Performance Issues with Steam Games on Fedora (Including Native Games)

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Hi everyone,

I recently installed Fedora (GNOME edition) on my laptop because I really liked the interface, and I’ve been exploring the Linux world. After doing some research, I learned about Proton and how it allows us to run Windows games on Steam. However, I’m running into serious performance issues.

Many games are running noticeably worse compared to Windows — and that includes native Linux games like Left 4 Dead 2. On Windows, I used to get around 70–80 FPS with certain settings, but now with those same settings on Fedora, the game drops to 30 FPS.

The same goes for Proton-based games. For example, Halo 3: ODST used to run at 1080p 60 FPS on Windows, but on Fedora I’m barely getting 30 FPS at 900p.

Here are my specs:

CPU:* AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
GPU:* Integrated AMD Radeon Graphics
OS:* Fedora Linux (GNOME)
Steam + Proton installed*

Is this kind of performance drop normal when gaming on Fedora/Linux? Or is there something I may be missing or misconfigured? Any help, advice, or recommended tweaks would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance!

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We would need to know some details about your system

Please post the output of inxi -Fzxx here as preformatted text (use the </> button on the toolbar) so we can see enough details to understand what your system actually has for both hardware and software drivers.

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