Closing the Gap on the NVIDIA Linux Tax? | Cyberpunk 2077: Windows vs. Linux

Описание: Hey everyone, just finished some benchmarking on the new NVIDIA 595.45 Beta drivers using an RTX 5080 and the Ryzen 7 9800X3D on CachyOS.

CORRECTION:
Thank you to everyone for correcting me on reddit and here on YouTube. I had read another post about the beta drivers that the heap implementation was a bigger change and would contribute to performance gains. So I started querying google and gemini inserted a suggestion about that line. I always try look for the primary sources when I have my biologist cap on for AI content but I was tired after work and ran with it. I'll do better next time and do some more thorough research. Sorry folks :( Regardless, definitely noticing performance gains on this beta so that is encouraging at the very least.

The biggest takeaway isn't just the FPS—it’s the utilization. Before this driver/Proton-CachyOS combo, my 5080 would often hover around 85% usage in Cyberpunk 2077 (even with Path Tracing off) and honestly all the other games I played, suggesting a bottleneck in the DX12-to-Vulkan translation.