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Recommend using fullscreen on Linux in Fixing jitter and stutter
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Stuttering is more common on Linux when playing in windowed mode,
regardless of how powerful the hardware is. This can occur even if
compositing is disabled in the window manager (as tested on KWin).
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Calinou committed Sep 20, 2023
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Stutter may be visible on desktop Linux, but this is usually associated with
different video drivers and compositors. Some compositors may also trigger this
problem (e.g. KWin), so it is advised to try using a different one to rule it
out as the cause. Some window managers such as KWin and Xfwm allow you to
manually disable compositing, which can improve performance (at the cost of
tearing).
different video drivers and compositors. Some compositors may also
trigger this problem (e.g. KWin), so it is advised to try using a different one
to rule it out as the cause. Some window managers such as KWin and Xfwm allow
you to manually disable compositing, which can improve performance (at the cost
of tearing).

There is no workaround for driver or compositor stuttering, other than reporting
it as an issue to the driver or compositor developers.
it as an issue to the driver or compositor developers. Stutter may be more
present when playing in windowed mode as opposed to fullscreen, even with
compositing disabled.

`Feral GameMode <https://github.com/FeralInteractive/gamemode>`__ can be used
to automatically apply optimizations (such as forcing the GPU performance profile)
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