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Linux vs Windows tested in 10 games - Linux 17% faster on Average (video.hardlimit.com)
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[–] __dev 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Mesa isn't a kernel driver. AMDGPU is the name of the kernel module and it's primarily developed by AMD. Mesa provides OpenGL, Vulkan, etc. implementations and is funded by AMD, Intel and Valve (among others). There's also AMDGPU-PRO which is a proprietary alternative to Mesa from AMD.