Comparison

Why ShivaOS?

ShivaOS is the only Atomic gaming distro with built-in AI modules and dedicated GPU management tools.

🤖 7 AI Modules
⚡ BORE + BBR3 Kernel
🖥️ KDE Plasma 6
🎮 Low-Latency Layer
🛡️ Immutable & Secure
📊 Weekly Gaming Report
ShivaOS Editions

Desktop Edition vs Steam Edition

Same kernel. Same Fedora Atomic base. Two different philosophies — choose the one that fits your setup.

Feature 🖥 Desktop Edition 🎮 Steam Edition
Système
Base / Kernel Fedora 44 · Shiva Kernel 7.1.3 Fedora 44 · BORE 7.0.12
Boot par défaut Bureau KDE Plasma Hub PS5 → Steam Big Picture
GPU supporté AMD + NVIDIA + Intel AMD uniquement
Low-Latency Layer (Reflex + Anti-Lag) ✅ ✅
Outils exclusifs
ShivaOS Hub (PS5-style) ❌ ✅
Shiva AI + overlay (Super+A) ✅ ❌
Shiva AMD / Shiva NVIDIA ✅ Les deux ⚠️ Shiva AMD uniquement
Assistant premier boot ✅ 6 étapes Autologin direct
Gaming console
Drivers handhelds (xpadneo, xone, asusctl, InputPlumber) ❌ ✅
Kodi · ProtonPlus · SteamTinkerLaunch ❌ ✅
Clavier virtuel (maliit) ❌ ✅
Gamescope-session (APU handhelds) ❌ ⚠️ optionnel
Bureau / Productivité
OBS · EasyEffects · OpenRGB · Waydroid · Distrobox ✅ ❌
Sunshine · duperemove · umu-launcher ❌ ✅
🖥 Télécharger Desktop Edition 🎮 Site Steam Edition →
Feature matrix

Full feature comparison

ShivaOS vs the most popular Linux gaming distributions.

Feature ShivaOS Bazzite CachyOS Nobara Garuda SteamOS 3
System
Base Fedora 44 Fedora Arch Fedora Arch Arch
Immutable / Atomic ✅ bootc ✅ bootc ❌ ❌ ❌ ✅
Auto staged updates ✅ ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ✅
DE editions 2 (Desktop / Deck) 2 8+ 2 6+ 1
Steam GameMode / Handheld ✅ HHD + GameMode ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ✅
Switch DE without reinstall ❌ ✅ bootc ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌
First-boot wizard ✅ 6 steps ✅ ❌ ❌ ✅ ✅
Kernel
Own custom kernel ✅ COPR ❌ ublue ✅ CachyOS ✅ Nobara ⚠️ linux-zen ❌ vanilla
BORE scheduler ✅ custom ✅ ✅ ❌ ✅ ❌
BBR3 TCP ✅ ❌ ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌
USB HID 1000 Hz ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌
ZRAM zstd ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
DNS Cloudflare DoH ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌
EarlyOOM (anti-freeze) ✅ ✅ ✅ ❌ ✅ ❌
Gaming
MangoHUD ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
GameMode (aggressive) ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Gamescope ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Proton-GE (auto update) ✅ ✅ ⚠️ manual ✅ ⚠️ manual ✅
vkBasalt (CAS sharpening) ✅ ✅ ⚠️ manual ❌ ❌ ❌
Low-Latency Layer (Reflex + Anti-Lag) ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌
Xbox One / Series controllers ✅ xone ✅ ⚠️ manual ❌ ❌ ✅
Flatpak native ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Distrobox ✅ ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ✅
GPU Management
NVIDIA GUI tool ✅ Shiva NVIDIA ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌
AMD GPU GUI tool ✅ Shiva AMD ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌
NVIDIA open driver (akmod) ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ❌
NVIDIA Pascal/Maxwell (GTX 9xx/10xx) ✅ 580xx ⚠️ ⚠️ ⚠️ ⚠️ ❌
AI Modules
Auto-Repair (real-time errors) ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌
Gaming Optimizer (auto CPU/GPU boost) ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌
Bug Detector (pre-crash signals) ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌
FPS Coach (MangoHUD analysis) ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌
Crash Reporter (AI analysis) ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌
Compatibility Scout (ProtonDB + AntiCheat) ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌
Weekly Gaming Report ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌
Apps & Tools
Gaming Hub (Shiva Commander) ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ⚠️ Garuda Gamer ❌
AI Floating Overlay ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌
Open source ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ⚠️ partial
Exclusive to ShivaOS

Features found nowhere else

These are the features that make ShivaOS unique in the Linux gaming ecosystem.

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7 AI Background Modules

Auto-Repair, Gaming Optimizer, Bug Detector, FPS Coach, Crash Reporter, Compatibility Scout, Weekly Report — all powered by Groq Llama 3.3 via shivaos.com. Free, no signup.

📊

Crash Reporter with AI Analysis

When a game crashes (segfault, OOM, VRAM, GPU reset), Shiva AI instantly explains the probable cause and gives 2 concrete fixes — right as a desktop notification.

🧭

Compatibility Scout

Every time you launch a Steam game, ShivaOS queries ProtonDB and AreWeAntiCheatYet automatically and notifies you: playable, partial, or blocked — before you waste time.

⚡

Low-Latency Layer

Implicit Vulkan layer enabling NVIDIA Reflex and AMD Anti-Lag on all GPUs system-wide. Reduces input latency in any Vulkan game — no game-side support required.

🎮

Integrated GPU Tools

Shiva AMD and Shiva NVIDIA offer real-time monitoring (temperature, VRAM, clocks, fan) and performance profile switching — graphically, out of the box, for both AMD and NVIDIA.

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