The tests were done on a machine running on Intel Core i7 3930k with an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 GPU and 32GB of RAM. They then had to optimize the code to work better with the Linux kernel and OpenGL they even had to optimize the graphics driver.Īfter these modifications, the blog reports that Left 4 Dead 2 is running at 303.4 FPS on their high end testing machine. The blog reports that originally, the initial port of Left 4 Dead 2 was only running at 6 FPS. The data is generated from an internal test case.” “ We are using a 32-bit version of Linux temporarily and will run on 64-bit Linux later.” The blog post continues, “ Running Left 4 Dead 2 on Windows 7 with Direct3D drivers, we get 270.6 FPS as a baseline.
Instead, come to the source – a blog where people who are interested in Linux and open source game development can get the latest information on Valve’s efforts in this arena,” says the first post on the blog.Īccording to a new post on the developer blog, on a considerably high end computer, Left 4 Dead 2 runs faster on Linux than on Windows. “ Avoid the rumors and speculations that multiply on the Web. Valve had started a developer blog dedicated to the project. The company was also all set to port Left 4 Dead 2 to Ubuntu, because Steam would be a bit pointless if there weren’t any games on it. Valve had announced last month that it is working on porting its popular digital distribution platform for games, Steam, to Linux.
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