The latest tests show that Valve's SteamOS 3.7 generally has higher frame rates than Windows 11 when running new games on Lenovo Legion Go S handheld consoles.This shift is in stark contrast to the fact that SteamOS far inferior to Windows' performance a decade ago, marking that Valve's operating system is gradually breaking Windows' dominance in the PC gaming field.

The performance of the five 3A masterpieces in the test under dual systems showed that except for "Borderlands 3", the frame rate increase of the other four games on SteamOS is 8%-36%.Especially under the high-quality setting of "Return of Death", SteamOS has increased the average frame rate from 18 frames to 33 frames, achieving a key leap from "not playable" to "playable".It is worth noting that Windows systems need to manually update third-party graphics card drivers to get close to SteamOS's performance.

The performance advantages are mainly due to Valve's continuous optimization of the Proton conversion layer and the improvement of Linux Mesa graphics driver. At the same time, the streamlined system architecture of SteamOS also reduces resource usage.Although Microsoft has announced that it will launch the "Xbox mode" for handheld consoles to optimize performance, SteamOS is obviously more advantageous at this stage.

Despite some game compatibility issues and limited hardware support, the $599 SteamOS Legion Go S is $130 cheaper than the same configuration of Windows, and the smoother gaming experience makes SteamOS a strong contender for gaming handhelds.If Valve can launch an exclusive masterpiece, it may further promote the popularization of the system.Further promote popularization.