Benchmark #1641

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Chivalry 2: Wayland VS. XWayland

Arch Linux on ProtonGE10-10 with NTSYNC on (supposedly)

Submitted 1 week ago by pt.r

Specifications
Label OS GPU CPU RAM OS specific
WAYLAND-Chivalry2-Win64-Shipping_2025-07-19_10-07-07 Steam Runtime 3 (sniper) AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (RADV NAVI10) AMD Ryzen 7 5700G with Radeon Graphics 34 GB 6.15.7-arch1-1 performance
X11-Chivalry2-Win64-Shipping_2025-07-19_10-13-34 Steam Runtime 3 (sniper) AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (RADV NAVI10) AMD Ryzen 7 5700G with Radeon Graphics 34 GB 6.15.7-arch1-1 performance
# Top runs: * **Highest FPS**: `X11-Chivalry2-Win64-Shipping_2025-07-19_10-13-34` as it has a higher average FPS, approximately 3% more than the Wayland run. * **Smoothest FPS**: `WAYLAND-Chivalry2-Win64-Shipping_2025-07-19_10-07-07` since it has a lower standard deviation and variance, making the FPS more consistent compared to XWayland. * **Best overall**: `WAYLAND-Chivalry2-Win64-Shipping_2025-07-19_10-07-07` because it offers a smoother performance, despite having slightly lower average FPS, the increased stability and consistency make it preferable overall. # Summary This benchmark compares the performance of "Chivalry 2" on Arch Linux using `Wayland` versus `XWayland`. While the `XWayland` configuration provides higher average FPS, the `Wayland` setup delivers notably smoother gameplay with significantly more consistent frame times and lower FPS variance. Both configurations utilize the same hardware and Linux scheduler, ensuring a fair comparison focused on the graphical server environment. The context highlights how `Wayland` can offer a more stable gaming experience, despite not achieving the peak FPS delivered by `XWayland`.