Closed Bug 1657902 Opened 2 years ago Closed 2 years ago

[macOS 11] Firefox is not using dedicated gpu

Categories

(Core :: Graphics, defect, P3)

Product:
Core
Component:
Graphics
Platform:
Desktop
macOS
Type:
defect

Tracking

()

Status:
RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Tracking Flags:
Tracking Status
firefox80 --- fixed
firefox81 --- fixed

People

(Reporter: csasca, Unassigned)

References

(Blocks 1 open bug)

Details

Attachments

(1 file)

DG not detected.png
4.15 MB, image/png
Details
Attached image DG not detected.png —

Affected versions

  • Firefox 80.0b5
  • Firefox 81.0a1

Affected platforms

  • macOS 11 (public beta 1)

Preconditions

  • A dual graphics mac is required
  • The dedicated gpu is set to active

Steps to reproduce

  1. Launch Firefox
  2. Access about:support and scroll to Graphics category
  3. See the browser console for the initialised compositor as well

Expected result

  • The dedicated gpu is in use

Actual result

  • The intel iris pro gpu is in use, despite dedicated gpu being active

Regression range

  • This is happening on macOS 11, so I don't think this is a regression.

Additional notes

  • The infos can be seen in the attachment.
  • This is reproducible on a macbook pro 2015 15" with Radeon R9 M370X dedicated gpu.
  • Firefox Nightly has Webrender by default but still uses the integrated graphics.
Has Regression Range: --- → no
Has STR: --- → yes
Summary: [macOS 11 → [macOS 11] Firefox is not using dedicated gpu
Has Regression Range: no → irrelevant

@Catalin: Do you see the same behavior with webrender on?

Severity: normal → S3
Flags: needinfo?(catalin.sasca)
Priority: -- → P3

Hey Kris, it seems that now Firefox 80.0b6 and latest nightly 81.0a1 are seeing by default the dedicated graphics. I think this is safe to close this issue.

Flags: needinfo?(catalin.sasca) → needinfo?(ktaeleman)

Thanks Catalin!

Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 2 years ago
Flags: needinfo?(ktaeleman)
Resolution: --- → FIXED
status-firefox80: affected → fixed
status-firefox81: affected → fixed
Resolution: FIXED → WORKSFORME
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