I’ll keep this in mind. Admittedly I didn’t yet test a Steam game for performance under Wayland, only a GoG game using Bottles to run the GoG Galaxy client (the game crashes using Proton; I have to set Bottles to use regular Wine). At the time I was more focused on the input stutter issue before I ran into a Wayland performance bottleneck.
I have read that Nvidia drivers are a problem under Wayland. I’ll have to do more testing to confirm what happens on my system.
Thanks for the suggestions. Everything is up-to-date. Your recap of the issue is correct. I’m using a Razer Naga Trinity. The issue happened before and after installing openrazer and Polychromatic (to change dpi and polling rate). I’ve tried changing the usb port, but only once, I have yet to try the other ports. Keyboard is a Preonic V3.
Power is set to performance, and checking in both Monitor and Mission Center reports normal resource usage.
I’ll try changing the graphics drivers and DE, although given my experience with Wayland and comments I’ve read online, it makes me suspect the window system’s handling of device inputs. It’s easy to see in a browser window. If I scroll while simultaneously mashing keys and mouse side buttons, the rendering freezes entirely until I stop.
I new to Linux and haven’t changed a DE before, so I’ll have to check a guide and report back.
Yeah, I’m using 580 proprietary and have a 3070 Ti.
I’m not sure how to do that. I’m rather new to Linux so I’ve just been learning as I go. But upon a quick search it sounds like something I should try anyway for better compatibility. Thanks for the suggestion.
I was mistaken about the DE it seems. Choosing Wayland in elementary also changes the DE to GNOME. I’m not sure if that plays a role here but it might be worth mentioning. I believe the default setting (called “Classic Session”) is the one that uses Pantheon.