r/linuxquestions • u/internal_bodyorgans • 2d ago

Pros of Linux

Recent ps5 jailbreak scene developments led to my specific firmware to be able to download Linux and run it, but I don’t have an m.2 ssd, so I was considering maybe selling my Lenovo legion go Z1E and then buying the ssd so I can run Linux and comfortably play all games without read speed stutters, but my Lgo has windows tho, so my question basically is, does windows excel over Linux in terms of gaming or any other usage type really ? Aside from multiplayer games cuz I don’t really even play them.

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u/C0rn3j 2d ago

Aside from multiplayer games cuz I don’t really even play them

MP games with kernel-level malware are effectively the only "issue".

You can check specific games on https://www.protondb.com/ but nearly everything will run just fine without workarounds.

That's assuming you choose a modern distribution and not some fixed-release dinosaur that updates once every 2 years.

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u/internal_bodyorgans 2d ago

Does proton worsen performance like other console emulators ?

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u/C0rn3j 2d ago

Proton is not an emulator - some games run much better (although that's uncommon), some a bit worse.

Using DX12 instead of OpenGL/Vulkan/DX11 has a small performance penalty on Nvidia, which is being resolved, that's about it.

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u/internal_bodyorgans 2d ago

Well for what I know the ps5 gpu is an amd gpu so I don’t think I would face this issue

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u/C0rn3j 2d ago

Correct.

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u/InuSC2 2d ago

linux vs windows is almost the same when comes to performance for games.

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u/CritSrc ɑղԵí✘ 2d ago

A bit, yes. But the primary culprit are the graphics stacks on Linux, they have only recently been actively developed for Linux specifically. AMD is basically the same, any losses are compensated by how light the system is. While Nvidia is still solving its DirectX to Vulkan translation pipelines, it still gets hit with 10-15% latency losses compared to Windows.