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It’s Time to Commit to Linux…But which one?
Linus Tech Tips
Jul 18, 2026
While gamers often agonize over which Linux distribution to choose, testing reveals that performance differences between major gaming-focused distros are negligible once normalized. Real-world gaming performance relies far more on keeping your kernel and Mesa drivers updated than on the specific distribution shell.
Key insight: A heavy, customized desktop environment can actively degrade frame rates, as seen when Garuda Linux improved its performance significantly after swapping to a lighter XFCE environment and a different kernel.