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From: RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: "Much higher CPU Usage on Linux than on Windows"
Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2024 06:34:27 -0000 (UTC)
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On 2024-04-14, Borax Man <rotflol2@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, 14 Apr 2024 04:39:05 -0000 (UTC)
> vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 14 Apr 2024 03:49:33 +0000, Tyrone <none@none.none> wrote in
>> <HNWcnQdK95LQz4b7nZ2dnZfqn_ednZ2d@supernews.com>:
>> 
>> > Not to mention all the games that run only on Windows, which demand
>> > great video performance. If/when Linux ever becomes a serious gaming
>> > platform (which, let's face it, has about the same probability as
>> > Windows becoming a great 24/7/365 backend server), high end video card
>> > makers will start caring about video performance on Linux.  
>> 
>> I game exclusively on Linux using proton, through SteamPlay, on Steam.
>> My games are _Elite Dangerous Odyssey_ and _Starfield_.
>> 
>> Instead of using Windows' DirectX, proton uses the Vulkan-backed DXVK,
>> which can be faster than Windows.
>> 
>> Haven't played Starfield in a while, but EDO is capped at 90fps, which
>> is fine for my 60fps 4K monitor.  I don't think the NVidia proprietary
>> drivers are a bottleneck.
>
> I've got a Thinkpad T480S, dual boot Windows 10 and Debian 12, and on
> the occasions I boot into Windows, it fires up the fans, even just
> booting it.  Whereas on Debian, fans rarely get going.  Don't know
> exactly why, but both OS seem to run well, just that Debian (with FVWM
> as the Window Manager) doesn't seem to stress the machine.  I use the
> same machine for work, and even then, doing light tasks the fans spin
> up frequently.

My experience as well when using my Dell computers. So I have trouble 
believing Windows is more efficient.

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