Valve Developer Makes Linux Gaming Better on 8GB Graphics Cards
Gaming on Linux with a graphics card with 8GB or less of VRAM just got a bit easier, thanks to Valve developer Natalie Vock. …
Gaming on Linux with a graphics card with 8GB or less of VRAM just got a bit easier, thanks to Valve developer Natalie Vock. …
… It's worth pointing out that while those two paragraphs make the process of running Linux on PS5 sound quite simple, it's far more complex if you're not au fait with Linux generally - and I count myself amongst that crowd. …
… With PS5 though, this was an interesting afternoon of testing - more for entertainment than anything else - but we'll be returning with some more Linux testing soon. I mean, how does PS3 emulation look on PS5? RPCS3 runs natively on Linux, it works on PS5 and I'll be reporting back on that soon.
… If I turn on my computer after an update again and get the same euphemistic "change browser settings" prompt again, that's it - Linux time. What do you make of the changes, and have you thought about or actually started to move to Linux for gaming or just general PC use? …
Nvidia has released one of its rare security bulletins over the last 24 hours, disclosing 15 security vulnerabilities that affect its Windows and Linux graphics drivers. …
… Quake 2 RTX and Portal RTX too via PS5 Linux. 11 hours ago PS5 Path Tracing Linux Features News Here's Why Switch 2 GameChat Actually Boosts Performance in Pragmata And why it also raises frame-rates in other Capcom RE Engine games. …
… It makes perfect sense too, given the 'always-on' mentality while using a PC, Mac or Linux. …
… 126 votes 8GB 4 % 12GB 19 % 16GB 50 % 24GB or higher 27 % I'm sure that the manufacturing reasoning is true enough, but it's also true that 8GB graphics cards are being increasingly exposed in modern games and pretty much everyone is involved in finding alternatives, whether that's developers modif… …
… For example, Nvidia's Neural Texture Compression is designed to maximise VRAM, letting less well-equipped graphics cards remain relevant for longer, while a Valve engineer is approaching the problem at the OS level to better prioritise games over background applications on Linux. …
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