don't mind troubleshooting here or there and using the terminal some. Is cachyos worth it vs just say mint or Ubuntu? I don't want to say the b word here (bazzite) but is that the best bet?

7600x3d AMD CPU, 4070 super Nvidia gpu for driver reference it if matters.

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Hello, I despise windows, but some games just don't work on linux or work much better on windows. I have multiple computers and I'm thinking about installing windows on one of them and only using it run the games that don't work well on linux, or have kernel level anti cheat (which I fucking despise), and then using my main linux desktop to stream those games from the windows pc. aside from extra energy consumption, are there any obvious pitfalls that I might be missing here with this?

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Hello!

So I am playing a lot of Counter-Strike 2 at the moment but cannot figure out why the game won't run at 144hz at any resolution. I can run 144hz at 1080p native on my desktop but in-game it's locked to 60hz and my preferred resolution can only go up to 75hz.

I have tried updating to the newest kernel with no success in fixing the issue (went from version 6.8 to 6.11).

I will also add that I have upgraded my GPU from a GTX 1060 6gb to an AMD RX 6600. Previously, I could get 144hz on my old gpu but on the new one it only goes up to 75hz (even after getting drivers through

'sudo apt upgrade').

Any help is greatly appreciated!

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There's a video cutscene around the start of the chapter 3 that completely bugs out and skips itself on Proton Experimental. Using GE-Proton fixes the problem.

Kinda ruined the moment when I initially played so this is a big warning for those playing under Proton.

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Anyone know how to properly run the game on my linux mint??

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