PC vs Mac vs Linux in Dolphin

[Nintonito]

(09-20-2014, 09:49 AM)Shonumi Wrote: Again with the laptops being used as examples... Desktops are a different story >_<

Well I personally used Linux on my Nvidia touting laptop, and had no issue regarding speed. Mind you, I also had the Intel chip properly disabled to avoid the optimus/graphics switching fiasco. Point is, I personally saw similar performance on games I knew were built with OpenGL in mind, and were not simple aftermarket ports like many AAA titles can be.

[mbc07]

It's not that Linux is bad with laptops, the problem is the switchable graphics. Some time ago I tested Dolphin in an Ubuntu-based distro (don't remember which) using an old laptop with only a dedicated nVidia GPU (no switchable graphics) and the performance were exactly the same from Windows. In other words, OGL in Linux with laptops that have switchable graphics will be slower than OGL in Windows, otherwise, the performance is the same (well, at least with nVidia Proprietary Drivers)...

[ThorhiantheUltimate]

(09-20-2014, 12:45 PM)Jhonn Wrote: It's not that Linux is bad with laptops, the problem is the switchable graphics. Some time ago I tested Dolphin in an Ubuntu-based distro (don't remember which) using an old laptop with only a dedicated nVidia GPU (no switchable graphics) and the performance were exactly the same from Windows. In other words, OGL in Linux with laptops that have switchable graphics will be slower than OGL in Windows, otherwise, the performance is the same (well, at least with nVidia Proprietary Drivers)...

Plus the bluetooth stack in linux is a decent bit better when it comes to dolphin, especially when it comes to TR remotes and better controller support (such as having accessible programs that can make your classic controller usuable in GC games without using a combination of glovepie and its scripts + ppjoy and its lacking support in new windows OSs).

[PureTryOut]

Controllers actually work better on Linux in my experience. I have a PS3 controller, and in Windows the driver can't find my bluetooth adapter, which makes the whole wireless option unusable.
With Linux I just connect it via cable once, it automatically gets connected via bluetooth, and it works without any other configuration needed. I just have to install 1 program for it.

Also had no problems connecting my Wiimote, worked first try.


But about Optimus performance in Linux, since I use the Nvidia Prime package (I guess only available on Ubuntu), I had no performance issue whatsoever.
It enabled automatic GPU switching without Bumblebee using the proprietary driver, and from what I can see, I have no performance dip compared to Windows.
Shame is that the Prime package is not available on anything but Ubuntu at the moment.