Changing Proton version for performance?

c/steamdeck · u/Noerknhar@feddit.org · 10 points

Do you ever change proton version of games if they run for performance reasons, or do you just stick to the default config?

For example, let's say a game is about a year old, so it would run on an early proton 9. Might changing to GE 10-8 improve performance and battery runtime / FPS?

I started thinking about this when I gave a shot to Wuthering Waves. It runs out of the box, but GPU is a little bit less under pressure with GE 10-8.

What's your take?

Comments

u/cryptTurtle@piefed.social · 6 points

I never notice a performance difference. Just that (for whatever reason) some versions are more stable with certain games

u/ag10n@lemmy.world · 25 points

Change proton versions for compatibility, not performance

u/Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz · 11 points

I put everything on Proton Experimental all the time, and only change to an older proton or GE if I'm having a specific compatibility issue.

u/dinckelman@lemmy.world · 5 points

Some versions can have an occasional boost or regression in performance, but if you’re going to swap, it’s for compatibility

u/smeg@feddit.uk · 4 points

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u/lerky@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 points

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u/fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 points

I mean if you really want to sure. But at that point just start looking into enabling various tweaks manually yourself.