{"id":230346,"date":"2026-04-02T06:54:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T10:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/02\/new-cachyos-vs-windows-11-gaming-benchmarks-reveal-impressive-results-for-linux-from-space-marine-2-to-resident-evil-requiem\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T07:25:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T11:25:13","slug":"new-cachyos-vs-windows-11-gaming-benchmarks-reveal-impressive-results-for-linux-from-space-marine-2-to-resident-evil-requiem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/02\/new-cachyos-vs-windows-11-gaming-benchmarks-reveal-impressive-results-for-linux-from-space-marine-2-to-resident-evil-requiem\/","title":{"rendered":"New CachyOS vs Windows 11 gaming benchmarks reveal impressive results for Linux, from Space Marine 2 to Resident Evil Requiem"},"content":{"rendered":"

New CachyOS vs Windows 11 gaming benchmarks reveal impressive results for Linux, from Space Marine 2 to Resident Evil Requiem<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.pcguide.com\/news\/new-cachyos-vs-windows-11-gaming-benchmarks-reveal-impressive-results-for-linux-from-space-marine-2-to-resident-evil-requiem\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-04-02 06:54:00<\/a><\/p>\n

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More people are warming to the idea of Linux for gaming, especially with performance keeping pace with Windows (based on recent SteamOS benchmarks at 4K). And now, a new set of tests shows a popular alternative distro, CachyOS, actually outperforming Windows in a variety of games, running on a Radeon RX 6700 XT and Ryzen 5 5600X GPU & CPU combo.<\/p>\n

Where Winds Meet and Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 are two titles that enjoy notable performance increases on CachyOS, with up to 27% higher average FPS for the former. On top of that, the majority of games test enjoy 3-10% higher FPS on CachyOS when compared to Windows 11, using the RX 6700 XT, with positive gains in all titles aside from The First Descendant.<\/p>\n

Latest gaming benchmarks for CachyOS versus Windows 11<\/h2>\n

All credit goes to YouTuber NJ Tech, who benchmarked more than 15 games, capturing average frame rates running at 1920 x 1080. Adrenalin 26.3.1 and MESA 26.0.3 were the driver versions used in this test for Windows 11 and CachyOS, respectively.<\/p>\n

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It should also be noted that NJ Tech ran the same test with the RX 6650 XT, albeit with a slightly different selection of games. We\u2019ve included the biggest winners (10%+ gains) in our table below to summarize. We recommend checking out the video(s) for a complete list of results and settings used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Game<\/th>\nGPU<\/th>\nWindows 11<\/th>\nCachyOS<\/th>\nAverage FPS gains<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Where Winds Meet<\/td>\nRX 6700 XT
RX 6650 XT<\/td>\n		72 FPS
62 FPS<\/td>\n		92 FPS
72 FPS<\/td>\n		+27%
+16%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Space Marine 2<\/td>\nRX 6700 XT
RX…<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

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