Bug 500096

Summary: Bad performance while use wayland | Plasma 6.3
Product: [Plasma] kwin Reporter: Mario <mario156090>
Component: performanceAssignee: KWin default assignee <kwin-bugs-null>
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE    
Severity: normal CC: kde, nate, nicolas.fella, xaver.hugl
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 6.3.0   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Arch Linux   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed In:
Sentry Crash Report:
Attachments: Plasma 6.3 using wayland.
Plasma 6.3 using X11.

Description Mario 2025-02-14 21:15:53 UTC
Created attachment 178382 [details]
Plasma 6.3 using wayland.

SUMMARY
There is reduced performance in FPS when using Plasma with Wayland.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE

Boot into Arch Linux with KDE Plasma.
Use Plasma with Wayland enabled.
Notice the reduced FPS performance during regular usage or gaming.
OBSERVED RESULT
Performance in FPS is noticeably lower when using Plasma with Wayland compared to using X11.

EXPECTED RESULT
Normal FPS performance when using Plasma with Wayland, similar to when using X11.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS

Operating System: Arch Linux
KDE Plasma Version: 6.3.0
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.11.0
Qt Version: 6.8.2
Kernel Version: 6.12.13-1-lts (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: X11
HARDWARE

Processors: 16 × AMD Ryzen 7 5800H with Radeon Graphics
Memory: 38.6 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor 1: AMD Radeon Graphics
Graphics Processor 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
Manufacturer: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
Product Name: ASUS TUF Gaming A15 FA506QM_FA506QM
System Version: 1.0
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The issue does not occur when using Plasma with X11. It appears only when using Wayland, which leads to the FPS drops.
Please let me know if additional logs or configurations are needed.
Comment 1 Mario 2025-02-14 21:16:55 UTC
Created attachment 178383 [details]
Plasma 6.3 using X11.
Comment 2 Mario 2025-02-14 21:18:27 UTC
Aditional information:

This happen when screen is set to 60hz only, if I move to 144hz on Wayland this respect the FPS on screen.
Comment 3 David Edmundson 2025-02-17 09:42:26 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 500219 ***
Comment 4 Mario 2025-02-20 13:45:38 UTC
Hello David, this is very different to that thread, in my case the graphic card is amdgpu.
Comment 5 Zamundaaa 2025-02-25 15:21:10 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 498573 ***