AMD Ryzen 9 5900X/5950X Linux Gaming Performance

Written by Michael Larabel in Linux Gaming on 5 November 2020 at 09:00 AM EST. Page 2 of 4. 19 Comments.
AMD Ryzen 5900 Series Linux Gaming
AMD Ryzen 5900 Series Linux Gaming

With titles like Batman: Arkham Knight that run on Linux via Steam Play with DXVK for converting Direct3D calls to Vulkan, the Zen 3 performance came out ahead of the Core i9 10900K...

AMD Ryzen 5900 Series Linux Gaming

While native Linux game ports like Dota 2 were also out in front for the Ryzen 9 5900 series...

AMD Ryzen 5900 Series Linux Gaming

The aging Dawn of War III Linux port was one of the only games where the 5900X and i9-10900K tied.

AMD Ryzen 5900 Series Linux Gaming

With Feral Interactive's Linux game ports like F1 2017 and using Vulkan, the Ryzen 9 5900 series were delivering very healthy gains over the Core i9 10900K and compared to previous generation Zen 2 parts. There was 35% higher performance for F1 2017 going from the 3900XT to 5900X!

AMD Ryzen 5900 Series Linux Gaming
AMD Ryzen 5900 Series Linux Gaming
AMD Ryzen 5900 Series Linux Gaming
AMD Ryzen 5900 Series Linux Gaming

With HITMAN 2 that runs on Linux via Steam Play there was upwards of 22% generational uplift for AMD.


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