I run gentoo on a laptop with a Radeon Mobility 7500 video card. I emerged xfree-drm as recommended in the Gentoo forums, and I think 3D really works. glxinfo|grep direct says Yes.
But when I run glxgears in almost full screen, I get only 50-60 frames per second. Is that normal, considering that full screen is 1400x1050, or should I be able to get more than that? If so, any pointers to more information on how to do it?
My notebook, at 1400x1050 on a radeon 7500 mobility gets ~70fps with glxgears maximized. I can play neverwinter nights fine on it though.
Remember, glxgears is a verification tool, not a benchmark. Try installing quake or tuxracer, or something and see what you get.
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