(08-16-2022, 11:19 AM)steejo Wrote: So I ended up installing PowerTools as recommended by a user on the Steam Deck Discord, which supposedly allowed me to both disable SMT and set the number of threads to 3 (on a per-game basis), but the stuttering still occurs. I'm not sure if PowerTools isn't working properly or if changing these settings just didn't work.
How did you end up getting the emulator working properly in KDE plasma desktop mode? With native Dolphin or with Emulation Station? When I used the controller in native Dolphin it kept accepting my 8BitDo Pro button presses as mouse presses when using the L2 and R2 buttons.
And out of curiosity does anyone know if this issue would have to be resolved from Valve's side or from Dolphin's side? Based on what Nintendo Maniac 64 said I think it would be Valve's side but it's uncertain.
The powertools plugin does indeed allow us to disable SMT and set the number of threads lower than 8. I find 3, or sometimes 4 the best.
Unfortunately, disabling SMT does not fix the micro stutters. It does however improve performance on a lot of games. Try Mario Kart Wii with both 8 threads, then switch to 3. The micro stutters is a completely different issue and wayland is suspect as these stutters don't show when run under X11 on desktop.
I just run dolphin standalone as downloaded as a flatpak through the Discover store. I don't know about your 8BitDo controller as I don't use external controllers. I just set mapped the steam deck's buttons.
I think the issue with the microstutters is on the Valve side, indirectly because of wayland.