Originally posted by ♥♥♥♥ name Shane:

My friends dad's friend works at steam and told him steamOs pc is being released in time for gta 6

That is 100% true.

I’ve got that SteamOS PC at home for testing before release

https://eo.steamhost.cc/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3626090453


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do you dual boot it with windows? how do you find it?

Originally posted by ♥♥♥♥ name Shane:

do you dual boot it with windows? how do you find it?

Yes, I dual boot with Windows + 4 other Linux distros.

It’s a little bit different to other distros with unique partition layout. I’m currently learning more how it works. It feels like 2in1 with its separate gamemode/console mode.

https://ibb.co/cS3376G7

The installer is designed for system integrators and doesn’t let you choose drive or dual boot but it can be worked around.
Here is installer’s script (config) that can be edited or at least looked at to understand what will happen.

https://ibb.co/prBNHM4q


Fun fact: the installation is less than 1minute long. The configuration process after that is longer. First system update is 5s long. I’ve never seen anything that fast.

GTA VI would have nothing to do with it since Rockstar refuses to support Linux, their anti-cheat they later implemented for GTA V was configured to block Wine/Proton.

Given their stance on it for V, they aren't changing it for VI.

A Rockstar Game on SteamOS.... LOL

Wow is it April 1st already

Originally posted by Bad 💀 Motha:

A Rockstar Game on SteamOS.... LOL

Wow is it April 1st already

Did you not know that you can play rockstar games on Linux?

Originally posted by Bad 💀 Motha:

A Rockstar Game on SteamOS.... LOL

Wow is it April 1st already

most games work on linux anymore.

steam games, and nonsteam games alike.

I'm testing performance on SteamOS in gamemode and some results are surprising to me.
I want to understand why I get more FPS in DeadSpace at 1080p comparing to Windows and other Linux distros in desktop mode.

https://eo.steamhost.cc/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3629277105

Originally posted by C1REX:

I'm testing performance on SteamOS in gamemode and some results are surprising to me.
I want to understand why I get more FPS in DeadSpace at 1080p comparing to Windows and other Linux distros in desktop mode.

https://eo.steamhost.cc/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3629277105

Gamescope avoids KWin's overhead entirely so it can give better performance, it's specifically designed for gaming so of course it's going to give at least a little better performance

Originally posted by ʳ.ˡⁱⁿᵈ³ʳ:

Originally posted by C1REX:

I'm testing performance on SteamOS in gamemode and some results are surprising to me.
I want to understand why I get more FPS in DeadSpace at 1080p comparing to Windows and other Linux distros in desktop mode.

https://eo.steamhost.cc/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3629277105

Gamescope avoids KWin's overhead entirely so it can give better performance, it's specifically designed for gaming so of course it's going to give at least a little better performance

I’m still surprised that overhead can make any difference on a modern PC (7800x3D + 7900xtx).
I suspect the difference is likely bigger on a slower PC.
It runs xwayland in gamemode but only X11 in desktop mode. KDE + wayland on liveUSB. That x11 in desktop is surprising to me as well.

It’s an odd distro and this gamemode is interesting to test. I didn’t like it at first but I start to appreciate it more and more.

Another odd result is from Shadow Of The Tomb Raider.

https://eo.steamhost.cc/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3629396365

SteamOS (desktop mode) - 350fps
CachyO / Bazzite / Mint - 340fps
Windows - 303fps.


This makes me wonder if SteamOS does something for CPU performance. 7900xtx is generally not fast enough to cause problems for 7800x3D (xmp off) at 1080p but this specific benchmark is CPU limited in the village section. And I think Dead Space as well on other distros but not on SteamOS.

Again, less CPU overhead because of the microcompositor which is just specifically optimised for gaming performance

Originally posted by ʳ.ˡⁱⁿᵈ³ʳ:

Again, less CPU overhead because of the microcompositor which is just specifically optimised for gaming performance

Not in this case. It was launched via Steam app in KDE plasma + X11.
SteamOS has wayland as an option. The installer is in wayland. But the actual desktop after installation defaults to X11.

Shadow of The Tomb Raider has a weird bug (?) where I can't remove FPS cap in game mode what means I can't benchmark in game mode.

https://eo.steamhost.cc/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3629400814
No frame cap, no v-sync, screen tearing allowed, steamdeck=0 %command% applied. Frame cap remains.

It's the only game I own with this behavior. Bad luck that it's one where it actually matters due to the benchmark.

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