tpwpny Posted January 6, 2021 Report Posted January 6, 2021 (edited) I am only getting SMP clouds when the Visual Effects setting in XP11 prefs is set to "High" or "Max" (HDR on) --which causes a massive FPS drop from about 35-40 to 18-20. Please advise. Edited January 7, 2021 by tpwpny Quote
sundog Posted January 7, 2021 Report Posted January 7, 2021 Try changing the anti-aliasing settings in X-Plane, or use OpenGL mode. I think you're running into a known bug in AMD drivers when using Vulkan. Quote
tpwpny Posted January 8, 2021 Author Report Posted January 8, 2021 22 hours ago, sundog said: Try changing the anti-aliasing settings in X-Plane, or use OpenGL mode. I think you're running into a known bug in AMD drivers when using Vulkan. I'm not using Vulkan / Metal at all -- It's Mac, running XP11 in Open GL mode. GPU is Sapphire 580 Pulse/Nitro, 8GB VRAM, CPU is 3.46ghz 6-core, with XP on an internal SSD. Usual fps is 40-50. Quote
sundog Posted January 8, 2021 Report Posted January 8, 2021 (edited) OK, I would still advise changing the anti-aliasing setting and see if that gets your clouds back with HDR off. Also, make sure you are using the latest version of SMP (4.9.3) Edited January 8, 2021 by sundog Quote
tpwpny Posted January 9, 2021 Author Report Posted January 9, 2021 On 1/8/2021 at 9:03 AM, sundog said: OK, I would still advise changing the anti-aliasing setting and see if that gets your clouds back with HDR off. Also, make sure you are using the latest version of SMP (4.9.3) Still only clouds in High/Max VE setting only, even with anti-aliasing turned down. I'm using Ver. 4.9.6.2 Quote
sundog Posted January 9, 2021 Report Posted January 9, 2021 Hey @Cameroncan you check that SMP is working OK on your Mac with HDR off? This is the first I've heard of this I think, but maybe you can repro it... Quote
Cameron Posted January 10, 2021 Report Posted January 10, 2021 19 hours ago, sundog said: Hey @Cameroncan you check that SMP is working OK on your Mac with HDR off? This is the first I've heard of this I think, but maybe you can repro it... I can confirm that SkyMaxx Pro is working with HDR off as expected. I am running a Mac with an AMD 5700XT on the latest Big Sur. @tpwpny as drivers for GPUs are a part of the operating system with Mac, can you clarify which version of Mac OS X you're running? Quote
tpwpny Posted January 11, 2021 Author Report Posted January 11, 2021 4 hours ago, Cameron said: I can confirm that SkyMaxx Pro is working with HDR off as expected. I am running a Mac with an AMD 5700XT on the latest Big Sur. @tpwpny as drivers for GPUs are a part of the operating system with Mac, can you clarify which version of Mac OS X you're running? High Sierra 10.13.6 Quote
Cameron Posted January 11, 2021 Report Posted January 11, 2021 @tpwpny wish I could help you more! Unfortunately when it comes to Apple, we're at the mercy of their developers updating drivers unlike in the Windows and Linux worlds. I suppose the only chance you have is to upgrade, which I wouldn't blame you for not doing either (not that I've had any issues with Big Sur). Quote
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