There are some native Linux Vulkan games with high end graphics, but nothing new from memory. And some are using in built translators so it can be hard to tell unless Vulkan is a API choice under Windows also, but even then under Windows they can just use DX11 translators to offer Vulkan.

Anyway when I bought my 6800XT it was capable of 4k 60fps no problem for majority of my games, the issue became when I ran those games under Linux and had perf hits up to %40 in some cases. Or other random graphical issues.

I generally don't buy things based on prototype driver scores, its a bad way to do it.
Just gotta hope eventually performance will catch up and I think it has quite a bit, still not great in all things.

Bottom line is I'm not going to be looking at how well the 7900XTX performs under Linux.. its probably going to be all sorts of broken on release for Linux drivers, or have performance issues.
Just gotta look at how well it does under stable windows drivers and hope for a better future under Linux... eventually.

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Quoting: ShmerlWell, we are here gaming on Linux, aren't we? So Windows isn't my consideration :) I obviously evaluate it all from perspective of Linux gaming and choose hardware with that in mind.

Well many people do run Windows via Linux VM passthrough.
The point I was trying to make is you should consider how well said game and hardware runs on NON prototype experimental drivers before deciding on things (I'm talking about Windows drivers here).

Because RADV and AMDVLK are not perfect and will be giving you quite a skewed perspective on how said hardware should run. It also gives you a idea of how much further the Linux drivers need to come before the HW meets its true potential under Linux.

Your going to see lots of benchmarks and performance figures over the coming weeks and most will be Windows based. When looking at the Phoronix benchmarks when they come out; you should compare in order to understand the issues. Imagine buying a 7900XT and having it perform like a 5700XT because well, drivers suck...

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The AI part might be more exciting once FSR3.0 comes out.

I'd assume they will be using it for that, also it can be used to speed up RT performance as shown by many custom RT projects on YT where they use software ways to speed things up, which can be run on hardware and accelerated with AI algorithms...

Just going to take time for these great things to come to the market/games.. NVIDIA sort of kicks things off but then they go all proprietary on everyone and it takes AMD and Intel to expand the tech possibilities.

Quoting: ShmerlBut that's exactly the point. I want to play it on native resolution and preferably best settings (not counting RT at least). But I also want high enough framerate, preferably something higher than 60. So it hitting 90 on 2560x1440 without any upscaling is pretty good. 4K just wouldn't work well enough for such scenario.

Then you should probably avoid running it through Linux/DXVK then... just saying. Translation layers and Linux drivers are always going to be a big issue for next-gen gaming and reaching those performance demands.

If you run CP2077 on windows it performs allot better overall (I tried both and decided to keep playing it on Windows rather then DXVK under Linux which was giving me too many woes!)

Another good example is KCD Kingdom Come Deliverance.
I get +20fps under Windows vs Linux.. So under Linux I get 50fps but under Windows I get 70fps.... if you buying a card based on Linux performance then you should just stay away from certain games for the time being... Drivers not there yet... I don't give two shits what anyone says, their JUST NOT THERE! yet...

(The fact 10bit colour is still a no no, and ray tracing is still experimental in most cases kind of says it all)

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CP2077 at 4k with max settings and RT struggles even on NVIDIA cards. Sometimes you just gotta be super conservative, plus CP has some serious optimization issues in many areas of the game.

I did play it all way through with my 6800xt at 4k but had things dialed down and in certain busy city areas I hit 40fps at times, it was pretty bad. But 60-70% of the game was well over 60fps.

Even the 4090 can't get that great fps with CP at 4k and DLSS3, its like 80-90fps on the outskirts... you know area of the game that isn't too taxing!

Good thing about CP is that it does have all the upscaling tech now. I plan to go back to it sometime, maybe when DLC releases.

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Some games just won't run at high fps at 4k, they just can't... while many will. If your buying a monitor based on the shittiest performing game you own then you're forever going to be stuck at 1080/1440p...

Fact is many games will run at above 60fps on my 6800xt at 4k, but some just can't, especially if I mod them.

Non the less I would only use FSR2 or similar, not a big fan of FSR1 but I know some people really like it, especially if you can't hit 60fps even at native, its a good temp solution until prices come down with cards.

I bought this LG C1 OLED because it was good price and OLED is GOD!

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Quoting: ShmerlThough for a $1000 card, I don't see any point in using FSR.

FSR is a good option to keep native resolution while tweaking the internal render resolution.

Have you ever tried to run a 4k screen at 1440p or 1080p resolution? its vomit looking.. MUCH better solution to just upscale the render resolution rather then rely on pure resolution switching!

4k+FSR at 8k native screen will look allot better then running 4kres solution on 8k screen.. LCD's etc are just shit at resolutions outside native; They just can't compete with how well CRT tube screens could do it.

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$999USD TAKE MY MONEY!!!!!! GIVE IT TO ME!

Wondering if FSR3 will be exclusive to RDNA3.. seems like it should run just fine on RDNA2 as well, unsure about RDNA1 cards...

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I thought Valve had some sort of internal thing going on called Prism... but was for VR maybe?

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Steam Deck just seems to be getting better and better. Now if SD2 can have OLED 1080p VRR and better processor, then we'd be quite well off. Probably help if battery life was increased also but that is allot to ask.

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RTX 4090-Ti: The Insurance Fire-Scam Edition!

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