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Linux Scores A Surprising Gaming Victory Against Windows 11 (www.forbes.com)

submitted 2 months ago by pnutzh4x0r@lemmy.ndlug.org to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.ml

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I recently spent some time with the Framework 13 laptop, evaluating it with the new Intel Core Ultra 7 processor and the AMD Ryzen 7 7480U. It felt like the perfect opportunity to test how a handful of games ran on Windows 11 and Fedora 40. I was genuinely surprised by the results!

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The Framework 13 is perfectly capable of gaming even with its integrated graphics, provided you’re willing to compromise by lowering the resolution and quality presets for more demanding games. (It’s also a testament to how far AMD’s APUs have come in the past decade.)

Summary of results:

Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Linux wins
Total War: Warhammer III: Windows wins
Cyberpunk 2077: Linux wins
Forza Horizon 5: Windows wins

These results are an interesting slice of the Linux vs Windows gaming picture, but certainly not representative of the entire landscape. A few shorts years ago, however, I never would have dreamed I’d be writing an article where even two games on Linux are outperforming their Windows counterparts.

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[–] devilish666@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago (6 children)

Sometimes i feel weird and impressed with Microsoft that allow third party to create windows emulation system that beat original windows in many ways

[–] Avatar_of_Self@lemmy.world 30 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (5 children)

It is mostly a translation layer -- WINE is Not an Emulator (WINE). The reason Microsoft 'allows' this is because they have no choice. WINE hasn't broken any laws or violated any copyright or trademarks. Same goes for Proton with DXVK of course.

[–] devilish666@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Although i never fully understand how wine works, how WINE doesn't break any lawsuit ? It's clearly mimicking windows itself with windows library (like VC Library, DotNet, DirectX, etc) as add-ons
Now i hope linux community can do the same with Nintendo Emulator or Sony PS emulator without triggering lawsuit

[–] xavier666@lemm.ee 6 points 2 months ago

If I remember correctly, the only thing WINE has "copied" are the function calls and signatures (which are the adaptors as mentioned in the other response). The function implementation is completely original.

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