Recently i have been getting a lot of micro stutters on any game that i play
these stutters happen consistently on every single second that the game runs, this can be better visualized in the frame time chart
This does not look like to be a proton issue or a issue with steam since minecraft includes these stutters
Additionally the stutters do not seem to happen on the desktop
Games tested:
Battlefield 4
Borderlands 3
Ultrakill
Minecraft
A Hat in Time
Risk of Rain 2
System:
Kernel: 6.14.6-zen1-1-zen arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 15.1.1
clocksource: hpet avail: acpi_pm
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-zen
root=UUID=d2564193-29bf-4824-8677-447c8687d2ec rw rootflags=subvol=@
quiet loglevel=3 tsc=unstable ibt=off
Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.3.5 tk: Qt v: N/A info: frameworks v: 6.14.0
wm: kwin_wayland tools: avail: lxlock vt: 1 dm: SDDM Distro: Garuda
base: Arch Linux
Machine:
Type: Desktop Mobo: BIOSTAR model: A320MH 2.0 serial: <superuser required>
uuid: <superuser required> UEFI: American Megatrends LLC. v: 5.17
date: 05/05/2022
CPU:
Info: model: AMD Ryzen 5 4600G with Radeon Graphics bits: 64 type: MT MCP
arch: Zen 2 gen: 2 level: v3 note: check built: 2020-22
process: TSMC n7 (7nm) family: 0x17 (23) model-id: 0x60 (96) stepping: 1
microcode: 0x860010D
Topology: cpus: 1x dies: 1 clusters: 1 cores: 6 threads: 12 tpc: 2
smt: enabled cache: L1: 384 KiB desc: d-6x32 KiB; i-6x32 KiB L2: 3 MiB
desc: 6x512 KiB L3: 8 MiB desc: 2x4 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 2382 min/max: 400/4309 boost: enabled scaling:
driver: amd-pstate-epp governor: performance cores: 1: 2382 2: 2382 3: 2382
4: 2382 5: 2382 6: 2382 7: 2382 8: 2382 9: 2382 10: 2382 11: 2382 12: 2382
bogomips: 88633
Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm
Vulnerabilities: <filter>
Graphics:
Device-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Renoir [Radeon Vega Series /
Radeon Mobile Series] vendor: Biostar Microtech Intl Corp driver: amdgpu
v: kernel arch: GCN-5 code: Vega process: GF 14nm built: 2017-20 pcie:
gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 16 ports: active: DP-1,HDMI-A-1
empty: HDMI-A-2 bus-ID: 07:00.0 chip-ID: 1002:1636 class-ID: 0300
temp: 43.0 C
Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.21.1.16 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.6
compositor: kwin_wayland driver: X: loaded: amdgpu unloaded: modesetting
alternate: fbdev,vesa dri: radeonsi gpu: amdgpu d-rect: 3840x2160
display-ID: 0
Monitor-1: DP-1 pos: primary,top-left model: DP2VGA V235 built: 2015 res:
mode: 1920x1080 hz: 60 scale: 100% (1) dpi: 43 gamma: 1.2
size: 256x192mm (10.08x7.56") diag: 690mm (27.2") ratio: 16:9 modes:
max: 1024x768 min: 640x480
Monitor-2: HDMI-A-1 pos: bottom-r model: AOC 24G2W1G3- serial: <filter>
built: 2024 res: mode: 1920x1080 hz: 144 scale: 100% (1) dpi: 93 gamma: 1.2
size: 527x296mm (20.75x11.65") diag: 604mm (23.8") ratio: 16:9 modes:
max: 1920x1080 min: 720x400
API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: amd radeonsi platforms: device: 0 drv: radeonsi
device: 1 drv: swrast gbm: drv: kms_swrast surfaceless: drv: radeonsi
wayland: drv: radeonsi x11: drv: radeonsi
API: OpenGL v: 4.6 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: amd mesa v: 25.0.5-arch1.1
glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: AMD Radeon Graphics (radeonsi
renoir ACO DRM 3.61 6.14.6-zen1-1-zen) device-ID: 1002:1636
memory: 500 MiB unified: no display-ID: :1.0
API: Vulkan v: 1.4.313 layers: 12 device: 0 type: integrated-gpu name: AMD
Radeon Graphics (RADV RENOIR) driver: mesa radv v: 25.0.5-arch1.1
device-ID: 1002:1636 surfaces: N/A device: 1 type: cpu name: llvmpipe
(LLVM 19.1.7 256 bits) driver: mesa llvmpipe v: 25.0.5-arch1.1 (LLVM
19.1.7) device-ID: 10005:0000 surfaces: N/A
Info: Tools: api: clinfo, eglinfo, glxinfo, vulkaninfo
de: kscreen-console,kscreen-doctor gpu: lact wl: wayland-info
x11: xdpyinfo, xprop, xrandr
Audio:
Device-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Renoir Radeon High Definition
Audio driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 16
bus-ID: 07:00.1 chip-ID: 1002:1637 class-ID: 0403
Device-2: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 17h/19h/1ah HD Audio
vendor: Biostar Microtech Intl Corp driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie:
gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 07:00.6 chip-ID: 1022:15e3
class-ID: 0403
API: ALSA v: k6.14.6-zen1-1-zen status: kernel-api with: aoss
type: oss-emulator tools: N/A
Server-1: sndiod v: N/A status: off tools: aucat,midicat,sndioctl
Server-2: PipeWire v: 1.4.2 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse
status: active 2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin
4: pw-jack type: plugin tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8211/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
vendor: Biostar Microtech Intl Corp driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie: gen: 1
speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: f000 bus-ID: 03:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8168
class-ID: 0200
IF: enp3s0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Info: services: NetworkManager, smbd, systemd-timesyncd
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 1.8 TiB used: 1.36 TiB (75.5%)
SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Western Digital
model: WD Green 2.5 480GB size: 447.13 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B
logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: 7100
scheme: MBR
ID-2: /dev/sdb maj-min: 8:16 vendor: Western Digital
model: WD5000AAKX-00U6AA0 size: 465.76 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B
logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s tech: N/A serial: <filter> fw-rev: 1H15
scheme: MBR
ID-3: /dev/sdc maj-min: 8:32 vendor: A-Data model: SU635 size: 447.13 GiB
block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s tech: SSD
serial: <filter> fw-rev: 3C0A scheme: MBR
ID-4: /dev/sdd maj-min: 8:48 vendor: Seagate model: ST3500312CS
size: 465.76 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 3.0 Gb/s
tech: HDD rpm: 5900 serial: <filter> fw-rev: SC13 scheme: MBR
ID-5: /dev/sde maj-min: 8:64 vendor: Kingston model: DT 101 G2
size: 14.91 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B type: USB
rev: 2.0 spd: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 tech: N/A serial: <filter>
fw-rev: 1.00 scheme: MBR
SMART Message: Unknown USB bridge. Flash drive/Unsupported enclosure?
Partition:
ID-1: / raw-size: 312.5 GiB size: 312.5 GiB (100.00%)
used: 224.25 GiB (71.8%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sda1 maj-min: 8:1
ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 50 MiB size: 50 MiB (99.99%)
used: 28.4 MiB (56.8%) fs: ntfs dev: /dev/sdc1 maj-min: 8:33
ID-3: /home raw-size: 312.5 GiB size: 312.5 GiB (100.00%)
used: 224.25 GiB (71.8%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sda1 maj-min: 8:1
ID-4: /var/log raw-size: 312.5 GiB size: 312.5 GiB (100.00%)
used: 224.25 GiB (71.8%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sda1 maj-min: 8:1
ID-5: /var/tmp raw-size: 312.5 GiB size: 312.5 GiB (100.00%)
used: 224.25 GiB (71.8%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sda1 maj-min: 8:1
Swap:
Kernel: swappiness: 10 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default) zswap: no
ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 15.01 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 100
comp: zstd avail: lzo-rle,lzo,lz4,lz4hc,deflate,842 max-streams: 12
dev: /dev/zram0
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 56.5 C mobo: N/A gpu: amdgpu temp: 44.0 C
Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A
Info:
Memory: total: 16 GiB note: est. available: 15.01 GiB used: 6.31 GiB (42.0%)
Processes: 465 Power: uptime: 1m states: freeze,mem,disk suspend: deep
avail: s2idle wakeups: 0 hibernate: platform avail: shutdown, reboot,
suspend, test_resume image: 5.97 GiB services: org_kde_powerdevil,
power-profiles-daemon, upowerd Init: systemd v: 257 default: graphical
tool: systemctl
Packages: 1854 pm: pacman pkgs: 1826 libs: 539 tools: octopi,pamac,paru
pm: flatpak pkgs: 28 Compilers: clang: 19.1.7 gcc: 15.1.1 Shell: garuda-inxi
default: fish v: 4.0.2 running-in: konsole inxi: 3.3.38
Garuda (2.7.2-1):
System install date: 2024-07-17
Last full system update: 2025-05-20
Is partially upgraded: No
Relevant software: snapper NetworkManager dracut
Windows dual boot: No/Undetected
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