GameMode is a daemon/lib combo for Linux that allows games to request a set of optimisations be temporarily applied to the host OS and/or a game process.I've been using GameMode on Fedora 31 since the beta was released and have had splendid results while gaming. To install GameMode on Fedora 31 beta use the following dnf command.
GameMode was designed primarily as a stop-gap solution to problems with the Intel and AMD CPU powersave or ondemand governors, but is now host to a range of optimisation features and configurations.
Currently GameMode includes support for optimisations including:
- CPU governor
- I/O priority
- Process niceness
- Kernel scheduler (SCHED_ISO)
- Screensaver inhibiting
- GPU performance mode (NVIDIA and AMD), GPU overclocking (NVIDIA)
- Custom scripts
sudo dnf install gamemode.i686 gamemode.x86_64It's important to install both the 64bit and 32bit versions otherwise you will not be able to use GameMode with Lutris game launcher or with 32bit Steam games. Lutris automatically picks up on GameMode's installation and configures your games accordingly but Steam does not. To use GameMode with Steam you have to manually configure each game to use it. Luckily it's not to difficult. In your Steam game's properties you'll want to click the "SET LAUNCH OPTIONS..." button and enter 'gamemoderun %command%' into the box (see below). After this GameMode will run while playing and end when you exit your game.
In addition to the utility itself I've been using the Gamemode Gnome Shell extension for a visual queue when GameMode is active. While not necessary to use GameMode I do get warm fuzzies from seeing the icon light up green while playing a game.
See! Warm fuzzies!
Although Fedora's dnf command will install GameMode for you below is their githib page with additional information and source code.
https://github.com/FeralInteractive/gamemode
