Recent testing revealed that Arch Linux, Pop!_OS, and even Nobara Linux, which is maintained by a single developer, all outstripped Windows for the performance crown on Windows-native games. The testing was run at the high-end of quality settings, and Valve's Proton was used to run Windows games on Linux.
I don’t see the issue with testing it using fixed hardware, they made that clear in the article.
I’m not defending some random OS, the facts presented speak for themselves. Stop projecting.
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