High Performance Decline When Transitioning to Linux
High Performance Decline When Transitioning to Linux
I recently moved to Linux on my desktop (after spending a year on f13), but when I tried Marvel Rivals today, I expected performance similar to Windows. However, I noticed only around 15fps max, even at the lowest settings, which wasn’t ideal. In Nvtop it shows roughly 40% GPU usage. I’m puzzled about this issue and hope someone here can help me out.
It's common to notice that Nvidia GPU performance on Linux lags behind Windows. Try installing nvtop to track your GPU usage.
I'm not sure why I thought I'd get that performance with an Nvida GPU. I've been checking the usage in NVTOP for a few games lately, and they're consistently around 40% with most staying under 20fps.
Welcome to the Linux journey. Regardless of how many people claim their systems perform better on Linux, you’ll encounter situations that require you to solve problems on your own to create a functional environment.
The 40% discount applies to the 3060, and around 50% on the 1660ti. I believe newer Fedora releases (based on Nobara) don’t allow switching between X11 and Wayland, or if they do, there’s no clear solution yet—this is my second try at switching on desktop. I’m planning to use just one monitor with the 3060. I’m okay with some adjustments since I’ve already had to work through a few things, but this feels unusual; if it’s just NVIDIA behaving oddly, that might be the issue.
I would try taking the 1660 out of the system just in case something gets confused by there being 2 GPUs.
That's quite fascinating... I tried fixing it on Linux using the 1660ti without other monitors, and it worked similarly if not better than what I had on Windows. Probably the problem is related to having multiple GPUs. I've faced similar issues with multi-GPU setups before on Linux but not here. Thanks everyone for your support!