i believe X-Fire works now. might have to do a little digging but read it somewhere.
Moving to Linux Comprises to be made?
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Would think twice on going AMD for gaming on linux. Their performance is well, crap compared to in windows. To ball park it on linux a single 290x just about matches a 750ti in performance.
I've read a few that have x-fire working though.
Just to note. AMD is fine stability wise it's just their opengl perf which is lacklustre.
Would think twice on going AMD for gaming on linux. Their performance is well, crap compared to in windows. To ball park it on linux a single 290x just about matches a 750ti in performance.
I've read a few that have x-fire working though.
Just to note. AMD is fine stability wise it's just their opengl perf which is lacklustre.
@Steveocee
Would think twice on going AMD for gaming on linux. Their performance is well, crap compared to in windows. To ball park it on linux a single 290x just about matches a 750ti in performance.
I've read a few that have x-fire working though.
Just to note. AMD is fine stability wise it's just their opengl perf which is lacklustre.
Find that really funny considering their always say support opens ounce on Windows our opengl is good.. Yet on linux not so much. Midis used to get blamed for poor drivers on Unix seems it's swapped. It must have been the shield that forced them to do better on Unix and stem blistering them with bugs after their ports
Their oss driver is superb but lacking 3d performance, certainly better than Nvidia's oss driver on the whole. They are getting there, but it's slow going.
AMD's overall opengl is slow, I will say they now have a quicker opengl driver in *nix then they do in windows opengl. Ran the valley benchmark on both platforms and *nix scored an extra 4 points
Safe to say it's matching as within error probability. If you have the valley benchy, run it in DX then do it in opengl and you will see what I mean.
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This thread is great. Thanks, guys, for posting it and contributing.
I've been using *nix in various forms for years. I stopped gaming a few years back but suddenly feel like getting back into it and am seriously thinking about upgrading my old reliable PC.
Good to see positive reports about games working well. It was very different the last time I tried.
This thread is great. Thanks, guys, for posting it and contributing.
I've been using *nix in various forms for years. I stopped gaming a few years back but suddenly feel like getting back into it and am seriously thinking about upgrading my old reliable PC.
Good to see positive reports about games working well. It was very different the last time I tried.
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Running Steam and compatible games. Works a treat with a GTX 750Ti and GTX970.
WarThunder plays very well on one end fo the scale, and modded minecraft works a treat on the other end of the scale.
This is with Manjaro and Ubuntu. (No sound in MC with Manjaro, however working on that)
WarThunder plays very well on one end fo the scale, and modded minecraft works a treat on the other end of the scale.
This is with Manjaro and Ubuntu. (No sound in MC with Manjaro, however working on that)
Xcom - works perfectly will update it nicely soon
Switched my ubuntu gnome to xfce
Gnome is so bloated and has a memory leak boot is 6% memory usage after 4 hours 14% idle
Xubuntu 3% after 6 hours idle
This is using 32gb ram 4% = 1.3gb
Switched my ubuntu gnome to xfce
Gnome is so bloated and has a memory leak boot is 6% memory usage after 4 hours 14% idle
Xubuntu 3% after 6 hours idle
This is using 32gb ram 4% = 1.3gb
Just to update,
been ill last few days.. But I've switched to Xubuntu Pretty much full time now.
I've not logged into windows for over a week from memory.
I'm also going to make a pledge also.
I'm only going to buy Games from now on that Support Linux As well as Windows/Mac.
im going to try keep this.
been ill last few days.. But I've switched to Xubuntu Pretty much full time now.
I've not logged into windows for over a week from memory.
I'm also going to make a pledge also.
I'm only going to buy Games from now on that Support Linux As well as Windows/Mac.
im going to try keep this.
Be careful with this, because I pledged the same last year and have just realised I am buying games only because they support Linux, not because they are a good game.
In the last month I have bought 13 games, and only play 2 and one of them is free. Admittedly most are from bundles, but Cities Skylines and Chivalry:ME are in there which weren't exactly cheap.
It's more like an obsession than a hobby some times.
Still on the 14.12's. Seems only Ubuntu is blessed with the 15.3 betasAnyone tried the beta catalyst drivers ?
Dare say they are just as under performing as the last 2 yrs worth of drivers
The only real compromises I find for me are gaming related, I know people who do video editing and like to use Sony Vegas Pro and or are great lovers of Photoshop also find compromises in the lack of those programs on Linux ...but Linux does have alternatives, very good alternatives actually. Gaming though ...ehhh tough nut to crack really.
I would be happy enough to say, gaming is the only problem that can't be solved right now, unless all the games you like happen to run under Linux/Wine well that is.
I would be happy enough to say, gaming is the only problem that can't be solved right now, unless all the games you like happen to run under Linux/Wine well that is.
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gaming will be fixed & it will be this year or next where you will see it shining but it hits its peak.
1. Last year Linux had 200 titles this year steam has 1600
2. Valve want their steam box to do well of course this why they have been developing a tool set to compile migrate games from Win binaries to Linux.
3. this will be free for anyone to use to port their games to Linux (fairly easy to use according to Gaben)
4. Valve have already spoken to Nvidia to fix bug in their Linux driver, they known Linux is the future too Their android products was a great showing of that.
5. i believe Valve have spoken to AMD to but not heard them doing much.
6. Prediction one. Valve will port other companies games for them. with this tool if they wont. unlikely but possible.
7. Valve will also ask new developers to Steam platform to support Linux by default. This can be done with their Tool set. which will be ready available & with great documentation.
8. Source 2 will be free to use on All OSes.
9. Unreal 4 Works on Linux
We are in for a good year
give it 3 years theirs a possibility all our old games will be supported on linux. lets be fair what gaming company would not port their games to linux (if valve toolset works) if it mean more sales from a game thats 3+ years old?
The troubling developers are going to be EA,Ubisoft
Epic is on board, CDJ Projects is on board, 2k is onboard (xcom)
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The one who will be the hardest to convince and ultimately the one who will make the biggest impact on Linux, is Blizzard.
The Activision part of the company would be good (COD etc), but Blizzard would seriously impact Linux gaming. It's just a pity their CEO refuses to work with us.
Oh for for sure it's getting much, much better Smogsy, we are in a much better position for Linux gaming than we were 2 years ago now, right now though ...still a lot of compromises if you like to game and want to use Linux. But, things are changing and picking up pace with Valve's support now.