Faxie Report post Posted March 9, 2013 On my computer there is a big difference in cpu usage between console mode and normal mode. Console: PR NI VIRT RES SHR S %CPU %MEM TIME+ COMMAND 20 0 1085m 173m 38m S 14 1.1 1:02.21 el.x86.linux.bi Normal: PR NI VIRT RES SHR S %CPU %MEM TIME+ COMMAND 20 0 1085m 171m 36m S 46 1.1 1:15.65 el.x86.linux.bi Processor: Intel® Core i5-3570 CPU @ 3.40GHz Video card: GeForce GTX 650/PCIe/SSE2 Vendor ID: NVIDIA Corporation OpenGL Version: 4.3.0 NVIDIA 310.14 This happens when playing on gnome-classic but also in gnome-shell. On this machine it isn't a real problem cause it is powerfull enough, but on my laptop cpu usage goes to 100%. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bluap Report post Posted March 9, 2013 Have you limited your FPS? Options window, Video tab. I have mine set to 40 which is fine. If the value is zero, the FPS will just go as high as it can and max out your CPU. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Faxie Report post Posted March 9, 2013 Thank you bluap, that made a difference indeed (was 90, 60 now). But I cannot understand why graphic mode will use so much more cpu (I expect gpu). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grort Report post Posted March 9, 2013 Trees. Trees are the scourge of low-power computers!!!! (Like your laptop? ) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dark_wizzie1 Report post Posted March 19, 2013 I don't think this game perfectly uses GPU resources. Trees should be GPU mostly, right? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites