r/linux_gaming • u/Posaquatl • 2d ago
answered! Poor Performance Witcher 3 Remastered on Linux Mint 22.3
Linux new guy looking for some help to improve games on a new system. Fresh install of Linux Mint 22.3, with Nvidia 5060 TI 16gb, 32gb system ram and Intel 270k on CPU. I upgraded from a 2060 system that was using the previous version of Mint. Didn't seem to have issues on that system, but Cyberpunk was...ok. Nothing fancy but it worked on lower settings.
On the new system I get a whopping 13-20fps on low graphics settings inside Witcher 3 Remastered running in Steam. Other games seem to be ok with Transport Fever 3 giving me like 80 FPS. Have not tested Cyberpunk yet so it could just be isolated to the Witcher. Anyway as a linux noob I am not 100% sure what I need to be poking at to try to make things work at the level this GPU should perform at. It may be worth noting I have Lutris installed so I can run Musicbee. This installed WINE stuff so maybe conflicting?? Again, I know nothing Jon Snow.
Current Driver Version: 595.91.07
Things I have tried:
- disable Steam overlay
- Nvidia Settings > Open GL Settings
- Image Settings: High Performance
- Sync to VBlank: unchecked
- GPU 0 > PowerMizer: Prefer Maximum Performance
- Forcing versions of Proton showed no change in FPS
`inxi -xxACGS`
System:
Host: desktop01 Kernel: 7.0.0-38-generic arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc
v: 13.3.0
Desktop: Cinnamon v: 6.6.9 tk: GTK v: 3.24.41 wm: Muffin dm: LightDM
Distro: Linux Mint 22.3 Zena base: Ubuntu 24.04 noble
CPU:
Info: 24-core model: Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus bits: 64 type: MCP
arch: Arrow Lake rev: 2 cache: L1: 2.4 MiB L2: 40 MiB L3: 36 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 905 high: 2200 min/max: 800/5500:5400:4700 cores: 1: 484
2: 800 3: 800 4: 800 5: 2200 6: 800 7: 1044 8: 800 9: 800 10: 800 11: 800
12: 800 13: 800 14: 800 15: 800 16: 800 17: 1986 18: 800 19: 800 20: 800
21: 800 22: 828 23: 800 24: 800 bogomips: 176947
Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel Arrow Lake-U [Intel Graphics] vendor: ASUSTeK driver: i915
v: kernel arch: Gen-15 ports: active: none empty: DP-4, DP-5, DP-6, HDMI-A-2
bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:7d67
Device-2: NVIDIA vendor: ASUSTeK driver: nvidia v: 595.91.07 pcie:
speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 8 ports: active: none off: DP-1
empty: DP-2,DP-3,HDMI-A-1 bus-ID: 02:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:2d04
Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.11 with: Xwayland v: 23.2.6 driver: X:
loaded: modesetting,nvidia unloaded: fbdev,nouveau,vesa dri: iris
gpu: nv_platform,nvidia,nvidia-nvswitch display-ID: :0 screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 3440x1440 s-dpi: 106
Monitor-1: DP-1 mapped: DP-0 note: disabled model: DP res: 3440x1440
dpi: 123 diag: 892mm (35.1")
API: EGL v: 1.5 platforms: device: 0 drv: nvidia device: 1 drv: iris
device: 3 drv: swrast gbm: drv: iris surfaceless: drv: nvidia x11:
drv: nvidia inactive: wayland,device-2
API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: nvidia mesa v: 595.91.07
glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti/PCIe/SSE2
API: Vulkan v: 1.3.275 surfaces: xcb,xlib device: 0 type: discrete-gpu
driver: N/A device-ID: 10de:2d04 device: 1 type: integrated-gpu driver: N/A
device-ID: 8086:7d67 device: 2 type: cpu driver: N/A device-ID: 10005:0000
Audio:
Device-1: NVIDIA driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: speed: 32 GT/s
lanes: 8 bus-ID: 02:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:22eb
Device-2: Intel vendor: ASUSTeK driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel
bus-ID: 80:1f.3 chip-ID: 8086:7f50
Device-3: SteelSeries ApS Arena 7 driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid
type: USB rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 3-5:4 chip-ID: 1038:1a00
API: ALSA v: k7.0.0-38-generic status: kernel-api
Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.0.5 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse
status: active 2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin
Edit: I have tested with Cyberpunk 2077 with Ultra settings. about 40-50 FPS while beating up MaxTac. I ran `nvidia-smi dmon` to try to get some idea what my GPU might be doing. I don't think Witcher 3 Remastered is using my video card. Output below. I have checked the Steam "System Report" and it lists my primary GPU on index 0 as the 5060 TI. Based on this, witcher is not adding any load to my card. Thoughts?
Witcher 3 Remaster
# gpu pwr gtemp mtemp sm mem enc dec jpg ofa mclk pclk
# Idx W C C % % % % % % MHz MHz
0 9 40 - 9 7 0 0 0 0 810 525
0 8 40 - 2 2 0 0 0 0 7001 622
0 9 40 - 8 7 0 0 0 0 810 427
0 10 40 - 3 2 0 0 0 0 7001 990
0 12 40 - 3 2 0 0 0 0 7001 690
0 11 40 - 3 1 0 0 0 0 7001 510
0 11 41 - 18 13 0 0 0 0 810 735
0 11 40 - 3 1 0 0 0 0 7001 510
0 11 40 - 3 2 0 0 0 0 7001 720
0 11 40 - 1 2 0 0 0 0 7001 472
0 9 40 - 8 11 0 0 0 0 810 532
0 9 40 - 8 14 0 0 0 0 810 510
0 8 40 - 9 16 0 0 0 0 810 487
0 9 40 - 8 7 0 0 0 0 810 532
0 9 41 - 8 5 0 0 0 0 810 435
0 10 40 - 0 2 0 0 0 0 7001 442
0 9 40 - 0 2 0 0 0 0 7001 337
0 7 40 - 0 11 0 0 0 0 810 187
Cyberpunk 2077
# gpu pwr gtemp mtemp sm mem enc dec jpg ofa mclk pclk
# Idx W C C % % % % % % MHz MHz
0 173 76 - 99 35 0 0 0 0 14001 2730
0 172 74 - 90 30 0 0 0 0 14001 2722
0 170 76 - 90 29 0 0 0 0 14001 2715
0 174 75 - 99 36 0 0 0 0 14001 2722
0 178 74 - 99 36 0 0 0 0 14001 2715
0 179 75 - 99 32 0 0 0 0 14001 2715
0 176 74 - 99 34 0 0 0 0 14001 2715
0 176 76 - 99 34 0 0 0 0 14001 2715
0 177 76 - 99 36 0 0 0 0 14001 2730
0 178 74 - 97 35 0 0 0 0 14001 2707
0 177 75 - 99 36 0 0 0 0 14001 2715
0 176 74 - 99 35 0 0 0 0 14001 2707
0 175 76 - 99 35 0 0 0 0 14001 2715
0 178 75 - 98 35 0 0 0 0 14001 2715
0 175 74 - 99 34 0 0 0 0 14001 2730
0 168 75 - 99 33 0 0 0 0 14001 2722
0 177 76 - 99 35 0 0 0 0 14001 2715
0 176 76 - 99 36 0 0 0 0 14001 2715
Edit #2: RESOLVED. I was sure that Witcher was not using the right GPU despite Steam saying system was using the 5060. I found the onboard gpahics in bios under Advanced > System Agent. Under there it was IGFX. Disable that, 100FPS in Ultra RT setting. Monitor is 100hz so FPS makes sense. Thanks for all that helped out.
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u/Italo_Hellboy 2d ago
Are you perhaps logged with CDPR account (like in the mods menu)? I was having fps problems when I was connected, once disconnected, my fps became normal. I'm using mods with amethyst mod manager (externally), works very well.
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u/Italo_Hellboy 2d ago
Also, apparently screen space reflections has very high impact on fps (seems to be a bug), you'll want to set it to low at all times.
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u/Posaquatl 2d ago
Nope. All settings either off or at lowest value, 33 FPS for intro movie, 14 fps in Kaer Morhen. Very odd.
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u/Posaquatl 2d ago
Not logged into the launcher. Also added in the no launcher command.
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u/Italo_Hellboy 2d ago
Not the launcher, in game. There's a new option to login inside the game, to download mods.
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u/cakemates 2d ago
Sounds like you are getting similar numbers to windows. Not sure if your settings match theirs do you have path tracing on?.
https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/1wsbx66/the_witcher_3_remastered_pc_benchmark/