SUMMARY On kwin 6.2.2 and above, starting a VR runtime with a wired PCVR headset connected (such as SteamVR or Monado, with the Valve Index VR headset) causes desktop performance to drop. STEPS TO REPRODUCE 1. Install kwin/KDE 6.2.2 or newer 2. Plug in a wired VR headset (such as the Valve Index) 3. Start a VR runtime, like SteamVR or Monado OBSERVED RESULT Desktop performance becomes unusable while the runtime is open and performing actions such as moving the mouse (as seen in the attached video using Envision with Monado and a Valve Index) EXPECTED RESULT Desktop performance remains the same/similar with and without a VR runtime open. SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS Operating System: Arch Linux KDE Plasma Version: 6.2.3 KDE Frameworks Version: 6.8.0 Qt Version: 6.8.0 Kernel Version: 6.11.6-zen1-1-zen (64-bit) Graphics Platform: Wayland Processors: 12 × AMD Ryzen 5 5600 6-Core Processor Memory: 31.3 GiB of RAM Graphics Processor: AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION I have narrowed down the issue to specifically MR 6633 in kwin: https://invent.kde.org/plasma/kwin/-/merge_requests/6633 kwin v6.2.1.1 does not have this issue, neither does kwin v6.2.3 with MR 6633 reverted.
Created attachment 175678 [details] Video displaying the issue while a VR runtime is open
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 495400 ***