Linux beats Windows 11 in AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 and AMD Radeon 880M review with massive wins for game benchmarks

[Redaktion]

A recent review tested the performance of AMD's new Ryzen AI 9 365 processor and its Radeon 880M iGPU in Ubuntu 24.04 on Linux kernel 6.10 and Windows 11 and found that the CPU and iGPU combination performed better under Linux in most scenarios. The biggest surprise comes from GPU benchmarks, where Linux often beat Windows by more than 15%.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Linux-beats-Windows-11-in-AMD-Ryzen-AI-9-365-and-AMD-Radeon-880M-review-with-massive-wins-for-game-benchmarks.870622.0.html

[Steve1]

They both were forced to use a pile of crap named OpenGL though, so it's not a real Windows performance.

[GeorgeS]

The results are 'kinda' surprising but for different reasons than the Author stipulates.

For decades the 'mantra' is that Linux has less overhead, is more efficient and hence FASTER than Windows which as this shows is not always the case.

It would seem that how 'mature' or 'optimized' the drivers are for any given hardware has more effect then the base operating system.

:)

[indy]

From the review:

When taking the geometric mean over the mix of 100+ tests run, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS with Linux 6.10 was less than 3% faster than Windows 11. Basically the same performance overall.

So, nonstory.  If you look at some of the benches Windows 11 crushes Linux on random benchmarks, too.

Not the "This OS is better" story you're looking for.

[Delico]

Ah the same old same old "Linux is better than Windows" crap we've been getting for 15+ years now.
Let me know when Linux finally becomes a "complete" OS and everything just works. I'll maybe consider switching then. Right now macOS seems far more favorable than Linux.

[LL]

If you want generic computing Linux certainly just works out of the box. I installed a Mint in an HP laptop for general work and did not had to do anything special.

[dsvsdvvd]

Let me know when Linux finally becomes a "complete" OS and everything just works.

Letting you know

[frogg]

Let me know when Linux finally becomes a "complete" OS and everything just works. I'll maybe consider switching then. Right now macOS seems far more favorable than Linux.

I can let you know that Microsoft is now a main contributor to ... Linux, and possibly in the future I can see them replace the base Windows OS with it. A bit like what Apple is doing with BSD.

[indy]

Ah the same old same old "Linux is better than Windows" crap we've been getting for 15+ years now.
Let me know when Linux finally becomes a "complete" OS and everything just works. I'll maybe consider switching then. Right now macOS seems far more favorable than Linux.

This is kinda ironic given the ARM version of Windows(The one Microsoft is pushing with latest Surface) is actually less complete.  So if anything Windows is losing support for hardware, software, drivers, features, and Linux is gaining...

[Delico]

And here come the Linux frogs regurgitating the same s*** again 🤣🤣