We're taking a fresh look at viewport performance in popular design software with the help of SPECviewperf 2020. With 21 gaming and workstation GPUs in-hand, we're testing not just the performance in ...

Testing with the early Windows implementation shows the Linux-based SteamOS performing better, which is not what you'd usually expect from a Windows vs. Linux matchup.

Can Linux keep up with Windows 10 in modern gaming -- and does SteamOS improve the situation?

At the end of July 2021, the Steam Hardware Survey indicated that only 1% of PCs with Steam installed were running Linux. By the end of July 2025, that had increased by 189% to 2.89%. While that is ...

The Linux kernel version 5.19 could pack hefty gains over version 5.15 according to new tests done on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS against Windows 11 Pro. The comparisons were made on a Ryzen 6000 PRO mobile PC.

When Intel and Microsoft stated that the 12h Gen Alder Lake architecture is optimized for Windows 11, they probably didn't lie as suggested by benchmarks run on both platforms using a Core i9-12900K.

Having a game run on Linux that isn't built for Linux? That's certainly a cool thing. Performance is another thing entirely. It's not a compelling enough argument for Linux enthusiasts to tell ...

Microsoft's xCloud game streaming appears to dip to a lower visual quality setting when running on Linux. The apparent downgrade across operating systems was noted by a Reddit user over the ...

My January 13th blog To beat Linux: scam the customer drew quite a lot of talkback comments. One of the themes there was fired off by a comment from No-Ax-To-Grind to the effect that the Linux ...

Blender 2.92 Linux & Windows Performance: Best CPUs & Graphics Cards by Rob Williams on March 3, 2021 in Graphics & Displays, Processors Blender’s latest version, 2.92, has just released, and as usual ...

If you're rooting for Linux, there are encouraging signs. The folks at Phoronix compared gaming performance on Ubuntu 13.04 64-bit and compared it to Windows 8.1 64-bit.