Viewing topic GTA V Freezing? MacBook Air

Title: GTA V Freezing? MacBook Air

Neo 11 Feb 2020

Link

Hi all,
I have a MacBook Air (I know, it is shit). I have installed Ubuntu 18.04 on it. I have 4 GB of Ram, core i5 5th generation and Intel HD 6000 integrated graphics. I am trying to use Steam Play to play Grand Theft Auto 5 on my laptop. After installing some fonts, it started right up and worked quite well. When running the benchmarks I was getting 24-30 FPS. However, every few seconds the game would freeze for 2-3 seconds before resuming. It is like the game paused. This is very frustrating. Furthermore, many assets fail to load after playing for a while. I can't even get passed the first mission "Franklin and Lamar" without the game freezing then crashing. Does anyone have any suggestions? Should I switch OS? I am using Proton 5.0. Am I just destined to this bad gaming experience until I buy a new laptop?
Thanks! Have a nice day!

0 Likes

whizse 11 Feb 2020

Link

Running out of memory? The minimum requirement for the game is 4GB and there's usually some overhead with Proton and DXVK.

The stuttering might be shaders compiling and usually improves after a while (when all shaders are cached).

The Intel GPU might be a source of trouble too, not sure if it's at all supported by DXVK these days.

Might be worth a try to run the game with DX10 instead of 11.

1 Likes, Who?

Xpander 11 Feb 2020

Link

View PC info

4GB of RAM these days... just no for games like these. Its probably using swap like crazy and freezing because of that

edit: also i think your integrated GPU takes some RAM away from system for its use

Last edited by Xpander on 11 Feb 2020 at 10:45 am UTC

1 Likes, Who?

ageres 11 Feb 2020

Link

I think it's CPU overheating and throttling. Could you look at the thermal sensors?

Quoting: Xpander4GB of RAM these days... just no for games like these.

GTA V was made for consoles with 512 MB RAM only. It has 4 GB as its min system requirements on Steam.

0 Likes

Neo 11 Feb 2020

Link

Hmmm... That would make sense... I will check the thermal sensors when I have a chance... it is rather hot to touch when GTA V is open. Thanks!

0 Likes

Avehicle7887 11 Feb 2020

Link

I think that system is a bit too weak for this game, for all the reasons that others have mentioned. One thing I noticed OP didn't mention is the resolution, which plays an important role in low end systems.

As for Intel's Vulkan driver on Linux, I can speak from personal experience that it's not as bad as it used to be, I tested with games such as The Witcher 3, Darksiders 3 and Guild Wars 2. They all ran without graphics issues but the performance in the first 2 titles was far from playable.

0 Likes

Neo 11 Feb 2020

Link

I see... I have not installed DXVK... would that help? What software would be good to monitor thermal throttling?
Thanks!

0 Likes

ageres 11 Feb 2020

Link

Quoting: NeoI have not installed DXVK... would that help?

You don't have to, Proton already has it.

Quoting: NeoWhat software would be good to monitor thermal throttling?

psensor

0 Likes

Neo 12 Feb 2020

Link

Cool, thanks everyone... Does the fact that it can run at 24-30 FPS sometimes suggest that it might not be a hardware problem?

0 Likes

DefaultX-od 12 Feb 2020

Link

Quoting: NeoCool, thanks everyone... Does the fact that it can run at 24-30 FPS sometimes suggest that it might not be a hardware problem?

Did you tried valve's fsync patch?
For me it helped with Ben and Ed blood party. The game was freezing just like yours, and I installed valve's kernel, and it stoped. Right now i'm on xanmod kernel(don't know if fsync is enabled by default).
I waneted to try GTA V on my laptop to see if there are any hags on my laptop, but when I saw 90GB download, I stoped..

My laptop config:

OS: Ubuntu 19.10 with 5.4.18-xanmod10 kernel

CPU: Intel Core i3-7130 2.70GHz x4

GPU: Intel HD Graphics 620

RAM: 3,7 GIB

1 Likes, Who?

Xpander 12 Feb 2020

Link

View PC info

Quoting: ageresGTA V was made for consoles with 512 MB RAM only. It has 4 GB as its min system requirements on Steam.

console and pc aren't same. and minimum specs are bullshit, we are talking about small overhead from using proton also + the IGP is using system ram for its use also. not saying it can't be anything else, but the poster doesnt even give info how much hes system is being used while in the game. GPU usage, CPU usage, RAM usage, temps etc

1 Likes, Who?

Neo 13 Feb 2020

Link

Quoting: DefaultX-odDid you tried valve's fsync patch?

I have not tried that. I will do some research into it.

[quote=Xpander]

Quoting: ageresthe poster doesnt even give info how much hes system is being used while in the game. GPU usage, CPU usage, RAM usage, temps etc

I have not had a chance yet I will post in a few hours.
Thanks for the help everyone!

0 Likes

AnaPayne 16 Dec 2021

Link

I see... I don't have [Erişim](https://modsuper.com/tr/gta-5/) installed... will that help? What software would be good to monitor thermostats? Thanks!

Last edited by AnaPayne on 17 Dec 2021 at 7:10 am UTC

0 Likes

metalinux 27 Dec 2021

Link

Quoting: DefaultX-od
Quoting: NeoCool, thanks everyone... Does the fact that it can run at 24-30 FPS sometimes suggest that it might not be a hardware problem?
Did you tried valve's fsync patch?
For me it helped with Ben and Ed blood party. The game was freezing just like yours, and I installed valve's kernel, and it stoped. Right now i'm on xanmod kernel(don't know if fsync is enabled by default).
I waneted to try GTA V on my laptop to see if there are any hags on my laptop, but when I saw 90GB download, I stoped..

My laptop config:

OS: Ubuntu 19.10 with 5.4.18-xanmod10 kernel

CPU: Intel Core i3-7130 2.70GHz x4

GPU: Intel HD Graphics 620

RAM: 3,7 GIB

@Neo, I would definitely give this a try. Regarding fsync, as of 2021/12/21, [Valve has improved the fsync code in Proton Experimental](https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/wiki/Changelog), so you could try running the game via Proton Experimental.

Liam posted here on the changes to Proton Experimental and wrote how to enable it:

1. Search for Proton Experimental and install if not already.
2. Right click any game on Steam and go to Properties.
3. Select the Compatibility menu on the right side.
4. Ensure the "Force the use of a specific Steam Play compatibility tool" is ticked.
5. From the dropdown box that appears select Proton Experimental.

I hope that Proton Experimental helps and please let us know if there are any improvements.

0 Likes

While you're here, please consider supporting GamingOnLinux on:

Reward Tiers: Patreon. Plain Donations:

PayPal.

This ensures all of our main content remains totally free for everyone! Patreon supporters can also remove all adverts and sponsors! Supporting us helps bring good, fresh content. Without your continued support, we simply could not continue!

You can find even more ways to support us on this dedicated page any time. If you already are, thank you!