Tell me more ×
Ask Ubuntu is a question and answer site for Ubuntu users and developers. It's 100% free, no registration required.
up vote 3 down vote favorite
1

I have read way too many reports/blogs/news about it, but have yet to come up with a way to be sure so I will ask here: Will Wayland have any performance enhancements with video cards (higher FPS, better quality, less resource usage) in comparison to using X?

Updated posts include:

Ubuntu 13.04 Will Enable Wayland Support In GTK+

Good news in launchpad regarding Wayland Support

share|improve this question

1 Answer

up vote 4 down vote accepted

The wise answer is to say : It's too soon to tell. Wayland is too young. Many bugs where a fix can slow down things.

The logic answer is to say : yes, it will be faster : there is another newer structure, fresh coding, direct help from the professionals... many things that xorg can't do without breaking everything.

Remember when ext4 went. It was a lot faster than ext3. There was a big bug and we lost almost all the performance. Nowaday ext4 is faster but not like when it came first.

share|improve this answer
Thanks Antoine, actually I am trying to see if it is something that will actually enhance the performance for all video cards in general, a performance that we can actually see/feel or something along the lines of the "40% faster" but we can see it, feel it or even measure it. – Luis Alvarado♦ Oct 7 '12 at 17:00
Check the phoronix home page : phoronix.com They are quite neutral and they make regular benchmarks. As for the "all video cards" : I'm not sure ... I'm quite sure that it will even support old graphic cards or xorg will be faster. – Antoine Rodriguez Oct 7 '12 at 17:24

Your Answer

 
discard

By posting your answer, you agree to the privacy policy and terms of service.

Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged or ask your own question.