Tag:Linux

Steam hardware survey shows how Linux is slowly eating into Windows market share

Linux market share hit an all-time-high on Steam hardware survey, accounting for 3.2%, putting it ahead of Windows 7 plus all macOS combined.

Modders install Bazzite Linux on Microsoft’s Xbox Ally for a better experience

Microsoft’s ROG Xbox Ally gaming handheld runs better on Linux than Windows, delivering higher framerates and a snappier experience.

Intel Panther Lake Xe3 GPU gets up to an 18% gaming boost in Linux thanks to new patches

Intel Xe3 integrated graphics gain up to 18% performance in Linux using the new Mesa 3D drivers, improving Panther Lake CPUs ahead of launch.

Intel Arc GPUs gain 20% compute performance when disabling security mitigations

Disabling Intel graphics security mitigations for OpenCL and Level Zero can yield a 20% performance boost on Ubuntu packages.

AMD RDNA 3.5 runs better on Linux than Windows in certain tasks

Tests show AMD RDNA 3.5 graphics run a little better on Ubuntu 25 than Windows 11, although your mileage may vary depending on task.