On Tue, 20 Dec 2016 23:10:52 +0100 deloptes <delop...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have an older notebook with ATI. (Actually I gave it to a friend) > Recently I updated to OS is ubuntu 16.04 from 12.x. > > glxgears looks good, but after installing later firefox when watching > some YT it slows down and video breaks. even lowering quality to 360 is > not very good. > > I installed older version of FF and it was much better but still not > good. > > Do you have any idea how I can improve this? > > thanks I have an ATI 7780 card on Gentoo linux, kernel 4.8.15 with amdgpu-ucode 20160628, new kernel amd drivers (FLOSS ones), FF 50.1.0, and gnash 0.8.10_p20160329-r1 I can't complain, they are very stable and good. AMD is making great progress on this front IMHO, though not all features are implemented. BTW: FF *always* eats CPU cycles. Try qupzilla. Sincerely, David