Ubuntu Steam running Games on CPU

[wangyongqinleon]

Greetings,

I recently downloaded steam on my Ubuntu 18.04. I installed civilization V. However, my CPU usage skyrocketed when I was running it and performance is poor.

It seems like steam is not using my GPU Help !!!

[wangyongqinleon]

My system information is

Computer Information:
Manufacturer: Unknown
Model: Unknown
Form Factor: Desktop
No Touch Input Detected

Processor Information:
CPU Vendor: AuthenticAMD
CPU Brand: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-Core Processor
CPU Family: 0x17
CPU Model: 0x71
CPU Stepping: 0x0
CPU Type: 0x0
Speed: 3800 Mhz
24 logical processors
12 physical processors
HyperThreading: Supported
FCMOV: Supported
SSE2: Supported
SSE3: Supported
SSSE3: Supported
SSE4a: Supported
SSE41: Supported
SSE42: Supported
AES: Supported
AVX: Supported
CMPXCHG16B: Supported
LAHF/SAHF: Supported
PrefetchW: Unsupported

Operating System Version:
Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS (64 bit)
Kernel Name: Linux
Kernel Version: 5.0.0-29-generic
X Server Vendor: The X.Org Foundation
X Server Release: 12004000
X Window Manager: GNOME Shell
Steam Runtime Version: steam-runtime_0.20190711.3

Video Card:
Driver: VMware, Inc. llvmpipe (LLVM 8.0, 128 bits)
Driver Version: 3.1 Mesa 19.0.8
OpenGL Version: 3.1
Desktop Color Depth: 24 bits per pixel
Monitor Refresh Rate: 59 Hz
VendorID: 0x10de
DeviceID: 0x1e87
Revision Not Detected
Number of Monitors: 1
Number of Logical Video Cards: 1
Primary Display Resolution: 2560 x 1440
Desktop Resolution: 2560 x 1440
Primary Display Size: 21.77" x 12.24" (24.96" diag)
55.3cm x 31.1cm (63.4cm diag)
Primary Bus: PCI Express 16x
Primary VRAM Not Detected
Supported MSAA Modes: 2x 4x 8x 16x

Sound card:
Audio device: Nvidia GPU 92 HDMI/DP

Memory:
RAM: 32129 Mb

Miscellaneous:
UI Language: English
LANG: en_US.UTF-8
Total Hard Disk Space Available: 1876255 Mb
Largest Free Hard Disk Block: 1712879 Mb
VR Headset: None detected

Recent Failure Reports:

[GuRu Asaki]

Any idea how your able to check if your Computer is running off of a GPU or the CPU?

I last night have run into a Crash Error in STEAM Big Picture Mode,
stating that my PC was deleting my Direct X 3D Drivers, & fixing the issue...

Due to a corrupt Driver, or something...

But, AMD runs fine, & Games run, everything seems fine, I don't see any issues with
my GPU or anything like that, that might indicate a Red Flag of such like oh, my
GPU might not be being used, or whatever...

But when I went to go play a Game, I noticed my Resolution in Game was showing as this...


Before the issue...

2 Displays at 5620x1440 around...

Top 3 Options for Jump Force...
1920x1080, 2560x1440, & 5620x1440 Full Screen...

After the Issue...

2 Displays at 3860x1080 around...

Top 3 Options for Jump Force...
1920x1080, 2560x1440, & 3860x2160



Now from what I gather from this is, is before the issue
my Game matched my System Resolution, where as afterwards
my Game didn't come close to matching my Resolution, & the closest
thing I had was 1080P, & yet I was suprised 4K was even being listed at all...

~_~



PS: I am also getting a Poor Performance in Games, as well...


If you have DDR3 RAM, I was told that DDR4 really, really makes
a huge difference on Windows 10...

[Cathulhu]

@Guru Asaki
Have you even read the thread?
The user does not even use Windows 10.
His OS does not even have DirectX.
The CPU does not support DDR3.

You evidently have no idea what you are talking about.

@wangyongqinleon
Why are you running Ubuntu as a VM through VMware?
Have you made sure PCIe passthrough is enabled for your VM? The use of LLVMPIPE indicates it is not active and actually running graphics in a software renderer. Which would explain why your CPU is going bonkers.

[ReBoot]

First step: Ditch VMWare and install Ubuntu natively. Then install the driver, then things should work. While GPU redirection is a thing, its more hassle than running natively. Thanks to modern UEFI times, dualbooting isn't remotely an issue.

Pro tip: Domt withhold information when asking for help. Sure, the system info hints @ virtualization but you could have mentioned that essential detail yourself.

[Satoru]

the only way you'd be seeing the llvmpipe renderer was if you installed the Mesa drivers wrong

for everyone else : the vmware llvmpie thing is more the 'default' renderer for when no video card is detected

[wangyongqinleon]

Początkowo opublikowane przez Satoru:

why on gods green earth are you using vmware to emulate ubuntu to play games............

I did not use vmware I run steam directly on ubuntu. I don't know why it is showing VMWARE.

[wangyongqinleon]

@Cathulhu

I did not use vmware I am not sure why my system spec says so.

Are you saying that LLVMpipe renderer is a indication of not using GPU?

[Satoru]

Początkowo opublikowane przez wangyongqinleon:

Początkowo opublikowane przez Satoru:

why on gods green earth are you using vmware to emulate ubuntu to play games............

I did not use vmware I run steam directly on ubuntu. I don't know why it is showing VMWARE.

sorry forgot that the mesa drivers show up as vmware if you somehow drop down to sofftware rendering

its very likely your mesa and amd drivers are installed wrong

[Cathulhu]

Początkowo opublikowane przez wangyongqinleon:

@Cathulhu

I did not use vmware I am not sure why my system spec says so.

Are you saying that LLVMpipe renderer is a indication of not using GPU?

It's not an indicator, it's actual proof.

[ReBoot]

Początkowo opublikowane przez wangyongqinleon:

Początkowo opublikowane przez Satoru:

why on gods green earth are you using vmware to emulate ubuntu to play games............

I did not use vmware I run steam directly on ubuntu. I don't know why it is showing VMWARE.

Then its because you haven't installed the proper driver. If the game doesn't know about the graphics cars because theres nod river for it, how's the game supposed to use the graphics card after all?

[Silicon Vampire]

https://steamcommunity.com/app/221410/discussions/