I have installed Garuda linux 'gaming edition', sorry I don't the file name as I wiped the iso with the fresh install of Garuda linux on my system . I hoped better performance from Garuda after a while of using Ubuntu 21.04,
I play CS:GO on Ubuntu giving me an average fps of 122, meanwhile Garuda linux struggling to reach 60 fps.
inxi -Fxxxza command output:
System: Kernel: 5.13.5-zen1-1-zen x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 11.1.0
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-zen root=UUID=b48d8417-882e-4c3c-9104-8c5974293dde
rw rootflags=subvol=@ quiet splash rd.udev.log_priority=3 vt.global_cursor_default=0
systemd.unified_cgroup_hierarchy=1 loglevel=3 nouveau.modeset=0
Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.22.4 tk: Qt 5.15.2 info: latte-dock wm: kwin_x11 vt: 1 dm: SDDM
Distro: Garuda Linux base: Arch Linux
Machine: Type: Laptop System: ASUSTeK product: ASUS TUF Gaming A15 FA506IH_FA506IH v: 1.0
serial: <filter>
Mobo: ASUSTeK model: FA506IH v: 1.0 serial: <filter> UEFI: American Megatrends v: FA506IH.316
date: 03/12/2021
Battery: ID-1: BAT1 charge: 38.6 Wh (96.3%) condition: 40.1/48.1 Wh (83.3%) volts: 12.5 min: 11.7
model: ASUS A32-K55 type: Li-ion serial: N/A status: Unknown
CPU: Info: 6-Core model: AMD Ryzen 5 4600H with Radeon Graphics bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Zen 2
family: 17 (23) model-id: 60 (96) stepping: 1 microcode: 8600104 cache: L2: 3 MiB
flags: avx avx2 lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm bogomips: 71864
Speed: 1722 MHz min/max: 1400/3000 MHz boost: enabled Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1722 2: 3347
3: 1397 4: 1396 5: 1563 6: 1969 7: 2280 8: 1397 9: 1397 10: 1397 11: 1396 12: 1397
Vulnerabilities: Type: itlb_multihit status: Not affected
Type: l1tf status: Not affected
Type: mds status: Not affected
Type: meltdown status: Not affected
Type: spec_store_bypass mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via prctl and seccomp
Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization
Type: spectre_v2
mitigation: Full AMD retpoline, IBPB: conditional, IBRS_FW, STIBP: conditional, RSB filling
Type: srbds status: Not affected
Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics: Device-1: NVIDIA TU117M vendor: ASUSTeK driver: nvidia v: 470.57.02
alternate: nouveau,nvidia_drm bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:1f99 class-ID: 0300
Device-2: AMD Renoir vendor: ASUSTeK driver: amdgpu v: kernel bus-ID: 05:00.0
chip-ID: 1002:1636 class-ID: 0300
Device-3: IMC Networks USB2.0 HD UVC WebCam type: USB driver: uvcvideo bus-ID: 1-4:3
chip-ID: 13d3:56a2 class-ID: 0e02 serial: <filter>
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.12 compositor: kwin_x11 driver: loaded: modesetting,nvidia
display-ID: :0 screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 508x285mm (20.0x11.2") s-diag: 582mm (22.9")
Monitor-1: eDP-1-1 res: 1920x1080 hz: 144 dpi: 142 size: 344x193mm (13.5x7.6")
diag: 394mm (15.5")
OpenGL: renderer: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650/PCIe/SSE2 v: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 470.57.02
direct render: Yes
Audio: Device-1: AMD vendor: ASUSTeK driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 05:00.1
chip-ID: 1002:1637 class-ID: 0403
Device-2: AMD Raven/Raven2/FireFlight/Renoir Audio Processor driver: N/A
alternate: snd_pci_acp3x, snd_rn_pci_acp3x bus-ID: 05:00.5 chip-ID: 1022:15e2 class-ID: 0480
Device-3: AMD Family 17h HD Audio vendor: ASUSTeK driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel
bus-ID: 05:00.6 chip-ID: 1022:15e3 class-ID: 0403
Sound Server-1: ALSA v: k5.13.5-zen1-1-zen running: yes
Sound Server-2: JACK v: 1.9.19 running: no
Sound Server-3: PulseAudio v: 15.0 running: yes
Sound Server-4: PipeWire v: 0.3.32 running: yes
Network: Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet vendor: ASUSTeK driver: r8169
v: kernel port: e000 bus-ID: 02:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8168 class-ID: 0200
IF: enp2s0 state: down mac: <filter>
Device-2: Realtek RTL8822CE 802.11ac PCIe Wireless Network Adapter vendor: Lite-On
driver: rtw_8822ce v: N/A modules: rtw88_8822ce port: d000 bus-ID: 03:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:c822
class-ID: 0280
IF: wlp3s0 state: up mac: <filter>
IF-ID-1: anbox0 state: down mac: <filter>
Bluetooth: Device-1: Lite-On Bluetooth Radio type: USB driver: btusb v: 0.8 bus-ID: 3-1:2
chip-ID: 04ca:4005 class-ID: e001 serial: <filter>
Report: bt-adapter ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: down bt-service: enabled,running rfk-block:
hardware: no software: yes address: <filter>
Drives: Local Storage: total: 1.38 TiB used: 40.1 GiB (2.8%)
SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: Samsung model: MZVLQ512HALU-00000 size: 476.94 GiB
block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 31.6 Gb/s lanes: 4 type: SSD serial: <filter>
rev: FXV7000Q temp: 40.9 C scheme: GPT
ID-2: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Seagate model: ST1000LM048-2E7172 size: 931.51 GiB
block-size: physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s type: HDD rpm: 5400
serial: <filter> rev: 0001 scheme: GPT
Partition: ID-1: / raw-size: 476.68 GiB size: 476.68 GiB (100.00%) used: 40.1 GiB (8.4%) fs: btrfs
dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 260 MiB size: 256 MiB (98.46%) used: 562 KiB (0.2%) fs: vfat
dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1 maj-min: 259:1
ID-3: /home raw-size: 476.68 GiB size: 476.68 GiB (100.00%) used: 40.1 GiB (8.4%) fs: btrfs
dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
ID-4: /var/log raw-size: 476.68 GiB size: 476.68 GiB (100.00%) used: 40.1 GiB (8.4%) fs: btrfs
dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
ID-5: /var/tmp raw-size: 476.68 GiB size: 476.68 GiB (100.00%) used: 40.1 GiB (8.4%) fs: btrfs
dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
Swap: Kernel: swappiness: 133 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default)
ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 7.19 GiB used: 400.5 MiB (5.4%) priority: 100 dev: /dev/zram0
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 55.9 C mobo: 55.0 C
Fan Speeds (RPM): cpu: 3100
GPU: device: nvidia screen: :0.0 temp: 55 C device: amdgpu temp: 50.0 C
Info: Processes: 329 Uptime: 7h 22m wakeups: 13 Memory: 7.19 GiB used: 2.92 GiB (40.6%) Init: systemd
v: 249 tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 11.1.0 clang: 12.0.1 Packages: pacman: 1671 lib: 506
Shell: fish v: 3.3.1 default: Bash v: 5.1.8 running-in: konsole inxi: 3.3.06
I have 2 gpus in my system, one is in-built graphics from my AMD Ryzen 5 4600H cpu and I have a GTX 1650 graphics card which I use for gaming. I have verified that I'm using the Nvidia graphics card with nvidia x server settings application working and Optimus Manger Qt displaying the Nvidia icon in the system tray (I've used the auto install proprietary drivers from the hardware configuration menu in the system settings).
I have used many commands in order to use the Nvidia gpu, current it's: prime-run %command% -full -high, -high flag giving high priority and -full giving full screen for playing(this is the steam launch commands).
The rest of the system is working brilliant, the system applications work fine and other softwares such as spotify, discord, chrome run great right now. I'm not sure if the game is utilising my AMD gpu or my Nvidia gpu, although Nvidia drivers are working currently. I hope to get assistance soon!
screenshots of CS:GO:
In menu:
In game:
This is the performance I'm getting currently. If CS:GO is using my AMD gpu that's 20+ fps of improvement from my experience of the game in Ubuntu.