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Steamdeck UI has extremely low FPS when above 720p

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ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#8706 · opened 2022-07-24 by jessicamaybe · updated 2024-07-23 · 13 comments · github
Jjessicamaybe 2022-07-24 github

Your system information

  • Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): Arch Linux
  • Opted into Steam client beta?: Yes
  • Have you checked for system updates?: Yes

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

Running steam with gamepadui has very low FPS when rendering above 720p. The low framerate is mainly on the "home" screen. This is an issue on steam deck as well.

Steps for reproducing this issue:

  1. opt into steamdeck steam branch
  2. set resolution above 720p using gamescope
  3. launch steam using gamepadui
RRosentti 2022-07-30 github

This is a web component issue, as I experience the same issue if I open steam's library page maximized.

BBitwolfies 2022-10-27 github

I have the same issue with the new offical beta rollout of the ui, is there any fix? It doesn't seem to affect any of my friends.

TThisNekoGuy 2022-11-01 github

The new GPU acceleration update (1667318582) doesn't seem to improve this at all, just a heads up; even if you try to force it with the -cef-force-gpu arguement

TThisNekoGuy 2022-11-03 github

Correction:
At 1080p, (personally) this doesn't seem to be much of an issue but it persists at 4K (3840x2160)

Mmikaelamayhem 2022-11-05 github

its really bad at 1440p as well. Very strange that this happens on Linux but not Windows. On Windows 10 it renders perfectly at 1440p at my max refresh rate. Also in the beta we have right now, it still persists. Not only that, but the overlay crashes often because of this lag I'm assuming. I hope this gets resolved soon, it's been a problem for almost a year!

Ttrinque 2023-02-10 github

Yep, this is currently pretty unusable in Big Picture. I'm running on Linux with a 3090. This probably shouldn't have been shipped to production in this state.

Kkzdixon 2023-02-10 github

It's been working much better now in the beta updates I've been using (with GPU acceleration enabled on AMD/7900 XTX at 4k).
It does seem to crash/become unusable very often though; Does this every time after switching virtual desktops on i3wm and seems to only get a few toggle uses out of it when trying to edit a Steam Controller config midgame.
Scaling for the gamepad overview is also pretty broken at 4k.

Ttrinque 2023-02-27 github

Valve, any commentary? This thing's really not working well for users with 4k TVs on Linux.

RRosentti 2023-02-28 github

Or people with a 4k monitor with steam maximized with the default library view.

Ppquerner 2024-06-05 github

Confirming. Still an issue on 1716584667. (from Steam > Help > About Steam)

Nvidia 3080, X11, 550 drivers (dkms) on KDE Plasma 6.0.5, 6.9.3-arch1-1.

Mmhanuszh 2024-07-20 github

Still terrible as of today on both of my PCs

Steam beta 1721420033

Debian 12, Gnome 43.9, X11, Nvidia 535.183.01, Kernel 6.1.0-17-amd64
Intel Core i5-2500, GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, 16GB DDR3

Fedora 40, Gnome 46.3.1, Wayland, Intel Mesa 24.1.2 i915, Kernel 6.9.9-200.fc40.x86_64
Intel Xeon E3-1225 v5, Intel HD Graphics P530, 8GB DDR4

Ccprn 2024-07-22 github

Neither hardware, nor display server matters - I have this issue on AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D and Radeon RX 7900 XTX.

Kkhalid151 2024-07-22 github

For those still having issues, make sure to enable GPU accelerated rendering (in Settings > Interface) and make sure to enable the option to "Disable GPU blocklist" (in Settings > Display) and the most important step, make sure to participate in Steam Families Beta.

I was having issues and recent notifications on this issue made me check gamepad UI again. After doing those steps, it started to work flawlessly.

Note that I'm using an nvidia GPU with 555.58.02 drivers.

Edit: Well, still an issue on wayland. Tested on Hyprland.
I had no issues on X11/AwesomeWM.

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