Games run faster on SteamOS than Windows 11, Ars testing finds
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Summary
A Lenovo gaming laptop, the Legion Go S, has been tested by Ars Technica with SteamOS 3.7, and found to have performed better than on its Windows 11 installation, with higher frame rates generally.
This is the first time that Ars Technica has found this to be the case, and comes as Valve’s Steam machine movement attempts to expand beyond just their Steam Deck handheld.
Lenovo’s Legion laptop is the first portable to be designed for use with either Windows or SteamOS.
The testing process, which was unable to find a version of Doom: The Dark Ages that would run on Windows, showcased the extra hassle that exclusive Windows users must go to, in order to track down unofficial drivers to replicate the “out of the box” experience of Steam users.
The findings highlight another way that Valve’s SteamOS is differentiating itself from the “default” Windows installation used by most PC gamers.
