Well that too isn't exactly correct; Windows isn't getting beaten by Wine/Proton on Linux by any significant (nontrivial) margin; at best they're at par, and most of Linux's advantage comes from not having to bear the load of a thousand background processes (unlike Windows) when it's running a Windows app. I perfectly understand the appeal of desktop Linux being an avid user myself, but let's be real here, it's not very likely to run a Windows-native app or game much better than a debloated/LTSC Windows setup.
LTSC narrows it, sure. But 2025 benches prove Proton/Linux beats stock/debloated Win still. [0][1]
Handhelds crush: Bazzite/SteamOS +20-36% FPS on ROG Ally X/Legion Go. Cyberpunk 39FPS@20W Linux vs less Win; Returnal 33 vs 18. [2][3]
AMD desktop: CachyOS +15-80FPS (Cyberpunk/CS2) on RX5700XT vs Win11. Smoother 1% lows too. [2]
NVIDIA par/mixed, tweaks needed.
Vulkan+NTSync > DX overhead. 90% Steam games? Linux wins now.
Anti-cheat blocks the rest.
[0]: https://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/1pxtcv3/rx_57...
[1]: https://gamersnexus.net/gpus/rip-windows-linux-gpu-gaming-be...
[2]: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/06/games-run-faster-on-s...
[3]: https://www.notebookcheck.net/Asus-ROG-Xbox-Ally-with-Bazzit...