From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1GXQq6-0001wg-To for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Tue, 10 Oct 2006 23:16:47 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.8/8.13.6) with SMTP id k9ANFefm028710; Tue, 10 Oct 2006 23:15:40 GMT Received: from mail.netspace.net.au (lightning.netspace.net.au [203.10.110.77]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.8/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k9ANBImI005426 for ; Tue, 10 Oct 2006 23:11:19 GMT Received: from orpheus (ppp246-231.static.internode.on.net [203.122.246.231]) by mail.netspace.net.au (Postfix) with ESMTP id 17D04375A45 for ; Wed, 11 Oct 2006 09:11:18 +1000 (EST) Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Xorg 7.0+composite+radeon OSS drivers+radeon9200se : X cpu usage sometimes rockets to > 80% From: Iain Buchanan To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org In-Reply-To: <200610101546.08306.grimlog@gmx.de> References: <452AD73D.3060605@gmail.com> <200610100902.45403.alan@linuxholdings.co.za> <1160479292.13089.2.camel@orpheus> <200610101546.08306.grimlog@gmx.de> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 08:41:17 +0930 Message-Id: <1160521877.9534.7.camel@orpheus> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.6.2 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Archives-Salt: ffc08ca4-e98f-46dd-8399-781b5a6f3622 X-Archives-Hash: d42dd3379152551b8b0df9027cf048a9 On Tue, 2006-10-10 at 15:46 +0200, Michael Schreckenbauer wrote: > Am Dienstag, 10. Oktober 2006 13:21 schrieb Iain Buchanan: > > As of x11-base/x11-drm-20060608 there is support for the 9600 (RV350 > > based) which there never was before. > > In fact, x11-drm gives me FASTER frame rates that fglrx 8.29.6!! That's > > right, FASTER! *woot* > > what applications/games are you using? r300 3D support is very experimental > and far from being finished. In fact, all benchmarks posted to dri-devel > showed, that fglrx outperforms the free driver. OK, in fairness, the frame rates are faster than the current two ati versions (8.28.8 and 8.29.6) but not faster than what I used to get with ati drivers, pre modular xorg. According to the ati forums, the new versions are more CPU friendly, and hence leave all the 3D up to the card, or something. All I know is this: glxgears: ati-drivers 8.28.8 / 8.29.6 ~ 700 FPS x11-drm-20060608 radeon ~ 1500 FPS older x11 drivers ~ 400 FPS older ati-drivers (pre 8.18.x) ~ 2600 FPS this is on: 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV350 [Mobility Radeon 9600 M10] And no comments about glxgears, I know it's not an accurate benchmark, but these figures are reflected in general performance, screensavers, games, etc, which I can't benchmark. YMMV of course :) -- Iain Buchanan Intuition, however illogical, is recognized as a command prerogative. -- Kirk, "Obsession", stardate 3620.7 -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list