Benchmark #58

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Forza Horizon 5: Windows vs Linux

Using mesa-git on Linux, RADV driver. Can you tell why GPU power usage is much lower on Linux in comparison to Windows? Bug? :)

Submitted 2 months ago by erikas2

Specifications
Label OS GPU CPU RAM OS specific
Linux Arch Linux AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE (RADV NAVI31) AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-Core Processor 34 GB 6.9.9-2-cachyos-lto performance
Windows Windows AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE
# Top runs: * **Highest FPS**: `Windows` with approximately 23% higher mean FPS compared to `Linux`. * **Smoothest FPS**: `Windows` with approximately 29% lower FPS variance than `Linux`. * **Best overall**: `Windows` due to the highest mean FPS and lower frame time variance. # Summary This benchmark compares the performance of Forza Horizon 5 running on Windows and Arch Linux (using the `mesa-git` and `RADV` driver) on the same hardware configuration. The Windows setup outperforms the Linux setup in terms of mean FPS, which is approximately 23% higher. Additionally, the Windows configuration exhibits about 29% lower FPS variance and smoother gameplay. The Linux setup shows significantly lower GPU power usage, which might explain its lower performance, thereby indicating the possibility of different power management strategies or inefficiencies in the RADV driver when running on Linux.