[dkersten]

GPU passthrough should work for a lot of cases. The games that are most likely to have problems are the ones with draconian drm or anti cheat. I avoid those, so protón tends to work for me anyway, so I don’t bother with windows.

[grotorea]

I quick looked for what you need for that and

> Two graphics cards.

> Hardware that supports IOMMU.

> A monitor with two inputs or multiple monitors.

> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_IOMMU-supporting_hardw...

Plus implied quite a bit of technical knowledge. I think dual-booting might be easier.

[dkersten]

> Two graphics cards

This isn’t technically required, but does make things easier (search “single gpu passthrough). However, an integrated gpu for the host + separate gpu for guest for games is also an option and many modern AMD systems come with an integrated gpu.

> A monitor with two inputs or multiple monitors.

That’s not really necessary, you can use a hdmi splitter or just plug the active gpu in (I mean, if you’re dual booting you can only access one system at a time, so shouldn’t be an issue — you can plug an extension cable into your monitor so that and have a dedicated cable for each gpu, that way you don’t need to mess with plugs at the devices — I actually did this for a while to share my monitor with a games console)

Yes, it’s not the simplest thing to set up, but it does avoid the issues down the OP while still allowing gaming.

Personally, I never bothered because everything I want to play works on proton.

[mveety]

This is anecdotal but I use pci passthrough and drm hasn't yet been much of a problem except for older games.