Overwatch Linux performance Tweaks with Lutris, Wine, DXVK on Nvidia GPU

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Linux Gaming Alchemy

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Published on October 22, 2018 8:30:00 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1P0iRNOlpeo

Game:

Overwatch 2 (2023)

Duration: 5:51

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Want more FPS for Overwatch on Linux ? This small tutorial might help you and should work for other Blizzard games as well (Heroes of the Storm for example).

This video uses subtitles . There is also a table of content below with quick links within the video.

Please leave a comment below with your config (CPU+GPU and MAX FPS), if the tutorial was useful.

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CHAPTERS
(0:00) - PREREQUISITES
(0:43) - LUTRIS CONFIG
(0:48) step1: create launcher
(1:13) step2: configure launcher
(3:02) - WINE CONFIG
(3:11) step3: Wine
(3:37) - NVIDIA CONFIG
(3:44) step4: Nvidia
(4:06) - CPU CONFIG
(4:14) step5: CPU
(4:46) - "IN GAME" SETTINGS
(4:59) option comparisons
(5:31) - Outro
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REASON FOR THIS TUTORIAL

Some viewers of my channel had questions on my configuration:
they wanted to know why they had lower frame rate than I do, considering they had similar or better specs.
So here is the full config and tweaks I use.

Note that this tutorial is focused on NVidia and Intel hardware. So only some tweaks are applicable to other configurations.

To judge the efficiency of the tweaks, you can find examples of Overwatch videos on the channel (#linuxgamingalchemy) : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8hGtdf0CdNK9_f02vIiBiubtgNbZbUqM
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8hGtdf0CdNJJR9t7XKzU9Yj1y0MZg_S0



DISCLAIMER:

1. Be aware that Using Wine+DXVK with Overwatch could be considered by Blizzard as a way to cheat. Blizzard normally accepts/tolerates Linux users so bans are rare but possible.
I'm not responsible on the way you use your Battlenet account, so you are using wine and DXVK at your own risk.

2. Note that this config was only tested on Nvidia hardware with an Intel CPU and some parts of the config are specific to this hardware.
I'm not saying it is the best config for all type of hardware, this config is the result of a "trial and error" method.
Some options may seem heretic to some people but the best way to find out if it works is to try it :).

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FROM THE VIDEO

Config command for Intel CPU
echo performance | sudo tee /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu*/cpufreq/scaling_governor

Wine config
To my experience, Esync options are less efficient (on my config) than the classic wine staging. That is why vanilla wine staging is used in the video.

EXTRA TWEAKS (not in the video)

-For better mouse Aiming:
In Linux mouse options Use "Acceleration Profile" "FLAT"

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OTHER VIDEOS ( #LinuxGaming )

DXVK
- Overwatch DXVK : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8hGtdf0CdNK9_f02vIiBiubtgNbZbUqM
- Witcher 3 DXVK : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8hGtdf0CdNJUDWqs4e2FaWgEH62ASiiS
- DXVK various tests: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8hGtdf0CdNJq9q0FuuVUrALKOuBSzI_6

PROTON
- Proton - steam play tests: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8hGtdf0CdNLah_qB28gPDlDxTRYBtYW3

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PC CONFIG
OS: Kubuntu 18.04 - kernel 4.15.0-36 - 64 bits
CPU: I5-3570k OC 4.1GHz
GPU: NVIDIA Gtx 970 - driver: 396.54.09 - Vulkan: 1.1.85

SOFTWARE REFERENCES:
Lutris: https://lutris.net/
Wine: https://www.winehq.org/
DXVK: https://github.com/doitsujin/dxvk
https://github.com/doitsujin/dxvk/releases
Kdenlive: https://kdenlive.org/en/
Gimp: https://www.gimp.org

Support Lutris development at https://www.patreon.com/lutris
Support Gimp at https://www.gimp.org/donating/


PS: All trademarks cited here or used in the video are the property of their respective owners.


Enjoy #Overwatch on linux ! (#overwatchlinux)

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