"In SteamOS, we have achieved significant performance increases in graphics proc...

Simucal · on Sept 23, 2013

Valve has reported better performance in Linux than in Windows 7 for at least one of their titles [1].

[1] http://www.zdnet.com/valve-linux-runs-our-games-faster-than-...

pekk · on Sept 23, 2013

Depending greatly on your hardware. And there's the rub. And there's the reason it could be really nice to have Steam boxes and certification of hardware for SteamOS

dfbrown · on Sept 23, 2013

I think they mean in comparison to Windows. They have previously reported getting better performance using OpenGL on Linux than DirectX on Windows[1]

1: http://blogs.valvesoftware.com/linux/faster-zombies/

Mikeb85 · on Sept 23, 2013

Nvidia Linux drivers are very good, and are at feature parity with Windows drivers.

And in general, OpenGL is quicker than DirectX...