I’m contemplating a switch back to Linux since Windows 10 is reaching its end-of-life. However, I’ve seen some benchmarks showing a potential performance drop for NVIDIA graphics cards, which has me worried. I currently use an RTX 3070 and have experienced some struggles with performance in certain games, like modded Cyberpunk 2077 at 1440p with ray tracing and DLSS. I know NVIDIA’s driver support can be an issue compared to AMD’s, and I’m not keen on buying a new GPU just for this shift. I’m curious if the problems can be solved with some tweaks, particularly with DXVK, or if relying on the closed driver support would help improve things. Anyone else faced similar concerns?
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I’ve been using my RTX 3080 on Fedora KDE and haven’t run into any issues. I get a solid 100-140 FPS at 1440p on all the games I play. So it seems like if you’re on the right setup, your NVIDIA GPU can perform pretty well on Linux too.
I’ve got a 1070 and honestly, I didn’t notice much of a difference jumping from Windows to Linux. I’m not a hardcore gamer, more about staying above 60 FPS without drops. Dual booting is a good compromise too, especially for games that have trouble running on Linux.
I made the switch to Linux a year ago, and my NVIDIA GPU has been performing fine. I’ve not seen any noticeable difference in games unless I’m running benchmarks, which I rarely do. NVIDIA’s drivers have gotten much better over the past year, so you shouldn’t be too worried about it holding you back.
That’s encouraging to hear! I might be more inclined to make the switch now.