Measuring input latency on Linux: X11 vs Wayland, VRR, and DXVK
- 2026-07-13Two years ago, I switched to Linux on my gaming PC.
- People kept telling me that it could perform way better than Windows when it comes to FPS, frame pacing and input latency, and when I tried it out, it did feel a lot better.
- The internet is full of advice on optimizing Linux for gaming: Wayland has bad input lag, use X11 Disable compositing (“use flip mode”) Use a latency-optimized DXVK fork Use a gaming-specific kernel scheduler etc.
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- 2026-07-13Two years ago, I switched to Linux on my gaming PC.
- People kept telling me that it could perform way better than Windows when it comes to FPS, frame pacing and input latency, and when I tried it out, it did feel a lot better.
- The internet is full of advice on optimizing Linux for gaming: Wayland has bad input lag, use X11 Disable compositing (“use flip mode”) Use a latency-optimized DXVK fork Use a gaming-specific kernel scheduler etc.
Sources: Marco-nett