I can confirm that. Have the RX6800XT and that does all the games and all the inference i need without any major problems in Linux. Using Wayland too...
Probably a lot of GPUs, because I'd bet that the "95%" in the "95% of all pc games" bit is doing a lot of lifting (not to mention "last 15 years", which is a long time). Most games, if you go through Steam, just aren't very GPU-heavy. It's a pretty small number of mostly AAA titles that are really going to hit the GPU hard.
I have an Acer Nitro 5 (though I've maxed out the RAM to 32gb) that runs about 90% of my library. The two titles it struggled with the most are Crimson Desert and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, if that helps.
Unfortunately if you want a true gaming laptop you're in for an expensive purchase, thanks to the techbros monopolizing components.
Maximum quality settings are a trap, high settings look 99% as good and run quite a bit better. Even if I can get 60fps at max, I'd rather do high and get 80+ fps. Check out "optimized settings" from people like Digital Foundry
AMD's RX 9600 XT seems to be a good value GPU that's still really powerful, if you're buying new that's probably what I would suggest
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Eeyore_Syndrome@sh.itjust.works · 15 pts · 37d
My 5700xt and 6900xt can both do that.
AMD also painless on Linux.
Nvidia drivers can be a tossup. Nevermind Wayland support.
utjebe@reddthat.com · 2 pts · 36d
9070 (XT) is currently pretty reasonably priced on some models. Quite a surprise it's around 550-600 EUR.
Nomad@infosec.pub · 2 pts · 36d
I can confirm that. Have the RX6800XT and that does all the games and all the inference i need without any major problems in Linux. Using Wayland too...
frongt@lemmy.zip · -1 pts · 36d
I use ubuntu-wayland-nvidia at work, and debian-wayland-nvidia at home. It's very easy. If it was difficult in the past, it isn't now.
tal@lemmy.today · 13 pts · 36d
Probably a lot of GPUs, because I'd bet that the "95%" in the "95% of all pc games" bit is doing a lot of lifting (not to mention "last 15 years", which is a long time). Most games, if you go through Steam, just aren't very GPU-heavy. It's a pretty small number of mostly AAA titles that are really going to hit the GPU hard.
Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com · 6 pts · 36d
Yeah I think the question as phrased could technically be satisfied by an iGPU/APU
slazer2au@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 37d
Depends where you draw the line at 95% but every game I play apart from stalker 2 has been at 1080p/60 with my 3070
Evotech@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 36d
At 1080p? Or 4k
BlackTea@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 36d
1080p
FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 37d
I have an Acer Nitro 5 (though I've maxed out the RAM to 32gb) that runs about 90% of my library. The two titles it struggled with the most are Crimson Desert and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, if that helps.
Unfortunately if you want a true gaming laptop you're in for an expensive purchase, thanks to the techbros monopolizing components.
Dnb@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 34d
If you don't care about ray tracing pretty much any current gem card and anything mid range or higher from last two gens should do it great.
Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com · 1 pts · 36d
Maximum quality settings are a trap, high settings look 99% as good and run quite a bit better. Even if I can get 60fps at max, I'd rather do high and get 80+ fps. Check out "optimized settings" from people like Digital Foundry
AMD's RX 9600 XT seems to be a good value GPU that's still really powerful, if you're buying new that's probably what I would suggest