Looking for a laptop primarily for Linux gaming, targeting models with the powerful new AMD Radeon 890M or the Ryzen AI 300 iGPUs (like the "AI 9 HX 370") for their great open-source driver potential.

My Needs:

• Use Case: Linux Gaming
• Target GPU: Radeon 890M or new Ryzen AI 300 series ).
• Must-Have: Good Linux compatibility (Wi-Fi, sleep, etc.).
• Form Factor: Traditional laptop, 14"-16". (Not a tablet like the Flow Z13).
• Budget: ~$1500 USD

Questions:

1. Any success running Linux (especially gaming) on laptops with these iGPUs? Which models?
2. Heard reliable reports (good or bad) about specific models?
3. Any recommendations based on my needs and budget?
4. Known Linux compatibility issues to watch out for with these new platforms?

Appreciate any leads or experiences! Thanks!

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Ein herzliches Willkommen zu unserem, bislang unglaublichsten, Linux-Gaming Wochenend-Rückblick Nr. 17 im Jahre 2025! Hier listen wir interessante und informative Neuigkeiten aus der Linuxspielewelt auf, die wir zwischen dem 17.04.2025 und dem 26.04.2025 (Redaktionsschluss ca. 17:00 Uhr) zusammengetragen haben.

Woche für Woche tragen für euch meldrian, Nascher, Xilef, Lucki, NoXPhasma und comrad zahlreiche News und Informationen aus der großen, weiten Linux-Gaming-Welt zusammen. Ihr habt Anregungen oder Anmerkungen? Lasst es uns wissen, entweder hier unten in den Kommentaren oder besucht uns im IRC (oder #holarse auf Libera.chat), im Matrix oder im Discord oder quatscht mit uns im Mumble (play.holarse.de, Server-Passwort ist 'holarse')!

Noch direktere News mit, von und über uns findet ihr im Übrigen auf unserem Mastodon im Fediverse-Kanal. Unsere Reviews landen hier und auf unserer Steam-Curator-Seite.

Frage der Woche

Würdet ihr euren Beziehungspartner oder eure Beziehungspartnerin immer noch lieben auch wenn diese/r sich in einen Wurm verwandeln würde? Formuliert eure Antwort in Form eines Haiku ... und fügt ein Verb aus dem Linuxspieleuniversum ein, hat ja sonst keinen Linuxgamingbezug und das wäre absurd.

Liebes Tagesbuch...

• American Truck Simulator spricht offen und herzhaft über "Iowa: Road Network" und das, scheinbar, schon zum zweiten Mal. Link
• Thrive wie wir es kennen und lieben auch diese Woche mit einem Progress Update von letzter Woche (Release war am 19.04.2025). Link
• Zero-K veröffentlichte eine weitere Ausgabe "Cold Take", mittlerweile schon Ausgabe #25. Dieses Mal: "Completely Free - warum und wie Zero-K freie und kostenlose Software ist". Link

Releases

• American Truck Simulator Kenworth W900 Legacy Edition Release. Link
• Isonzo veröffentlicht für alle die kostenlose "The Moschin Expansion". Link
• Old Skies, ein interessantes Zeitreise-Adventure aus dem Hause Wadjet Games ist jetzt mit Linux-Version auf dem Markt verfügbar. Link
• World of Goo 2 hat nach über 16 Jahren das Licht der Welt erblickt. Erfreulicherweise auch DRM-frei und mit nativer Linux-Version auf Steam, GOG und im HumbleStore. Link

Kommerzielle Spiele: Updates

• Black Mesa ist mit neuem Beta-Branch pünktlich zum 10-jährigem Jubiläum und Verbesserungen der nativen Linux-Version am Start. Link.
• Civilization VII Update 1.2.0 bietet zufallsgenerierte Ressourcen. Link
• Core Keeper 1.1.1.2 mit einem Stabilitätspatch nach der Veröffentlichung. Link
• Dominions 6 6.29 verpasst der Benutzeroberfläche einen Feinschliff. Link
• Dotage 1.6.5f passt nun die Oberflächengröße besser an. Link
• Dwarf Fortress Update 51.11: merzt mit den "Quality of Ice"-Updates lange bestehen Fehler im Zusammenhang mit Eis aus. Link
• Enlisted Update "Jet Power" bringt den neuen Stahljäger Link und schiebt kurze Zeit später einen kleinen Patch 0.6.8.40 nach. Link
• Ex-Zodiac ist stolz auf das neue Ex-Zodiac-Level im Stage 11 "Mirage"-Update Link, muss aber direkt Fehler beim Ranking beheben in 0.11.4. Link
• Imperator: Rome nennt sein Geburtstagsupdate 2.0.5 Augustus und bringt viele Änderungen querbeet. Link
• Isleward gibt keinen Changelog mit, somit dürft Ihr selbst auf Erkundungstour gehen mit den Updates …
  • … v0.20.0. Link
  • … v0.20.0.1. Link
  • … v0.20.0.2. Link
• Last Epoch 1.2.1 behebt über 50 Fehler, beeindruckend? Link
• Learning Factory v1.1.6 titelt das Update "Ein bisschen von allem" und das können wir so bestätigen. Hervorzuheben ist die Anpassung der Steam-Deck-Oberfäche. Link
• Northgard 24/04/2025 lässt euch nun einen Eichhörnchenkriegsmeister im Herd rekrutieren… Ehm, was? Link
• Old Skies bringt eine Reihe von Updates im Zusammenhang mit der plattformübergreifenden Kompatibilität:
  • Crossplatform Patch. Link
  • Credits & Fia News Patch - 1.3. Link
  • 1.4 - Partial Accessibility. Link
• Path of Titans hat nun auch den Suchomimus im Petto. Roar! Link
• Silence of the Siren bietet mit dem "Eisenmaulwurf"-Update eine neue Schwierigkeitsstufe. Link
• Synergy "1.0 - Corrective patch #1" korrigiert einiges und sortiert Rezeptresosurcen nun immer identisch. Link
• Voxel Tycoon Update 0.89.0.16 hat unter anderem ein Update auf eine neuere Unity-Version dabei. Ausserdem könnt ihr geplante Wartungsstops überspringen, wenn diese nicht notwendig sind. Link
• Warside ist weiterhin fleissig dabei auch nach dem Release die ganzen Fehlerchen zu fixen und Anmerkungen umzusetzen.
  • Post-Release Day 5 Update. Link
  • Post Release Day 7+8 Update. Link
  • Post Release Day 9 Update. Link
  • Post Release Day 10 Update. Link

Kommerzielle Spiele: Beta-/Testversionen

• City Game Studio Patch v1.23.0-rc4. Link
• Old World April 23rd Updated Test Build. Link
• Voxel Tycoon
  • Update 0.89.0.14 beta. Link
  • Update 0.89.0.15 beta. Link

Open Source Gaming

• Armagetron Advanced Build 0.4.0_alpha_z5871 verfügbar. HAT WIEDER MAC BUILDS! DER HYPE IST REAL! Ansonsten ... "There is not much else to this release. Mostly bugfixes, adaptions to new environments". Tja. Link
• MegaMek MegaMek, MegaMekLab, and MekHQ 0.50.05 Released. Link
• Mineclonia klatscht mit dem Update 0.114.0 auf viele Objekte ein paar neue Texturen. Link
• TiberianDawnHD hat ein paar Korrekturen auf ältere Fassungen zurückportiert
  • release-20250330-v3. Link
  • release-20250330-v4. Link
• TR1X: TR2X mach die große Eins rund. Version 1.0 mit recht üppigem Changelog. Link
  • und einem schönen Hotfix hinterher: 1.0.1. Link
• Unciv 4.16.5. Link
• VASSAL module released for All Are Brothers: Solferino 1859. Link
• VCMI hat das Stabilitätsrelease 1.6.8 für euch. Link, Changelog
• XMage xmage_1.4.57V2. Link
• You Must Construct Additional.. v0.95.51 umgeht einen Bau-Boom-Glitch, den scheinbar einige Lümmel ausgenutzt haben. Link
• YouTD2 Update 1.2. Link

Open Source Tools

• Bazzite 42.20250425: Stable (F42.20250425). Link
• Godot Engine Dev snapshot: Godot 4.5 dev 3. Link
• SFML 3.0.1. Link

Emulationen, Proton, SteamPlay, Wine

• Gearboy-Gameboy-Emulator mit weiteren unterstützten Gamepads und verbesserter Unterstützung im Update 3.7.0. Link.
• Wine 10.6 veröffentlicht. Link

Steam

• Steam Steam Client Update - April 23rd. Link
• Steam Deck Beta Client Update: April 21st. Link
• Steam Deck SteamOS 3.7.4 Preview: Triple Frog. Link
• Steam Deck Client Update: April 23rd. Link
• Steam Deck Beta Client Update: April 23rd. Link
• Steam Deck Beta Client Update: April 25th. Link
• Steam Client Beta - April 21st. Link
• Steam Client Beta - April 23rd. Link
• Steam Client Beta - April 25th. Link

Treiber

• NVIDIA
  • 550.163.01 | Stable (Long Live). Link
  • 535.247.01 | Stable (Long Live). Link
  • 570.144 | Stable (Long Live). Link

Rabatte und Sales

• Steam Das Steam-Festival der Kistenpuzzlespiele hat begonnen. Link

Holarse Services / Dedicated Server

Wir stellen für folgende Spiele einen oder mehrere Gameserver über unseren Server play.holarse.de und dem Server-Passwort holarse zur Verfügung. Den Status und die Version der Spielserver könnt ihr über unser Dashboard einsehen.

Spiel Port Anmerkung 7 Days To Die 26900 ARK: Survival Evolved 7777 TheIsland/PVE ECO 3000 Factorio 34197 Neue Karte mit Space Age DLC Minecraft 25565 Whitelist-Only, Karte Voxelibre (ehem. MineClone 2) 30009 Whitelist-Only, Karte (im Incognito-Mode öffnen wg. TLS) OpenRA (Tiberian Dawn) 1237 Release OpenRA (Red Alert) 1236 Release OpenHV 1234 stable Version OpenHV 1235 neueste (Vorab-)Version Stendhal Valheim 2456 Linux-Streamer und Linux-Gaming-Youtuber

• As Reiter spielt ausschließlich unter Linux sowohl Open Source, nette Indietitel aber auch Windows-Spiele unter Proton. Youtube-Link
• Corben78, VR-, Sci-fi- oder Horrorspiele unter Linux. Twitch-Link
• derhass bezeichnet sich - paradoxerweise - selbst nicht als Streamer, streamt aber ab und an! Hauptsächlich Overload Multiplayer. Aber immer Linux. Twitch-Link
• GTuxTV spielt gerne neue Titel und bedient sich allem, was Wine und Proton aber auch nativ zu bieten hat. Youtube-Link
• hatniX zockt an 5 Abenden in der Woche (Mi - Mo) stets zur Prime Time bis spät in die Nacht nativ oder via wine Spiele unter Linux und bezieht seinen "hatclan" per Chat mit ein. Was gespielt wird findet sich stets gepflegt im aktuellen Streamplan (hatnix.net-Link).
• Nerdgrrrl, Linuxgamerin mit Schwäche für Zombies. Twitch-Link
• Open Source Games stellt hauptsächlich, wie der Name schon vermuten lässt, Open Source Spiele vor. Youtube-Link
• opensource_gaming: Nicht zwingend Linux-Only aber dafür Open Source. Zu sehen auf Twitch-Link.
• Z-Ray Entertainment spielt alles unter Linux, was nicht bei drei auf den virtuellen Bäumen ist. Twitch-Link

Schönes Wochenende

Das war's wieder einmal von uns, viel Spaß beim Linuxgaming in der kommenden Woche, wer das liest ist nicht doof und bis zum nächsten Drückblick.

Euer Holarse-Team

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i use Pop_Os and on windows my download speed was around 55-65Mbps, now on linux it dropped down to 17-25Mbps, anything i can do to fix that?

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Hi all, I'm building a new PC after 15 years. Always been an AMD user but this will be my first full time Linux build. I've used Linux periodically and built my son's computer with Ubuntu a few years back and he has done very well with it. He does mostly gaming but also programming and has been able to overcome all of his technical issues while early on I had to help him resist the urge to switch to Windows.

I'm mostly looking at Gigabyte, MSI and maybe ASUS. Traditionally ASUS was more expensive, I'm not sure if that is true these days. My current Gigabyte has been going strong for over 15 years so hats off to them..

I suppose my main concern is switching to Linux is driver support - do any of them have better or worse support for Linux drivers? Anything that I might just not know that I should be thinking about?

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I can't get mouse move and lagging so much, I previously ever use Arch with KDE no issue about lag and switch back to Windows for a month. And I want to install CachyOS but it's so laggy that I can't install yet. What should I do?

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This is happening! in mesa 25.2!

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Hi, I was just going through my screenshots when I noticed this one. This was taken about 10 months ago. I don't remember what distro I was using but I'm guessing it was something arch based. How is it possible to use Zink and Proprietary Nvidia drivers and is it still possible to do the same now?

https://preview.redd.it/3oztj0fyz5xe1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=b7c46797861c1897eab56e3408e95e56ab112a0e

I've tried using zink using Prism Launcher on Fedora 42 but it segfaults every time.

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From what i understand this is steam pre-caching shaders? Is this necessary/can i turn it off without negative side effects? Or is there maybe a way to fix it so it doesnt take forever?

For what it's worth im on Nvidia using the newest drivers via RPMfusion. Fedora KDE.

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Not so long ago, I was a comp sci student using primarily a Linux machine, so I know how hard it is to find a game working well on Linux... That's why I decided to make my game work natively on Linux! (even though Linux only accounts for 1% of my sales, hah). Thought you guys might enjoy it!

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I'm trying to setup some proton variables for me and my friends. 1 has a NVIDIA, I have a AMD and my other friend has a intel (I don't know why, but it IS the new one). What are the best variables for all 3 brands of GPU And can use for max performance? (e.g. FSR, vkbasalt, gamemode, fsynce/esync, etc).

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I want to show off my 50 series GPU, are there any free RT demos for Linux?

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I've been streaming games from my gaming PC (host) to my HTPC (client )for a while. They both run Bazzite. They both use AMD cards. 9070XT on the host and integrated graphics on the client. I used the built in steam streaming thing, some games worked, quite a few didn't work at all. Euro Truck Sim 2 wouldn't even start, I managed to install that on the client directly and just run it on the integrated graphics. The last of us part 1 would crash steam entirely on the host and the display would never return from a black screen on the client necessitating a hard reset on the client. Anyways this is long winded way of saying the built in steam streaming thing was pretty crap and unreliable. Good effort but end result is lacking.

I set up sunshine on the host and moonlight on the client. Moonlight couldn't find sunshine initially. After I stopped the firewall on the host, moonlight did find the host. I paired them, which seems like it also gets sunshine to add firewall rules? Idk but when I started the firewall again it still worked so im assuming those rules weren't there before. Regardless holy shit it all works! All the games that worked directly on the host work the same on the client. No messing about. Just streaming the steam big picture (which was already added on Sunshine) seems to be the best way. I had to tell sunshine the correct display (easily done in the webui) and tell moonlight to not mute the hosts sound (easily done in moonlight settings) because initially I had no sound on the client. After that happy days! All working.

Anyways felt like sharing. I was close to wasting money on a cheap graphics card for the HTPC and just ending up basically maintaining 2 gaming PCs and ditching streaming entirely, which I don't want to do. Sunshine and moonlight man, all the people raving about it are absolutely on point! Fantastic software! I can now lie on the floor and game instead of having to sit at the PC :D

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Every day I start up my PC and open Steam, it just starts downloading a 2.5GB update for CS2 and a few other small ones for other games. This happens every day, not just sometimes and the size is always the same. If I pause it, it will start downloading again sooner or later and stopping will just make it happen again the next day I think. In the screenshot is the download that happens every day on boot.

https://preview.redd.it/pyjb4zy555xe1.png?width=2560&format=png&auto=webp&s=391544a50ca32cccf6d635134409147dee52c3c5

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Every other piece of audio works fine in the game, with the exception of power armor or intercom filters. It appears to be linux exclusive issue and has no bearing if mods are being used or not. I find it seldom mentioned anywhere online. Are there any known fixes? I know certain mods like istewie or JIP are supposed to fix this but that has yet to work. Thanks.

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Can anyone on SteamOS but not a Steam Deck test if Delta Force (free) can start?

On Protondb, the anticheat works only on Steam Decks, while on Bazzite or Cachy, it doesn’t pass the launcher, it's supposed to be whitelisted by the developper (but is it the hardware or the OS ?)

That would be the only advantage of SteamOS over any other distro for gaming (if any other devs do that kind of whitelist).

Thx in advance

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I'm running Cosmic alpha (the latest ubuntu-based system 76 distro). But i also have a Gnome session installed... So i have 2 options for Wayland on my distro: the cosmic compositor or Gnome's mutter.

Sometimes in wayland sessions (both Gnome & Cosmic), when i launch games from steam/proton, both my monitors will turn black. Audio still works and i can hear the game is still responsive, but i have to hard reset. This issue then gets stuck and repeats on every game launch until i log into a X11 session, then its resolved somehow. This issue is never present in my X11 session (but in X11 I suffer annoying screen tearing).

Yesterday i was having the issue a lot, so i tried turning off AMD freesync. To my surprise, that looks like it may have solved it... It has only been 1 day though... So i could have just been gettng lucky, as this issue previously would just randomly happen.

Mu question: Does anybody have wayland issues when using AMD freesync? Any issues with AMD freesync in general that i should be aware of?

AMD rx 9070 xt, running a ubuntu 24.04 based distro. Using the standard drivers and proton experimental.

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I've got a fresh install of Linux Mint going on with multiple hard drives. The SSD is too small for me to want to load it up with games so I want Steam to install games on the 6TB HDD instead. I've added that under storage in steam's settings and told it to make that the default choice. But when I go to install battle.net it keeps installing to the SSD.

I've tried to just let that go and then copy it to my other hard drive and update the game properties to point at the new location and Steam won't (or can't?) launch it for me from the new location. I tried running that question through duckduckgo and qwen2.5 LLM and best suggestion I was able to pull out was maybe I needed to chown and chmod the copied folder. I guess you can "chown : " to make it owned by anyone and "chmod 777" to be read/write/execute by anyone, but going nuclear like that Steam still wouldn't run it unless I left it alone on the SSD where it keeps putting the files by default from the battle.net installation.

Anyone have wisdom for me to try next?

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