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I have an Nvidia GPU, can I game on Linux?
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When I tried out fedora on my gaming PC I noticed most games ran noticeably worse on my Nvidia card. They still ran, you could still play, but the experience was nonetheless worse. Elden ring went from rarely dropping below 60 on windows to hovering around 45. FFXIV which would often be at 144fps, usually around 110 during dungeons and only dropping below 100 in really busy cities, went to never even reaching 100.
It's doable but be prepared for games to run worse. When I looked up issues I found this was normal for Nvidia cards. So just be prepared.