cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/1458833

Many Linux users have cited Wayland’s forced vsync as a blocker for gaming related scenarios. This patch adds tearing support into Xwayland!

  • Jears@social.jears.at
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    1 year ago

    I habe been gaming on wayland for over a year and haven’t noticed any difference.

    Maybe in super competitive games you may notice something but for the average gamer I think wayland has been viable for gaming for a rather long time.

    • UrbenLegend@lemmy.mlOP
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      1 year ago

      It depends on your hardware. I notice it a lot on my Radeon 680M. I get bad input lag and inconsistent frame pacing. Performance matters when it comes to gaming and if Linux is to be taken seriously as a gaming platform these issues need to be addressed.