how to make the game run better (linux mint)

[PastelCookie (She/Her)]

hiii I am relatively new to computer gaming and I was wondering why TF2 runs so bad? My hardware is new and I have all the drivers and stuff installed but I am dropping fps like crazy. Linux shouldn't be the problem either since TF2 is native to it (or maybe I am missing something here.) Is there any way to get better performance in this game I have been wanting to play it for a while but with this fps I do not think I can :(

[darksabre]

I play TF2 under Ubuntu and it runs well. But you should know that native Linux versions of games are not always the best thing. Until Valve release the --vulkan command line switch for Source games (nearly all except... TF2), the best, and sometimes the only, way to play was via Proton. One more time, this is not possible for TF2, as the VAC system will not let you to connect to servers if you launch the game with Proton...
What's your hardware ?

[april ♥ (she/her)]

what CPU & graphics card do you have?
what framerates are you getting?

[PastelCookie (She/Her)]

Originally posted by darksabre:

I play TF2 under Ubuntu and it runs well. But you should know that native Linux versions of games are not always the best thing. Until Valve release the --vulkan command line switch for Source games (nearly all except... TF2), the best, and sometimes the only, way to play was via Proton. One more time, this is not possible for TF2, as the VAC system will not let you to connect to servers if you launch the game with Proton...
What's your hardware ?

Originally posted by libadwaita (she/her):

what CPU & graphics card do you have?
what framerates are you getting?

I have an AMD Ryzen 5 7600 and a Radeon RX 6800 with 32 gigabytes of memory DDR5 5600mhz. My frames are dipping as low as 40 sometimes :(

[april ♥ (she/her)]

Originally posted by PastelCookie (She/Her):

Originally posted by darksabre:

I play TF2 under Ubuntu and it runs well. But you should know that native Linux versions of games are not always the best thing. Until Valve release the --vulkan command line switch for Source games (nearly all except... TF2), the best, and sometimes the only, way to play was via Proton. One more time, this is not possible for TF2, as the VAC system will not let you to connect to servers if you launch the game with Proton...
What's your hardware ?

Originally posted by libadwaita (she/her):

what CPU & graphics card do you have?
what framerates are you getting?

I have an AMD Ryzen 5 7600 and a Radeon RX 6800 with 32 gigabytes of memory DDR5 5600mhz. My frames are dipping as low as 40 sometimes :(

Ensure that TF2 is running on your dedicated GPU and not your integrated one. You can disable your iGPU in the BIOS if necessary.

[darksabre]

Except the GPU (nvidia for me), I have a pretty similar configuration, so, that should not be a problem. Have you tried to run other games, Source & non-Source ?

[darksabre]

Originally posted by libadwaita (she/her):

Ensure that TF2 is running on your dedicated GPU and not your integrated one. You can disable your iGPU in the BIOS if necessary.

That's a common problem, that's true.

I've read some things about bad or variable performances in games when running Wayland too.

[PastelCookie (She/Her)]

Originally posted by libadwaita (she/her):

Originally posted by PastelCookie (She/Her):

I have an AMD Ryzen 5 7600 and a Radeon RX 6800 with 32 gigabytes of memory DDR5 5600mhz. My frames are dipping as low as 40 sometimes :(

Ensure that TF2 is running on your dedicated GPU and not your integrated one. You can disable your iGPU in the BIOS if necessary.

I will try this and report back

[april ♥ (she/her)]

Originally posted by darksabre:

Originally posted by libadwaita (she/her):

Ensure that TF2 is running on your dedicated GPU and not your integrated one. You can disable your iGPU in the BIOS if necessary.

That's a common problem, that's true.

I've read some things about bad or variable performances in games when running Wayland too.

I run TF2 (and other games) on Wayland, and have had no significant performance issues. I am pretty sure that TF2 is trying to run on the R5 7600's iGPU and getting very low performance due to it.

X (and by extension XWayland apps) are a bit funky when it comes to multi GPU systems.

[PastelCookie (She/Her)]

It turns out that the issue was the gpu!!! aaaaaaaa I feel so dumb. thank you everyone for the help <3

[LQIM]

put

gamemoderun %command%

in your launch options if you haven't already. Put it before any + or - options

[april ♥ (she/her)]

Originally posted by PastelCookie (She/Her):

It turns out that the issue was the gpu!!! aaaaaaaa I feel so dumb. thank you everyone for the help <3

no problem!

Another performance tip if you are encountering poor performance in community servers is to disable HTML MOTDs via the TF2 console, as HTML MOTDs can tank performance.

[icemanwest]

https://www.google.com/search?q=mint+os+backdoor+2016

[april ♥ (she/her)]

Originally posted by icemanwest:

https://www.google.com/search?q=mint+os+backdoor+2016

Don't listen to this person, it's about a 7-8 year old backdoor that is a thing of history now.

[darksabre]

Originally posted by icemanwest:

https://www.google.com/search?q=mint+os+backdoor+2016

That's not relevant in this thread.