There are several operating systems on the PC, from Linux to Windows, including MacOS, although logically the most popular is that of Microsoft. Almost any user plays games on Windows 11 when we talk about gaming computers.
The arrival of the Steam Machine, Valve’s mini PC that uses SteamOS (based on Linux), could put Microsoft in check… especially seeing things like the latest version of Windows 11.
The players have been there for weeks suffering from issues caused by KB5066835 (as the new version of the operating system is known), and now even NVIDIA itself has made an official solution available by updating its drivers.
Digital Foundry demonstrates, with a new report, that the new version of Windows 11 is indeed a drama for some PC games, including Assassin’s Creed Shadows.
We talk about a minimum 30% drop in performanceeven dropping 50% in frames per second. For example, the Ubisoft game drops from 72 to just 34 FPS after you apply this update.
Happily, NVIDIA updated its GPU drivers to resolve the issuewhile Microsoft continues to remain silent on the matter.
Be careful with the new version of Windows 11: it’s a ”drama” for gamers
If you have a Windows 11 PC, we recommend not installing the latest versionas it causes performance errors in some PC games, although NVIDIA is working to resolve these errors.
Digital Foundry tested Assassin’s Creed Shadows on up to two different computers, with almost 50% worse performance after applying the new update of the operating system.
A minimum drop of 30% in the game’s FPS is estimated, but it can reach up to 50% in some cases, after running it on a Ryzen 7 9800X3D and also on an Nvidia RTX 5090 GPU.
Neither Microsoft nor NVIDIA have provided an explanation for the matter, although thankfully New GPU drivers are now available which appears to resolve the performance issues in Shadows.
Microsoft wants to turn Windows into the best operating system for gaming, but it still has work to do seeing things like this, and even more so knowing that the next Xbox will be a hybrid between PC and console.
Also, let’s remember that ROG Xbox Ally appears to work better with SteamOS than Windows 11 on certain titlesaccording to tests carried out by technology experts in recent months.
If you have Windows 11, try not to install the latest version of the operating system as it You may notice a significant drop in your game performance.
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