Lenovo Legion Go S: Steamos (Linux) offers better performance than Windows 11, up to + 28 % FPS depending on the game

In CES 2025, Lenovo presented two variations of his Legion Go S : one under Windows 11the other equipped with Steamos. If the first was released in February, the second has just landed on the shelves – and the first tests do not give way to doubt. Despite almost identical equipment, the Steamos version displays much higher performance … and much better autonomy. Windows, in short, served as a brake.

Linux runs games up to 28 % better than Windows 11 on the Legion Go S

The benchmarks of the Dave2D videographer are final. Cyberpunk 2077 Turn to 59 images per second under Steamos, against only 46 under Windows (low to means). Same gap in The Witcher 3with a leap from 66 to 76 fps. Ditto for Doom Eternal (75 vs 66 fps). Only one counterexample: Spider-Man 2which loses an image/second under Linux. Difficult, however, to see a setback.

The other big winner is autonomy. With an identical 55 Wh battery on the two models, Steamos is much better well. The reason? Less processes in the background, no Windows telemetry, and above all a much more effective watch mode. Result: we play longer, without sacrificing fluidity.

Better yet, this steamos version manages to do better than the Steam deck In the majority of games tested – to one nuance: it consumes more (up to 40 watts at stake, against 15 for the deck). This additional energy is nevertheless reflected in a more stable experience and often finer graphics.

And the price? Again, Steamos wins the Channel. In France, the Legion Go S under Steamos (16 GB of RAM, 512 GB SSD) is offered at € 629, while the Windows version (Ryzen Z1 Extreme, 32 GB of RAM, 1 TB SSD) reaches € 799.99. A difference of 170 €, for a device … objectively less convincing?

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