Hello there, new to the forum!
I apologize in advance if any information is missing, so feel free to tell me if I should run any commands to possibly troubleshoot this issue.
A couple of days ago, Plasma 6.1 got released. Since the update, in my daily usage I’ve been facing constant frame drops making the DE feel sluggish.
I have uploaded a video hopefully demonstrating this issue.
Before explaining further context or information, I want to clarify that I am running Fedora on a NVidia optimus laptop, aka everything runs with the iGPU and running anything else with a dGPU. I have set as refresh rate 60hz.
| Hardware | Name |
|---|---|
| CPU/PROCESSOR | Intel Comet Lake i7-10750H |
| GRAPHICS (Integrated) | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| GRAPHICS (Dedicated/Discrete) | NVidia 2060 RTX Mobile |
| RAM | 16GB |
What I have noticed however is that this seems to be happening only whenever doing anything using the iGPU. If I for example run any Steam game, the dGPU will kick in, and any of the stutter that can be seen in the video is no longer an issue.
I can’t say for sure, but this seems to be caused by either the Intel Driver or Plasma itself, rather than the programs running badly. I have even disabled the Screen Tearing option under Settings > Display & Monitor.
Hopefully this clears out everything. Again if any information is missing or if further context/logs are necessary, please let me know.
Thanks in advance!