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sodamouse

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Registered: 2022-09-19

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Re: 100% AMD GPU utliizaiton

Vulkaninfo looks good now. Next step :

remove / disable mangohud .

Done and made no difference. I installed it to identify the issue. The GPU utilization there is what lead me down this rabbit hole.

Btw I am lunching the games with DRI_PRIME=1. This is correct right?

Lone_Wolf

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Re: 100% AMD GPU utliizaiton

What is amd gpu utilization If you run the games on the integrated gpu ?

What type of games are these : linux native games,  wine games, linux steam games, windows steam games,  steam proton games ,  games in emulators etc ?

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sodamouse

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Re: 100% AMD GPU utliizaiton

What is amd gpu utilization If you run the games on the integrated gpu ?

What type of games are these : linux native games,  wine games, linux steam games, windows steam games,  steam proton games ,  games in emulators etc ?

Utilization is 0% if run on integrated graphics.

They are either native or using Steam Proton.

Lone_Wolf

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Re: 100% AMD GPU utliizaiton

Start a native one from a terminal with dri_prime=1 and post the output it shows.

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sodamouse

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Re: 100% AMD GPU utliizaiton

Start a native one from a terminal with dri_prime=1 and post the output it shows.

Here's the log. Looks like it's using the amd gpu

Running Transistor
OpenGL Device: AMD Radeon 550X Series (polaris12, LLVM 15.0.7, DRM 3.52, 6.4.10-arch1-1)
OpenGL Driver: 4.6 (Compatibility Profile) Mesa 23.1.5
OpenGL Vendor: AMD
Using EXT_swap_control_tear VSync!
Number of audio devices: 23
Driver #0: default, Speaker Mode: STEREO
Driver #1: samplerate, Speaker Mode: STEREO
Driver #2: speexrate, Speaker Mode: STEREO
Driver #3: jack, Speaker Mode: STEREO
Driver #4: oss, Speaker Mode: STEREO
Driver #5: pipewire, Speaker Mode: STEREO
Driver #6: pulse, Speaker Mode: STEREO
Driver #7: speex, Speaker Mode: STEREO
Driver #8: upmix, Speaker Mode: STEREO
Driver #9: vdownmix, Speaker Mode: STEREO
Driver #10: lavrate, Speaker Mode: STEREO
Driver #11: sysdefault:CARD=PCH, Speaker Mode: STEREO
Driver #12: front:CARD=PCH,DEV=0, Speaker Mode: STEREO
Driver #13: surround21:CARD=PCH,DEV=0, Speaker Mode: STEREO
Driver #14: surround40:CARD=PCH,DEV=0, Speaker Mode: STEREO
Driver #15: surround41:CARD=PCH,DEV=0, Speaker Mode: STEREO
Driver #16: surround50:CARD=PCH,DEV=0, Speaker Mode: STEREO
Driver #17: surround51:CARD=PCH,DEV=0, Speaker Mode: STEREO
Driver #18: surround71:CARD=PCH,DEV=0, Speaker Mode: STEREO
Driver #19: hdmi:CARD=PCH,DEV=0, Speaker Mode: STEREO
Driver #20: hdmi:CARD=PCH,DEV=1, Speaker Mode: STEREO
Driver #21: hdmi:CARD=PCH,DEV=2, Speaker Mode: STEREO
Driver #22: usbstream:CARD=PCH, Speaker Mode: STEREO
Using driver #0
KEY MISSING FROM SDL2->XNA DICTIONARY: SDL_SCANCODE_AUDIONEXT
KEY MISSING FROM SDL2->XNA DICTIONARY: SDL_SCANCODE_AUDIONEXT

Lone_Wolf

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Re: 100% AMD GPU utliizaiton

Nothing suspicious in that output .

I suggest you install basemark and run opengl + vulkan tests with and without dri_prime=1 .
That will atleast give us an idea how the intel & amd graphics on your system are performing.

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sodamouse

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Re: 100% AMD GPU utliizaiton

Nothing suspicious in that output .

I suggest you install basemark and run opengl + vulkan tests with and without dri_prime=1 .
That will atleast give us an idea how the intel & amd graphics on your system are performing.

Tests were ran on medium quality:

vulkan:
score: 11944
average fps: 119
min fps: 40
max: 395

opengl:
score: 10396
average fps: 104
min: 43
max: 708

This is only with dri_prime=1 / amdgpu, since hte integrated chip is not really able to handle the test.

Last edited by sodamouse (2023-08-23 13:29:21)

Lone_Wolf

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Re: 100% AMD GPU utliizaiton

Those numbers look reasonable .

Can you post a full journal from a dri_prime run with transistor ?

Last edited by Lone_Wolf (2023-08-24 08:14:21)

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sodamouse

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Re: 100% AMD GPU utliizaiton

Those numbers look reasonable .

Can you post a full journal from a dri_prime run with transistor ?

How do I produce this journal log?

Lone_Wolf

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Re: 100% AMD GPU utliizaiton

Boot up, run transistor with dri_prime for a few minutes, then close it. and run the following command:

$ sudo journalctl -b | curl -F 'file=@-' 0x0.st

After some time* it will come back with a link. Post that link.

* the time it takes depends on the size of the log but also on your internet upload speed.
Could be 30 seconds or more.

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