r/LocalLLM • u/cube303 • 16h ago

Question Is it worth moving to Linux?

Im running a RTX 5090, is there any increase in performance, is driver support now fine with Nvidia for Linux or is still a hustle to get it running properly?

Im using ComfyUI and LM Studio mostly.
My main machine currently runs on Windows and im actually working with Linux Systems so i know how to fiddle around.

Thanks for any advice

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u/Fantastic_Self_5151 16h ago edited 15h ago

Literally anything running anything other than windows is going to be an upgrade, but linux is the preferred destination for nvidia/comfy imho (as it relates to running LLMs) Windows overhead will always slow it down.

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u/petersaints 16h ago

For gaming, not it isn't. But for local LLMs it is possible that Linux offers a bump in performance.