promitheasJun 23, 2023

Wayland pros and cons?

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Wayland pros and cons? - I use arch linux FYI

Hey guys, what are the pros and cons to wayland if I intend to use my PC for gaming + others? Comparisons to X? General impressions? Your advice on if I should use it or stick with X? My PC parts are arriving soon, and while Ive been a linux user since 2016 its the first time I intend to fully main drive linux, so I guess im just looking for as much information as I can get on it. Feel free to post links to articles or anything that will answer if you prefer, we’re on a link aggregator after all ;) and I dont mind reading. Thanks in advance :)

Show threadnachtigallJun 23, 2023

Honestly, depends on you GPU and the game. Nvidia has been quite reluctant with their Wayland support for a while, while AMD is often pretty even. Here are some benchmarks from early 2023. However, recently there were some improvements for XWayland which may improve performance significantly (there was a post on Lemmy just today or yesterday).

If you use a distro/DE that install both by default (like Ubuntu) I'd recommend to just test it and then decide for your case.

X.Org vs. Wayland Linux Gaming Performance For NVIDIA GeForce + AMD Radeon In Early 2023

Show threadpromitheasJun 23, 2023
distro ^ xD Its a full AMD build, so I shouldnt have any issues with the green goblin
Show threadWyrryel
Then you should just try it out. If it doesn't work for you, you can easily switch back from your login screen.
Jun 23, 2023 at 10:18amWeb