A Meta developer's Linux patch could boost Steam Deck frame rates by up to 32%
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Linux is Game: The Steam Deck was built around AMD APUs and the Linux-based SteamOS platform. APUs have to work within tight power constraints, which is why some developers are pushing the software side as far as it'll go to make games run faster.
David Vernet, a Linux kernel hacker at Meta, recently unveiled a series of new patches for the open source kernel. He explained that the code is designed to cut down on stuttering and frame-time spikes on AMD APU-based gaming handhelds, thanks to a new operating mode added to the amd-pstate driver.
Amd-pstate is a driver designed to improve control over processor frequency in AMD CPUs running a Linux-based operating system. The driver includes the Energy Performance Preference (EPP) attribute, which tells the hardware whether the currently running software...
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