Same hardware, same desktop, same settings. Only difference between the two tests is the distro.

Both running on Proton GE 10.4

Fedora has a slightly lower minimum FPS l, but I'd just put that down to variance.

So, firstly, the OSD built-in meter fluctuates more wildly compared to what the game fps reports. This I can see as a difference to how the frame rate is calculated (taking average vs taking time elapsed since last frame drawn or different time length for average).

But what I find confusing is this behavior happens, outside gaming, even with adaptive sync off in KDE settings (set to never) or using xfce without configuration for adaptive sync.

The monitor usually reports 240hz fine, but every once in a while, there is a quick drop back to like 180-200 or something for like half a second and then it's 240 again. This especially happens more often the more activity happens on the monitor itself, like if I am alt-tabbing or watching a video or whatever.

Note that I can get more noticeable frame rate fluctuations if adaptive sync is on in KDE setting, e.g fps going up and down rapidly if watching a video in fullscreen.

The only way to make the monitor not do this is if disable adaptive sync via the monitor setting itself, at which point, it shows 237hz (why 237 not 240?) consistently.

It's... weird.

Anyone knows what is happening?

OS: Debian(I use gnome, I've tried starting with xorg but without success)

Launcher: Alderon Games Launcher

Game: Path of Titans (I intend to run it natively on linux, only available on the game platform itself)

Installation method: both the .deb package and the .AppImage package don't work

Launcher logs:

OSVersionCheck OSVersion { type: 'Linux', version: '6.1.0-37-amd64' }

OSVersionCheck ProductVersion { type: 'Linux', version: '6.1.0-37-amd64' }

[22:15:46.413:app:info] Logger Initiated

[22:15:46.414:app:info] Pre Global Logger

[22:15:46.414:app:info] Post Global Logger

[22:15:46.461:app:info] libtorrent::constructor session

[22:15:46.461:app:info] libtorrent::version 1.2.19.0

[22:15:46.462:app:info] libtorrent::constructor pack

[22:15:46.462:app:info] libtorrent::constructor flags

[22:15:46.482:app:info] libtorrent::constructor new session

[22:15:46.482:app:info] Notifier

[22:15:46.482:app:info] Store

[22:15:46.482:app:info] Icon

[22:15:46.483:app:info] Logout

[22:15:46.483:app:info] Host

[22:15:46.483:app:info] Libtorrent

Command Line appending: disable-http-cache

[22:15:46.551:app:info] AppIdentity

[22:15:46.551:app:info] EnsureQuitting

[22:15:46.551:app:info] ChromiumFlags

[22:15:46.551:app:info] AutoUpdate

[22:15:46.551:app:info] AutoLaunch

[22:15:46.551:app:info] WebContentsSecurity

[22:15:46.552:app:info] Tray

[22:15:46.552:app:info] WorkerWindow

[22:15:46.552:app:info] LoginWindow

[22:15:46.552:app:info] MainWindow

[22:15:46.552:app:info] SingleInstance

[22:15:46.552:app:info] RegainFocus

[22:15:46.552:app:info] DevTools

[22:15:46.552:app:info] ConfigureAutoLaunch

[22:15:46.552:app:info] ConfigureLauncherChannel

[22:15:46.552:app:info] store::ready

(node:12339) DeprecationWarning: file property is deprecated and will be removed in v5.

(Use `alderon-games-launcher --trace-deprecation ...` to show where the warning was created)

(node:12339) DeprecationWarning: file property is deprecated and will be removed in v5.

[22:15:47.146:app:debug] checkForUpdates.

[22:15:47.146:app:info] Calling checkForUpdates() method.

[22:15:47.146:app:info] Checking for update

[22:15:47.146:app:debug] AutoUpdate::emit { type: 'state', data: 'checking' }

[22:15:47.146:app:debug] got window

[12339:0612/221547.459230:ERROR:nss_util.cc(357)] After loading Root Certs, loaded==false: NSS error code: -8018

[22:15:48.714:app:info] Update for version 1.2.15 is not available (latest version: 1.2.15, downgrade is allowed).

[22:15:48.714:app:info] autoUpdater: Update not available.

[22:15:48.714:app:debug] AutoUpdate::emit { type: 'state', data: 'updated' }

[22:15:48.715:app:debug] got window

[12382:0612/221549.749058:ERROR:skia_output_surface_impl.cc(1031)]

surface_size=60750x52500

format=4

color_type=4

backend_format.isValid()=1

backend_format.backend()=0

backend_format.asGLFormat()=1

backend_format.asVkFormat()=0

backend_format.asVkFormat() vk_format=0

sample_count=1

surface_origin=1

willGlFBO0=1

[12382:0612/221549.755322:ERROR:skia_output_device_gl.cc(201)] Couldn't create surface:

abandoned()=0

color_type=0

framebuffer_info.fFBOID=0

framebuffer_info.fFormat=0

color_space={primaries:BT709, transfer:SRGB, matrix:RGB, range:FULL}

size=0x0

[12382:0612/221549.755593:ERROR:gpu_service_impl.cc(986)] Exiting GPU process because some drivers can't recover from errors. GPU process will restart shortly.

[12339:0612/221549.768490:ERROR:gpu_process_host.cc(943)] GPU process exited unexpectedly: exit_code=8704

[12463:0612/221550.327146:ERROR:skia_output_surface_impl.cc(1031)]

surface_size=60750x52500

format=4

color_type=4

backend_format.isValid()=1

backend_format.backend()=0

backend_format.asGLFormat()=1

backend_format.asVkFormat()=0

backend_format.asVkFormat() vk_format=0

sample_count=1

surface_origin=1

willGlFBO0=1

[12463:0612/221550.332362:ERROR:skia_output_device_gl.cc(201)] Couldn't create surface:

abandoned()=0

color_type=0

framebuffer_info.fFBOID=0

framebuffer_info.fFormat=0

color_space={primaries:BT709, transfer:SRGB, matrix:RGB, range:FULL}

size=0x0

[12463:0612/221550.332557:ERROR:gpu_service_impl.cc(986)] Exiting GPU process because some drivers can't recover from errors. GPU process will restart shortly.

[12339:0612/221550.343651:ERROR:gpu_process_host.cc(943)] GPU process exited unexpectedly: exit_code=8704

[12488:0612/221550.956326:ERROR:skia_output_surface_impl.cc(1031)]

surface_size=60750x52500

format=4

color_type=4

backend_format.isValid()=1

backend_format.backend()=0

backend_format.asGLFormat()=1

backend_format.asVkFormat()=0

backend_format.asVkFormat() vk_format=0

sample_count=1

surface_origin=1

willGlFBO0=1

[12488:0612/221550.964694:ERROR:skia_output_device_gl.cc(201)] Couldn't create surface:

abandoned()=0

color_type=0

framebuffer_info.fFBOID=0

framebuffer_info.fFormat=0

color_space={primaries:BT709, transfer:SRGB, matrix:RGB, range:FULL}

size=0x0

[12488:0612/221550.964932:ERROR:gpu_service_impl.cc(986)] Exiting GPU process because some drivers can't recover from errors. GPU process will restart shortly.

[12339:0612/221550.983280:ERROR:gpu_process_host.cc(943)] GPU process exited unexpectedly: exit_code=8704

[0612/221551.616403:ERROR:directory_reader_posix.cc(42)] opendir /home/incod998/.config/alderon-games-launcher/Crashpad/attachments/60f2e094-65a1-4926-9776-53d9434a6ca5: No such file or directory (2)

[12339:0612/221551.621798:ERROR:gpu_process_host.cc(943)] GPU process exited unexpectedly: exit_code=4

[0612/221552.234942:ERROR:directory_reader_posix.cc(42)] opendir /home/incod998/.config/alderon-games-launcher/Crashpad/attachments/cf3233bb-e2af-407d-8f70-01be2060b153: No such file or directory (2)

[12339:0612/221552.242012:ERROR:gpu_process_host.cc(943)] GPU process exited unexpectedly: exit_code=4

[0612/221552.846590:ERROR:directory_reader_posix.cc(42)] opendir /home/incod998/.config/alderon-games-launcher/Crashpad/attachments/150f5eb0-77f6-4f00-b7da-41e23c2d9e9a: No such file or directory (2)

[12339:0612/221552.851687:ERROR:gpu_process_host.cc(943)] GPU process exited unexpectedly: exit_code=4

[0612/221553.456078:ERROR:directory_reader_posix.cc(42)] opendir /home/incod998/.config/alderon-games-launcher/Crashpad/attachments/3f7ffbe2-f061-4696-a096-b7c6bda4148e: No such file or directory (2)

[12339:0612/221553.463257:ERROR:gpu_process_host.cc(943)] GPU process exited unexpectedly: exit_code=4

[0612/221554.057765:ERROR:directory_reader_posix.cc(42)] opendir /home/incod998/.config/alderon-games-launcher/Crashpad/attachments/9260c3e5-9b67-4afb-a742-28767c214e88: No such file or directory (2)

[12339:0612/221554.064455:ERROR:gpu_process_host.cc(943)] GPU process exited unexpectedly: exit_code=4

[0612/221554.665550:ERROR:directory_reader_posix.cc(42)] opendir /home/incod998/.config/alderon-games-launcher/Crashpad/attachments/f8184f4a-adab-49d7-89a1-a7742f74d30f: No such file or directory (2)

[12339:0612/221554.669646:ERROR:gpu_process_host.cc(943)] GPU process exited unexpectedly: exit_code=4

[12339:0612/221554.669664:FATAL:gpu_data_manager_impl_private.cc(440)] GPU process isn't usable. Goodbye.

Trace/breakpoint trap

Launcher initialization:

https://reddit.com/link/1la3vfg/video/hax1jouill6f1/player

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