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From cache copy of an dead link https://ultra-technology.org/r/lock-fps-in-linux-opengl-applications/, twitter? UltraTechnolog7
Linux/OpenGL: Lock fps in applications and games (works with everything OpenGL-based: WINE, Steam, no-Steam)
Updated: September 11, 2019
Recently I wanted to try modeling in Blender. But when I run it my GPU became noisy. It seems Blender works at over than 60 fps on my system, I tried NVIDIA tools but it doesn’t help.
Then I found frame limiter library by Björn Spindel (follow the link and learn more). With this tool you can set your own fps rate for any OpenGL-based application.
Let’s start with the installation.
During the compilation additional developer files required. On Debian-based systems they are included in gcc-multilib package. This package contains both i386 and amd64 versions, so you don’t need to add multiarch support to your system. Install this package:
sudo apt install gcc-multilib
The second step is to download the library sources with git tool:
cd /tmp
git clone https://gitlab.com/torkel104/libstrangle
Now, when download complete go to libstrangle directory and perform sudo make install:
cd libstrangle
sudo make install
If there is no errors then building was successful.
Here is how the simplest use looks like:
strangle <YOUR_FPS_RATE> /path/to/application
In my case I run Blender at 30 fps:
strangle 30 /opt/blender-2.80-linux-glibc217-x86_64/blender
Steam
In Steam, you can add fps locking by setting launch options. Right-click on a game in your library and select Properties->Set launch options. Add the following line in the input box (replace parameters with yours):
strangle <fps_rate> %command%
Learn more on libstrangle github/lab (Using with Steam, VSYNC, Vulkan/OpenGL examples)