VFIO FAQ: Gaming in a VM #linux #shorts

Recorded some side-by-side gameplay of Apex Legends in a VM and a bare metal. Same hardware.

VFIO is pretty awesome. It's the Linux driver that allows us to pass a graphics card into a VM for gaming performance.

[kwinzman]

I actually recommend playing in a VM for your own safety.
I just found out I can't play Battlefield 3 yesterday because I am banned presumably because some 3rd party anticheat tool detected some programming software on my computer while I was playing Battlefield 4 in 2017.
I tried to appeal the ban yesterday, but the 3rd party organisation that maintains the list is already defunct, so the only way I could still play is making a smurf account.
The less access the anti cheat has to your files the better because you're just unnecessarily opening yourself up to false positives.

[jajajajahahahahaja]

Modern warfare and black ops cold war work just fine.

[aboyaser]

if I'm not misunderstanding this, you're getting better fps in a VM through Linux than native windows gaming?
what are your specs?

[ColemakDH]

Thanks for making this video, I thought this would let me fully switch to linux but then I found out that oculus is barely usable/isn't usable 99% of the time :( so ig I'll dual boot

[herok]

great video! does apex legends still work through a VM? it's the only game holding me back from making the full switch to linux!

[ganeeeshhh]

fps are different in this 2 map (olympus less optimized)