13.1 ati + patched --> 13.7 edge ---> poor performance!

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ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#2131 · opened 2013-03-10 by deri82 · updated 2014-01-01 · 7 comments · github

Dderi82 2013-03-10 github

I had 13.1 + patch to make it work as a module

Now I tried the new 13.7 beta from edge repository

I had before easily 150-200fps on CSS source with 1920x1080 and almost all features the maximum

Now my fps is around 60 and even below that!!

Amd what's wrong?

Processor Information:
Vendor: AuthenticAMD
Speed: 3600 Mhz
4 logical processors
4 physical processors
HyperThreading: Unsupported
FCMOV: Supported
SSE2: Supported
SSE3: Supported
SSSE3: Supported
SSE4a: Supported
SSE41: Unsupported
SSE42: Unsupported

Network Information:
Network Speed:

Operating System Version:
Ubuntu Raring Ringtail (development branch) (64 bit)
Kernel Name: Linux
Kernel Version: 3.8.0-11-generic
X Server Vendor: The X.Org Foundation
X Server Release: 11302000
X Window Manager: KWin
Steam Runtime Version: steam-runtime-release-i386_2013-02-27

Video Card:
Driver: ATI Technologies Inc. AMD Radeon HD 7700 Series

Driver Version:  4.2.12172 Compatibility Profile Context 9.012
Desktop Color Depth: 24 bits per pixel
Monitor Refresh Rate: 60 Hz
VendorID:  0x1002
DeviceID:  0x683d
Number of Monitors:  2
Number of Logical Video Cards:  1
Primary Display Resolution:  1920 x 1080
Desktop Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Primary Display Size: 18,82" x 10,59"  (21,57" diag)
                                        47,8cm x 26,9cm  (54,8cm diag)
Primary VRAM Not Detected

Sound card:
Audio device: Realtek ALC887-VD

Memory:
RAM: 7906 Mb

Miscellaneous:
UI Language: English
LANG: en_US.UTF-8
Microphone: Not set
Total Hard Disk Space Available: 93738 Mb
Largest Free Hard Disk Block: 23798 Mb

Installed software:

Recent Failure Reports:
Sun Mar 10 20:48:54 2013 GMT: file ''/tmp/dumps/assert_20130310224842_1.dmp'', upload yes: ''CrashID=bp-f3dbbdaa-234f-4584-af59-3f55c2130310
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MMajkl578 2013-03-10 github

You probably mean 13.2 beta 7, not 13.7 beta.

Dderi82 2013-03-10 github

Yes you are right. Sorry.

Dderi82 2013-03-11 github

Today I got some MESA updates via update manager and I rerun the css source and the fps is almost the same as before.

MMrSchism 2013-03-11 github

"Same as before" meaning back to ~175 FPS?

Dderi82 2013-03-11 github

The fps is about the same, but it gets lower than before. But this is very playable. Yesterday I had something like 60fps, almost constant but the play experience wasn't that smooth.

I still have the issue with the server that player models aren't loading for some reason...

Mmikedebian 2013-03-29 github

You might already have this setting applied, but I've experienced a weird bug using the Catalyst drivers from the 12 series to the 13 series. Although this was in TF2, the same setting might apply for CSS.

I had my FPS going single digits to smooth from changing the settings in filtering from bilinear filtering to AF 16x. Might be worth a try. I have tried this on 5770 and 7850. Keep VSync off, Multicore rendering off, No HDR/Bloom and AA off. After that I was able to crank up all the settings from medium to highest quality.

Dderi82 2014-01-01 github

There are newer drivers. And I have newer card. This should not be an issue.

Nothing extracted yet.