I run Dota 2 at 720p on my Windows 7 PC with substantially lower spec hardware - A Core 2 Duo clocked at 2.4GHz, 4GB RAM, Intel IGP GMA X4500 (G41 chipset)
This proves that the Source Engine on Linux isn't exactly efficient as its Windows counterpart as Valve claimed a few months back.
It may not be quite as dire as you suspect. Firstly, system specs in games are always specced higher than you need in reality. Secondly, Linux OpenGL driver quality varies wildly, which is why they list only the two big vendors. IIUC Intel Linux drivers are actually quite good, so you may be in luck. I would reserve judgement.
It's just that the hardware that I'm currently running the same game on fell short of the minimum system requirements sort of put me off. Guess I'll have to report back after checking it.
> Dota 2 Linux Minimum System Requirements:
> Ubuntu 12.04
> Dual core from Intel or AMD at 2.8 GHz
> 4GB RAM
> 4GB Hard Drive Space,
> nVidia GeForce 8600/9600GT, ATI/AMD Radeaon HD2600/3600 (Graphic Drivers: nVidia 310, AMD 12.11), OpenGL 2.1
> OpenAL Compatible Sound Card
I run Dota 2 at 720p on my Windows 7 PC with substantially lower spec hardware - A Core 2 Duo clocked at 2.4GHz, 4GB RAM, Intel IGP GMA X4500 (G41 chipset)
This proves that the Source Engine on Linux isn't exactly efficient as its Windows counterpart as Valve claimed a few months back.