Actually, steam has Linux at just under 1%. It's beyond a non-issue.
http://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey
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22-Way Comparison Of NVIDIA & AMD Graphics Cards On SteamOS For Steam Linux Gaming
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Actually, steam has Linux at just under 1%. It's beyond a non-issue.
http://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey
Cheers for this Gregster, very informative. Keeps my Linux itch going
How has this informed you please? Other than gathering these assumptions which is what i got.
nVidia has a strong lead in linux when it comes to gpu performance
AMD has poor performance in linux vs nVidia
nVidia results are really messy from the linked bench
680 beating titan x and 980Ti
760 beating 970 and 780Ti
780Ti beating a 970 and 980 while the 970 beats the 980 at the same time.
780Ti then smashes everything even 980Ti and titan x
and AMD was a bottom half of the benches at same time.
That looks how would i put it... Something out of place here is what i would expect some one to say if it was a DX12 thread lol.
If these results inform me anything its gaming on linux is okay on nvidia but still messy and unoptimised. Might as well stick to windows for now. And don't even go there with AMD.
Don't get how anyone could kick up a fuss about linux right now.
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1% of 125million is still over a million
There also aren't any/many Linux laptops which is why it doesn't show up on the steam survey (if you look at the resolutions in use on steam survey and combine that with the %of people using Intel and "M" processors, it looks to me like about 50-60% of people who respond to the steam survey are on laptops)
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You don't like skype and flash on your gaming rig because ? Any actual real facts or is it more internet conspiracy ?
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I was beginning to think I was the only one here that was thinking clearly. Thanks this is exactly what I took from the article...
MS must be ******* themselves right now, Linux gaming catching up with the WiiU.
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They might well be, SteamOS is yet to properly launch
AMD best pull their finger out of their ass by the time it does!!
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They might well be, SteamOS is yet to properly launch
AMD best pull their finger out of their ass by the time it does!!
Few years yet before Linux systems could gain a foothold, but targeting gamers is a good way to do it. I do wonder if this is a similar driver overhead as they have in windows systems and Vulcan could even out those shocking performance results.
I haven't even looked at steamOS as yet, suppose I'll have to at some point what with my PC looking more and more like a spy these days.
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Looks like AMD will have a hell of a handle on Vulcan though, and I can imagine it being used closely with SteamOS so that takes care of that!!
As I am a heavy user of Linux (Ubuntu 14.04.3) and distro hop a fair bit, this article has only confirmed what I already know from experience using Linux. I enjoyed reading the article and many more that Phoronix publish.
I have built multiple systems running from i3 to Xeon and always pair them with a Nvidia card due to somewhat higher performance wrt watts and cost. I am a big fan of AMD as well as Nvidia, however I choose the right tool for the right job. My next project with Linux will be focusing on a 1151 socket mitx build and a GTX 950/750Ti depending on cost.
At the moment my sole Linux system is my W230SS running Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS. I chose this laptop due to the relatively high performance I would get with the GTX 860M. As well as the ability to use Primus to switch from the iGPU to the dGPU as and when required.
So I just enjoyed the article and found it informative as it confirmed my hardware choices that I have made.
The biggest advantage I can see to SteamOS at this present time is that you don't have to pay for a Windows license to run Steam, or buy expensive Mac hardware that wasn't really designed for gaming as a primary function.
That said, having used SteamOS from an early release it does have a certain charm to it. It's a nice interface, pretty slick and improving all the time. Being a fan of Linux helps I suppose, specifically Debian. Gives me a warm fuzzy feeling knowing what's under the hood.
However coming at it from the point of "why should I stop using my Windows machine to game on?" I'm still not convinced because I don't feel the hardware vendors have got their optimisations in to level it with Windows performance and games vendors still haven't put enough into it to make it worth the switch. Running WINE or some other emulation layer to unreliably play Windows only games does not appeal.
They might well be, SteamOS is yet to properly launch
AMD best pull their finger out of their ass by the time it does!!
MS probably still weeing themselves that Steam take longer than AMD to release a product.
But yes, when Steam OS actually becomes viable=can compete with the ease of use that is Windows, DX performance parity, when/if adoption actually happens, MS might take notice.
AMD's performance is more than atrocious, but Linux gaming as it stands is almost null, perhaps that's why AMD haven't bothered idk, maybe they haven't thrown cash at it as they will just release a Mantle driver for Vulkan.
Going by the way folks crack up when MS release a new OS because it's slightly different, can't see adoption increasing much even though I'd love some real competition in place to keep MS on it's toes, but can't help thinking of it as an OS/console war similar to current gpu sales, big bhoy v's the struggle.
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I imagine that it will just be like dx12 in win10. So gap closed at the very high end with the 290/390 cards boosting past their cost rivals. No idea when we will see Vulcan though, would be nice if it came with or around the time the steam boxes release. Would be nice to see it this year.
And there's your reason it's good that Linux gets some traction.
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Cant really see the point of Steam OS, other than to save money on an OS. Even then Windows is cheap. Just a big flop.
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but can't help thinking of it as an OS/console war similar to current gpu sales, big bhoy v's the struggle.
I think it's difficult for opensource/free software solutions to be as good overall as those people earn a living to create are. AMD vs Nvidia or console wars not even similar to free vs paid for Operating systems and employees vs earn nothing contributers in my mind.
I use and like linux but does not compare to the overall Windows experience. As for SteamOS which is a custom linux distro(?) i;d rather stick with WIndows and one platform.
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MS probably still weeing themselves that Steam take longer than AMD to release a product.
But yes, when Steam OS actually becomes viable=can compete with the ease of use that is Windows, DX performance parity, when/if adoption actually happens, MS might take notice.
AMD's performance is more than atrocious, but Linux gaming as it stands is almost null, perhaps that's why AMD haven't bothered idk, maybe they haven't thrown cash at it as they will just release a Mantle driver for Vulkan.
Going by the way folks crack up when MS release a new OS because it's slightly different, can't see adoption increasing much even though I'd love some real competition in place to keep MS on it's toes, but can't help thinking of it as an OS/console war similar to current gpu sales, big bhoy v's the struggle.
See, this is the thing with you and others (not a dig btw and more an observation). When talking about the Khronos group and Vulcan, you was all over it and how good it is etc but showing what is what now with SteamOS/Linux and seeing how badly it does on AMD, you have to go in defence mode.
Where is my AMD defence mode/input, show me one of those opinions that I never gave:
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/misc.php?do=whoposted&t=18658816
Confusing me because I have an opinion stating Linux/Steam OS isn't a viable gaming competition yet by a long shot and throwing me in with the other lads because:
(absorb this part please)I simply don't share the 'Nvidia masters of the universe opinion' despite binning AMD and going all in(not toying with) on Nvidia hardware six months ago-including the G-Sync shoe horn that will keep me there.