I'm about to make the jump from Windows 11 to Linux Mint Cinnamon on my laptop, which has an AMD Ryzen 3 3300U processor, 12 GB of RAM, and a 64-bit OS. I've been casual gaming with titles like CS:GO, GTA V, and Fortnite, but since upgrading to Windows 11, my performance has dropped significantly. I'm curious if moving to Linux might give me a performance boost in gaming, especially since I'm new to this and might have some basic questions. Any advice?
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You'll likely see better performance on Linux compared to Windows 11 since Linux is less resource-intensive. You should be fine with playing CS:GO and singleplayer GTA V on Linux. However, for Fortnite, it's usually a no-go because of its anti-cheat system that doesn’t work on Linux.
Switching to Linux can improve performance, especially with a desktop environment that's lightweight. However, you might have to use game streaming services like GeForce Now for some online games like Fortnite, since their anti-cheat doesn’t play nice with Linux. Just keep in mind you may have to let go of certain games.
Yeah, I'm okay with dropping Fortnite; it was more of an example for the types of games I’ve played.