https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=489077
Bug ID: 489077
Summary: When 2 monitors are present, with monitor 1 at 100%
scaling, and monitor 2 at 125% scaling; (1) all
applications on monitor 1 are blurry; (2) games
recognize monitor 1 as being higher resolution than it
actually is, and appear blurry.
Classification: Plasma
Product: kwin
Version: 6.1.0
Platform: Arch Linux
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: compositing
Assignee: kwin-bugs-n...@kde.org
Reporter: kole3...@gmail.com
Target Milestone: ---
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SUMMARY
I have a laptop with a Nvidia GTX 1650 and UHD 630 intagrated graphics. The
laptop has a 1080x1920 display, and is plugged into a 1080x2560 display. Since
the laptop display is much smaller, it is be at 125% scaling. The external
1080x2560 display is at 100% scaling. The HDMI port on the laptop is routed to
the GTX 1650.
Xwayland Applications on the external display (100% scaling) appear to be
blurry, and some appear to be downscaled. Furthermore, running a game (Genshin
Impact, running through proton experimental (as of june 23rd, 2024)) on the
external monitor results in the game being blurry (in game resolution being set
to 1080x2560). going into the game's settings, the highest resolution option is
1350x3200. Setting this option fixes the blurriness, but results in the game
running poorly (GTX 1650 is not powerful enough to run the game at this
resolution). Re-setting the game resolution to 1080x2560 results in the game
running in a smaller window.
This issue does not exist if both displays are at the same scaling.
This issue does not exist if the laptop display is deactivated.
This issue does not exist for native wayland applications.
I have tested this a while ago, on plasma 5 (I am unsure to what version, but i
believe it was 5.27.XX), and the issue was still present then.
I do not have another laptop with a non-nvidia gpu to test to see if this is a
nvidia problem.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Use laptop (with Nvidia GPU, maybe)
2. Using KDE system settings, set display scale of laptop display to 125%
3. plug in external monitor, ensuring that it is at 100% scaling
4. observe that Xwayland apps running on the external monitor with 100% scaling
are blurry, and some are downscaled.
5. run XWayland game, observe that it is blurry unless it's resolution is set
to one that is higher than the monitor's resolution
OBSERVED RESULT
Xwayland Windows are blurry, game is blurry and recognizes the external
1080x2560 monitor with 100% scaling as being higher resolution (1350x3200) that
it actually is, requiring to be set to that (1350x3200) resolution to not be
blurry. setting the game resolution to what the monitor's true resolution
(1080x2560) is results in the game being blurry (if fullscreen), or the game
running in a window smaller than the display.
EXPECTED RESULT
for X11 applications/windows to not be blurry/downscaled, and for the game to
recognize the 1080x2560 monitor as being 1080x2560, not 1350x3200. Setting the
game to 1080x2560 fullscreen should result in no blur, and setting the game to
a window of said size should result in the window being clear, and the same
size as the display, not smaller.
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
KDE Plasma: Plasma 6.1.0 (wayland)
Distro: Arch Linux
Kernel: 6.9.5-arch1-1
(available in About System)
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.3.0
Qt Version: 6.7.1
NVIDIA Driver Version: Proprietary, 550.90.07
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
CPU: i5 9300H
GPU0: Intel UHD 630
GPU1: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650
Display 1: 1080x1920 (GPU0)
Display 2: 1080x2560 (GPU1)
I believe that the issue is that X11 applications running through XWayland
detect the external display at 100% scaling to be at a resolution that is 1.25x
what it actually is, resulting in them being downscaled/blurry. They detect the
1080x2560 monitor to be a 1350x3200 monitor.
Tested Applications: (all from either arch repository or AUR)
Firefox: Unaffected
Konsole: Unaffected
Dolphin: Unaffected (exception: Certain icons change to different icons)
KDE System Settings: Unaffected
Spotify: Blurry, correct scale
Discord: Blurry, correct scale
Vesktop: Blurry, correct scale
Chrome: Downscaled
Steam: Downscaled
Genshin Impact: Downscaled
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