Counter-Strike 2 DEB Package Performance on Linux (With CPU Modifications)
3Settings
1. Make sure you do NOT put the CPU in performance mode or else it drops FPS by 50% or more. Needs to stay on Balance if you have a 12th, 13th or 14th gen CPU.
2. The GRUB is as follow for me (Remove the parts that do not apply to you)
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="mitigations=off nvidia-drm.modeset=1 ibt=off split_lock_detect=off split_lock_mitigate=0 nokaslr ignore_rlimit_data sched_migration_cost=512 pci=nommconf threadirqs"
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=" umip=off clearcpuid=umip vdso=0 preempt=full irqbalance=128 usbcore.autosuspend=-1 audit=0"
OS: Ubuntu 25.04
Window System - X (Not Wayland)
Steam - DEB Version (Not Snap or Flatpak)
Proton - Proton Experimental
Nvidia Driver - 570.86.16
MOBO: Asus Maximus Z790 Hero
VIDEO: Zotac Nvidia RTX 4090 AMP Extreme AIRO
CPU: Intel i9 13900k
RAM: g.skill 128GB Trident Z5 DDR5 4200Mhz
SSD: WD SN850x 2TB
GPU Screen Recorder @ 4K + 60fps + NVENC
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