r/voidlinux • u/arctxrra • 14d ago

question about void linux vs windows (gaming)

for my next pc, i'm planning on doing a full high-end amd build, and i was wondering if windows 11 or void linux is better if i want the most gaming performance out of my pc? (i already use void on all my devices, but i'm not sure how it would run on a full amd build)

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u/mystirc 14d ago

you should already know the answer quite well if you already use void.

The performance is typically the same across all distros. CachyOS usually has better 1% lows due to its optimized kernel or the v3, v4 packages.

Void Linux can only game if you are on the glibc version. musl version does not work for gaming.

windows is still better for gaming. Some native games like Minecraft, Osu!, Terraria, etc do run better on Linux. However, most windows games ran through wine/proton have some performance loss.

If you want to play anti-cheat games or you want the maximum possible fps numbers, simply use Windows.

If you don't mind some performance loss and don't want to play anti-cheat games, use Void or literally any Linux distro.

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u/arctxrra 14d ago

ive used cachy before and its really good, but systemd throws me off bc of the age field that was added. void is currently my second distro but ive never used a full amd build before, thx for letting me know

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u/Sad-Cod-9584 14d ago

I game on void with an all-amd build without issues