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. …
… 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? …
… 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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… It's possible to install your own UWP apps on Xbox Series consoles, while PS3 and now PS5 can install Linux , but that doesn't really detract from the reality that Sony and Microsoft have a huge amount of say in the software that runs on their machines. …
… On SteamOS and Linux, you can use a baseline driver outside of Steam. …