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MoebusNet
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 Posted: Tue 10 Jan 2012, 17:51 Post subject:
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I understand that glx-gears is not a benchmark, but I am curious as to why my video frame-rate is so slow:
| Code: | # glxgears
Running synchronized to the vertical refresh. The framerate should be
approximately the same as the monitor refresh rate.
301 frames in 5.0 seconds = 60.043 FPS
300 frames in 5.0 seconds = 59.968 FPS
300 frames in 5.0 seconds = 59.947 FPS
300 frames in 5.0 seconds = 59.959 FPS
300 frames in 5.0 seconds = 59.949 FPS
300 frames in 5.0 seconds = 59.959 FPS
^C
# report-video
VIDEO REPORT: Saluki, version 006
Chip description:
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation N10 Family Integrated Graphics Controller
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation N10 Family Integrated Graphics Controller
Driver used by Xorg:
vesa
Video mode used by Xorg:
Resolution: Depth 24 Depth: "Display"
...the above also recorded in /tmp/report-video
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Does being synchronized to the vertical refresh rate slow down my video?
BTW, I think glx-gears has a bug where it thinks I'm using the vesa drive instead of the intel if that matters; xorg-wizard set intel as the driver.
Any information/advice welcome. TIA
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jemimah
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| Posted: Tue 10 Jan 2012, 18:22 Post subject:
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For straight to Desktop builds, report-video will always say vesa unless you run the xorgwizard. This is definitely a bug in report-video.
The FPS is slow because of the vsync.
Some cards seem unable to cope with vertical refresh syncing and glxgears will run really jerky - for sure the Eeepc has this problem.
Try this instead:
| Code: | | vblank_mode=0 glxgears |
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MoebusNet
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| Posted: Tue 10 Jan 2012, 18:50 Post subject:
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Thanks Jemimah, major improvement!
| Code: | # vblank_mode=0 glxgears
ATTENTION: default value of option vblank_mode overridden by environment.
ATTENTION: default value of option vblank_mode overridden by environment.
2238 frames in 5.0 seconds = 447.483 FPS
2804 frames in 5.0 seconds = 560.783 FPS
2807 frames in 5.0 seconds = 561.269 FPS
2784 frames in 5.0 seconds = 556.746 FPS
2872 frames in 5.0 seconds = 574.391 FPS
2830 frames in 5.0 seconds = 565.971 FPS
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Is there something I should do to improve my video performance, or is this just affecting glx-gears measurement?
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jemimah
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| Posted: Tue 10 Jan 2012, 19:20 Post subject:
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| MoebusNet wrote: | Thanks Jemimah, major improvement!
| Code: | # vblank_mode=0 glxgears
ATTENTION: default value of option vblank_mode overridden by environment.
ATTENTION: default value of option vblank_mode overridden by environment.
2238 frames in 5.0 seconds = 447.483 FPS
2804 frames in 5.0 seconds = 560.783 FPS
2807 frames in 5.0 seconds = 561.269 FPS
2784 frames in 5.0 seconds = 556.746 FPS
2872 frames in 5.0 seconds = 574.391 FPS
2830 frames in 5.0 seconds = 565.971 FPS
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Is there something I should do to improve my video performance, or is this just affecting glx-gears measurement? |
You can run the xorgwizard and create an xorg.conf. Then look up what the setting is to disable vblank.
I think it really depends on the application whether you want vsyncing or not. For Compiz you do - I guess some games you don't. I think most of the time you can set it within the app.
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