Re: "Much higher CPU Usage on Linux than on Windows"

On 4/13/2024 11:49 PM, Tyrone wrote:

On Apr 13, 2024 at 7:32:39 PM EDT, "DFS" <nospam@dfs.com> wrote:
 

I got similar results when Linux consumed 21% of the CPU just moving a
Thunderbird window around, but Windows used no more than 6% doing the
same thing.
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Linux:   https://ibb.co/CJzXdBb
Windows: https://ibb.co/JBBkqWs

 Which is almost certainly due to better video card drivers on Windows.

Most likely I was using the proprietary nVidia driver for Linux and Windows.
Either way, Linuxfux will make some lame excuse.

No one
cares about video performance on Linux, since 99% of Linux usage is as
DB/App/Web servers. Most of those are headless. No video card needed.
 Windows has better video performance because Windows is the front end. Linux
is the backend. Both for obvious reasons.
 Not to mention all the games that run only on Windows, which demand great
video performance. If/when Linux ever becomes a serious gaming platform
(which, let's face it, has about the same probability as Windows becoming a
great 24/7/365 backend server), high end video card makers will start caring
about video performance on Linux.

They already do.  nVidia has been releasing parity drivers for Linux and Windows for years.