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How can I tell if my GPU is being utilized properly? (programming.dev)
submitted 1 week ago by zamithal@programming.dev to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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I purchased a system76 Thelio Mira Elite With a AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT. I kinda regret not going with Nvidia at this point but it is what it is. I primarily use it as a developer workstation, but want to play games on it as well so I can be rid of my windows box.

I didn't expect it to be able to play the latest and greatest games but I did expect it to be able to play older titles reasonably well. Games launch from steam and seem to work, but I'm getting between 0 and 10 fps on the title screen of Kerbal Space Program. Other games are similarly functional but poorly performing.

Where do I start? How can I ensure my GPU is being leveraged? Is this as good as it gets?

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[–] Uncut_Lemon@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

NVTOP - terminal top-like app, works well for AMD GPU stats.

Mission Control - flatpak, windows task manager style process monitoring, shows GPU stats, much like windows.

MangoHUD, in game overlay, showing live fps, CPU and GPU usage

This are the 3 I tend to use to monitor my system performance

(If you running a Wayland powered desktop, that may be a source of issues. I've had issues that I dont experience in good old X. But that was some time ago. My 6800XT performs as well as I expect it to under windows. Running NVIDIA on Linux is generally a real chore, AMD has been plug and play for me)