You might want to try dual booting before switching completely so you can test performance between the two operating systems and test if the difference is significant for your system.
I’ve heard CPU based operations on Linux can perform better than Windows since the Linux kernel will be compiled for your specific processor but GPU based operations can perform worse because of driver issues.
Drivers have caused a lot of headaches for me in the past in Linux, specifically those for Nvidia hardware (I’ve never used any other GPUs with Linux though). Keep in mind that in Windows and OSX things typically “just work” while in Linux, you’ll need to be at least a little familiar with the operating system and troubleshooting it because you are very likely to run into compatibility issues that will require your attention.
