Team Fortress 2 performance

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ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#424 · opened 2012-12-27 by gipawu · updated 2013-02-15 · 8 comments · github

Ggipawu 2012-12-27 github

Based on this performance report (http://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/157jc3/my_tf2_comparison_windows_vs_linux) Team Fortress 2 on Linux should run better than windows with Nvidia GPU, but I can play in Windows at high details with 80-100 fps average, in linux I can't go over 50 fps at low detail.
My specs are Ubuntu 12.10 and Nvidia 8600m GT, I tried both the 310 and the 313 beta drivers. What should I do? Thank you all, expecially Valve :)

Edit: spec details

Processor Information:
    Vendor:  GenuineIntel
    Speed: 2501 Mhz
    2 logical processors
    2 physical processors
    HyperThreading:  Unsupported
    FCMOV:  Supported
    SSE2:  Supported
    SSE3:  Supported
    SSSE3:  Supported
    SSE4a:  Unsupported
    SSE41:  Supported
    SSE42:  Unsupported

Network Information:
    Network Speed:  

Operating System Version:
    Ubuntu 12.10 (64 bit)
    Kernel Name:  Linux
    Kernel Version:  3.5.0-18-lowlatency-phc
    X Server vendor:  The X.Org Foundation
    X Server release:  11300000

Video Card:
    Driver:  NVIDIA Corporation GeForce 8600M GT/PCIe/SSE2

    Driver Version:  3.3.0 NVIDIA 313.09
    Desktop Color Depth: 24 bits per pixel
    Monitor Refresh Rate: 60 Hz
    VendorID:  0x10de
    DeviceID:  0x407
    Number of Monitors:  1
    Number of Logical Video Cards:  1
    Primary Display Resolution:  1440 x 900
    Desktop Resolution: 1440 x 900
    Primary Display Size: 13,03" x 8,15"  (15,35" diag)
                                            33,1cm x 20,7cm  (39,0cm diag)
    Primary Bus: PCI Express 16x
    Primary VRAM: 256 MB
    Supported MSAA Modes:  2x 4x 8x 16x 

Sound card:
    Audio device: SigmaTel STAC9228

Memory:
    RAM:  3953 Mb

Miscellaneous:
    UI Language:  English
    LANG:  it_IT.UTF-8
    Microphone:  Not set
    Total Hard Disk Space Available:  7510 Mb
    Largest Free Hard Disk Block:  1800 Mb

HHeratiki 2013-01-19 github

I have this exact same problem. My machine is an XPS M1530 Dell Laptop with almost the exact same specs.

Processor Information:
Vendor: GenuineIntel
Speed: 2401 Mhz
2 logical processors
2 physical processors
HyperThreading: Unsupported
FCMOV: Supported
SSE2: Supported
SSE3: Supported
SSSE3: Supported
SSE4a: Unsupported
SSE41: Supported
SSE42: Unsupported

Network Information:
Network Speed:

Operating System Version:
Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS (64 bit)
Kernel Name: Linux
Kernel Version: 3.2.0-36-generic
X Server vendor: The X.Org Foundation
X Server release: 11103000

Video Card:
Driver: NVIDIA Corporation GeForce 8600M GT/PCIe/SSE2

Driver Version:  3.3.0 NVIDIA 310.14
Desktop Color Depth: 24 bits per pixel
Monitor Refresh Rate: 63 Hz
VendorID:  0x10de
DeviceID:  0x407
Number of Monitors:  1
Number of Logical Video Cards:  1
Primary Display Resolution:  1280 x 800
Desktop Resolution: 1280 x 800
Primary Display Size: 13.03" x 8.15"  (15.35" diag)
                                        33.1cm x 20.7cm  (39.0cm diag)
Primary Bus: PCI Express 16x
Primary VRAM: 256 MB
Supported MSAA Modes:  2x 4x 8x 16x

Sound card:
Audio device:

Memory:
RAM: 3953 Mb

Miscellaneous:
UI Language: English
LANG: en_US.UTF-8
Microphone: Not set
Total Hard Disk Space Available: 52453 Mb
Largest Free Hard Disk Block: 21228 Mb

MMrSchism 2013-01-19 github

Have you tried checking your vsync settings on your window manager and your game client?

HHeratiki 2013-01-19 github

Game client yes but not the window manager. The game client has vsync as
off as well as turning all options to either low or off.

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On Jan 19, 2013, at 5:29 PM, Joshua Embrey [email protected] wrote:

Have you tried checking your vsync settings on your window manager and your
game client?

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MMrSchism 2013-01-19 github

I ask because there have been instances reported of double (and once, even triple) instances of vsync occurring, thus crippling the game's FPS.

HHeratiki 2013-01-19 github

I'll check that out and see where I get with it. I'll report anything I
find and thank you for the response and hopefully I'm not keeping you from
doing anything.

On Sat, Jan 19, 2013 at 5:45 PM, Joshua Embrey [email protected]:

I ask because there have been instances reported of double (and once, even
triple) instances of vsync occurring, thus crippling the game's FPS.

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MMrSchism 2013-01-19 github

Not at all. Please note, I'm just a community member, not actually one of the devs.

HHeratiki 2013-01-20 github

No worries I realized right off the bat hehe just happy someone said
anything at all.

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On Jan 19, 2013, at 6:33 PM, Joshua Embrey [email protected] wrote:

Not at all. Please note, I'm just a community member, not actually one of
the devs.

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Jjorgenpt 2013-02-15 github

Issue transferred to ValveSoftware/Source-1-Games#53.

This issue is closed - continue conversation there.

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