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Wine 11 rewrites how Linux runs Windows games at the kernel level, and the speed gains are massive
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this post was submitted on 24 Mar 2026
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I've been using it starting from today and while there doesn't seem to be much difference in the average FPS, the frame pacing seems way better. Less stuttering overall, but I wouldn't say massive speed gains.