Wow , cool stuff.

I'm on default setting for cpu power , which is "on demand" i guess.

Will try that , on i7 7700HQ.

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Quoting: stretch611I have a 12 year old linux system. It has an old Single Core AMD Sempron Processor and integrated graphics. Even it is running mint18-64 bit. With 2GB of total memory, it still has the power to run the latest version of Kodi even with 1080p resolution. (admittedly, that is all I have it do.)

Even a cheap 12 year old processor can do 64-bit... Very little reason not to be on 64-bit on linux.

Agreed. My moms Youtube laptop Thinkpad R500 ( Core 2 Duo , 2 gb ram ) runs on Lubuntu 64 bit.

Even some browsers dropped support for 32 bit.

On Intel side , even Pentium 4's are supports 64 bit. On Amd , probably processors from Athlon XP era supports it too.

There is no point of insisting at 32 bit.

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Quoting: Leopard

Quoting: Adamfx990Great! Now will I be able to run it on a 980 I wonder?

I wish I was being sarcastic ><

Yes , probably you can. Why you thought that way?

The last game chugs a bit when I crank the settings

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Quoting: Leopard

Quoting: Adamfx990Great! Now will I be able to run it on a 980 I wonder?

I wish I was being sarcastic ><

Yes , probably you can. Why you thought that way?

The last game chugs a bit when I crank the settings

Last game? F1 2017?

I can get 50ish fps average on my Gtx1050 when eveything set to high , not ultra. Your card is way stronger than mine.

Define "a bit" term :D

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Quoting: Adamfx990Great! Now will I be able to run it on a 980 I wonder?

I wish I was being sarcastic ><

Yes , probably you can. Why you thought that way?

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Quoting: drmothI'm guessing the Mac version is not using Vulkan, which could explain the Linux delay.

It uses Metal but it is not related to getting it first i guess.

Targeted hardware on Mac is limited which needs less testing while on Linux you can find many different configs.

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I hope that delay leads to less overhead than Mac port.

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I'm seriously curious about it and will buy it when it is available for Linux. But interesting part is ; this game also using D3D12. So Vulkan conversion of that game will be interesting.

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Quoting: NeverthelessWhat I find really interesting is, Valve openly claims authorship (or at least initiative) for the Metal/Vulkan and DX12/Vulkan conversion tools, and they talk about it in a Linux context! That reassures me that Linux really is a very important component of their future strategies!

They helped test it I think, and also help to fund various areas and initiatives (including LunarG). I suspect that money was used to make MoltenVK open source.
Valve are actually quite active in the Vulkan department - so much so that I don't doubt they have continued GNU/Linux plans.

I remember how Gaben bashed PS3 when they released Orange Box. They did Xbox port themselves because they were using DirectX also. EA did the PS3 port.

So , using many different api's or programming approaches are not even acceptable when it comes to bigger market holders.

Only outcome for Linux is lessening burdens for incoming games. Let it be an api or a middleware. Otherwise , market will be the same. Because devs will keep using familiar , one platform only tools.

TL : DR ; Valve knows the stuff from their experiences.

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Quoting: stretch611Ars picked up that story from here? Wow, call me shocked. Ars pretty much ignores linux... except for a few small server related articles once every six months or so. (but damn, Ars loves their shiny macs.) I've seem game reviews of titles that have a native linux version but they never mention linux anywhere. But again... they never fail to mention mac when appropriate.

But I am also shocked that Soylent News [External Link] picked up the article... it means I'm not the only one that reads both that site and this one. :)

Edit: I am a little shocked about the needed clarification... The original article never said they were dropping support, or even alluding to that fact.

Reason of why Ars picked that up ; they love drama and their user base loves drama.

So when a company kinda failed at a project ( or seemed like that ) they will jump on it. Otherwise , they will be ignorant to positive news about Linux or other not worthy user-based platforms.

That is why Liam's article got attention.

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F12 is giving black screen with this game.

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