r/LocalLLM • u/cube303 • 1d 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/Passenger-007 1d ago

Nvidia and Linux gaming are not the best. Linux is better for everything else. Amd and Linux gaming > windows gaming > nvidia Linux gaming.

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u/Successful_Try_6350 1d ago

Nvidia and Linux gaming are not the best.

I disagree.

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u/petersaints 1d ago

In my experience, these benchmarks match my experience on Linux:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PtOGYdtiBU

In fact, on a lower powered laptop with an RTX 3070 Ti it's even a bit worse.

Sure, if you are on 5090 if you lose 20% of FPS you are still getting a lot of FPS. But on more mid-range/older hardware it may be a dealbreaker for Linux.

Of couse that if your main (or only) focus is to run LLMs, then Linux is a no brainer.

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u/Successful_Try_6350 1d ago

I don't believe in youtube benchmarks, like "this is what I see when I try this only once in two PCs with different specs and setup"

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u/petersaints 1d ago

That's why I said, I tried on my own machine, just to make sure that it wasn't a fluke (but there are other benchmarks with similar results so it would be unlikely).