Wine 11 rewrites how Linux runs Windows games at kernel with massive speed gains

Re:Wine 11 rewrites how Linux runs Windows games at kernel w... by badpun on Wednesday March 25, 2026 @09:21AM (#47517010)

For games, part of that mere „output” is 3d graphics, so replicating the internals of Direct 3D exactly right and getting the Linux GPU drivers to cooperate. That’s a hardcore task.

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Re:Wine 11 rewrites how Linux runs Windows games at kernel w... by coldpie on Wednesday March 25, 2026 @09:29AM (#47517100)

Fun fact: MS Office also uses Direct3D :) See "Graphics" requirement here: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/system-requiremen... We put a ton of effort into D3D11 specifically to get MS Office running.

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