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They likely don't play Valorant, Fortnite, Roblox, Rainbox Six Siege, Destiny or League of Legends.
Basically all of my games run well on Linux, but I wouldn't dare say they run better on Linux than Windows. Some do, e.g. Minecraft, but almost all other games have at least a bit lower FPS.
If games build for Windows in general ran better on Linux it'd be pretty surprising, given the amount of investment into Windows gaming there's from many more big corporations than we have on Linux.
Linux gaming is better than ever, but there's enough people expecting too much and going back to Windows because of Linux gaming shilling.
Linux is usually lighter on hardware, so in theory you have more performance left for games. I doubt it's noticeable though and I certainly didnt notice any difference except for some games like GTA 4 and Sims 3. They run a lot better on Linux than on Windows.
Yes, Linux OS are usually lighter on hardware. But if we're talking about gaming and other heavy applications usually have the same hardware requirements.
Windows Defender, update checker and other system services on Windows do tank performance by a few percent as shown by those "debloated" Windows images.
But DXVK also usually reduces performance by 5-15%, even more so for VKD3D. This outweighs the performance gains of less background services. Not to mention I'm (and I guess most people are) running apps like Discord, Spotify and Firefox in the background.
There're games running better on DXVK than native D3D, but that's usually because they are using an older graphics API that isn't optimized on newer GPUs. Both GTA IV and Sims 3 use DirectX 9. Interestingly, running older titles om Windows with DXVK also results in performance gains.
Me neither, except for a few games where my hardware was already struggling. Without direct comparisons I'd say a 10% performance overhead is negligeble too.
I typically land 10-15 more FPS on Linux but my setup is unique (custom nix flakes), plus AMD GPU and CPU.
I also saw the same increase in performance on my wifes computer, and shes on a basic Fedora setup. She has AMD and Nvidia combo.
Sadly performance seems to be tied to environment setup. Which is a good way to lockout a good amount of gamers.