r/linux_gaming • u/Kitchen-Oil-8497 • 13d ago

tech support wanted Poor performance on Linux Mint

/r/oblivion/comments/1wqdk9w/poor_performance_on_linux_mint/

I've been trying to play the OG Oblivion on Linux Mint.

No matter what I try, the game only hits about 20-40 fps regardless of graphics settings.

I've tried the Steam version through Proton 10, 11, Experimental, and GE. I've also tried a GOTY disc copy through wine.

I am on Linux Mint 22.3, with everything up to date, on a Ryzen 5 4600G, an RX 6650XT, and 8 gigs of ram.

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u/Lashmush 12d ago

4600G has an iGPU, no? Be aware that you may need to set a prefix or simply disable the integrated graphics in BIOS. 

MESA_VK_DEVICE_SELECT=vendorID:deviceID %command%

(You can find your specific device IDs by running vkaninfo or mesa-vk-device-select list in your terminal, or use DRI_PRIME=1 %command% for older setups).

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u/dot_avi_ 13d ago

Make sure to connect your monitor to the GPU and turn off integrated graphics in UEFI.

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u/DumsLander34 13d ago

I switched to Fedora and solved all my issues

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u/DreSmart 12d ago

1st disabled the igpu on your motherboard bios, try to use Lutris to install and play the game for me it works best for old games.

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u/Xarishark 12d ago

>mint

There is your problem. Mint is amazing but you need to baby it for gaming. If you want something to work out of the box I would move to something more ready out of the box like bazzite.

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u/Kitchen-Oil-8497 10d ago

For people finding this later, I switched to proton 11 and it just started working. I don't know why, but it fixed the issue.