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Nvidia Linux Driver Performance Matches Windows Drivers

posted by n1 on Monday March 31 2014, @02:42AM   Printer-friendly
from the year-of-the-linux-gaming-pc dept.

keplr writes:

Phoronix, a 10-year old linux-focused tech website, has benchmarked the latest Nvidia GeForce drivers and compared the results under Ubuntu 14.04 and Windows 8.1. The Ubuntu driver actually performed slightly ahead in a few tests. While Intel and AMD are considered better citizens in the FLOSS community, Nvidia has enjoyed a lead in technical performance with their proprietary drivers.

With increasing support from hardware manufacturers, and big names like Valve backing Linux, one of the last remaining pillars of Windows dominance on the desktop continues to be chipped away.

 
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  • (Score: 4, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 31 2014, @03:34AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 31 2014, @03:34AM (#23470)

    I played metro first light on Linux Mint through the Steam Installer and its smooth and fantastic. The only crappy thing is physx doesn't work on Linux. Doesn't make sense why Nvidia doesn't support this on Linux, really wish they would, perhaps its DX specific?

    Linux gaming is definitely feasible and works well.

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