The epp_boost patch fixes an inefficiency in AMD's P-State driver where brief sleeps by a game thread (for example while waiting on the GPU) are misinterpreted as lower CPU demand, causing cores to downclock and then resume at too-low frequencies. That behavior produces momentary frame time inflation, stutters, and 1% low FPS spikes on Steam Deck and other AMD Linux systems. The patch addresses this by temporarily boosting busy cores to performance mode based on per-core activity checks. Answered
Linux kernel patch boosts Steam Deck 1% lows by 31.8% by fixing AMD CPU clock handling… NVIDIA's open-source NVK Vulkan driver just closed a major gap with the company's proprietary Linux driver. Developers have merged initial DLSS support into Mesa 26.2-devel, meaning NVK can now offload AI upscaling in compatible Vulkan games running on Linux and Steam Play. …
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… Click to reveal answer Click to reveal answer Question 4 Does the Proton leaked build of FSR 4.1.1 used in the video require any special Proton/Wine settings to function on Linux, or was it demonstrated on Windows? …