Random stuttering until reboot watching yt videos

Framework Laptop 13 Linux
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Which Linux distro are you using?
Ubuntu

Which release version?
24.04.2 LTS

Which kernel are you using?
6.11.0-21-generic

Which BIOS version are you using?
3.07

Which Framework Laptop 13 model are you using? (AMD Ryzen™ 7040 Series, Intel® Core™ Ultra Series 1, 13th Gen Intel® Core™ , 12th Gen Intel® Core™, 11th Gen Intel® Core™)
AMD Ryzen™ 7040 Series

Video and audio stutters, moving the mouse around also stutters at the same intervals. Persists until reboot.

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If you have amdgpu_top installed, next time this happens, can you open “amdgpu_top” and have a look at the “Thottle Status: […]” and show what is between those squared brackets, also set your power profile ( or equivalent ) to “performance” and see what the maximum processor frequency is

I’m assessing some stuff and there something I’m suspicious of ( somewhat… ) what’s going on and it’s been more noticeable since I’ve replaced the liquid thermal with PTM7958

I have a Framework 16 but we’re both using AMD Phoenix ( I’ve have 7840HS, no dGPU )

I’m using Gentoo 2.17, Kernel 6.15-rc2, BIOS 3.05, KDE Plasma 6.2.5 ( Wayland )

Thanks

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I’m also running into the same issues with youtube videos stuttering.

Config: Framework 13, AMD 7040 series (AMD Ryzen 5 7640U)

OS: Fedora release 42 (Adams)

Kernel: 6.5.6-300.fc39.x86_64

BIOS:

	Vendor: INSYDE Corp.
	Version: 03.08
	Release Date: 03/19/2025
	Address: 0xE0000
       product: AMD Ryzen 5 7640U w/ Radeon 760M Graphics
       vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
       physical id: 4
       bus info: cpu@0
       version: 25.116.1

Scale: 125%

watching this space for any suggestions..

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ok, will do. installed amdgpu_top - just waiting for it to happen again.

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output while laptop was stuttering with a yt video playing. this time the sound was fine but everything else was laggy.

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oops sorry missed this part. ill scroll down next time :man_facepalming:

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this is a known issue. https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/drm/amd/-/issues/3647#top

try adding this to your kernel params
amdgpu.dcdebugmask=0x10

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thanks, added. now its a wait and see game :smiley:

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I tried adding the parm by making my /etc/default/grub line:
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="rhgb quiet amdgpu.runpm=0 amdgpu.dcdebugmask=0x10"

I still see the issue. When I move the mouse while video is playing full screen i still see stuttering/micro freezes etc.

When i say stuck i see the following:

  • video frame is stuck but audio keeps playing
  • exiting fullscreen video playback and then opening fullscreen fixes the problem until the next time i move the mouse while video is playing fullscreen.

Also, now my framework BIOS version is 3.09 which is the latest as of now.

My stack uses Wayland and not x11

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Another update here.

When I connect an external display, I see the stuttering when interacting with content on the laptop display but not on the external display.

Also, this happens even when no video is playing

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I was finally able to fix the issue. In my case it was simply turning off the display scaling. It was set to 125% and changing it back to 100% got rid of the issue. I haven’t been able to replicate it since that change.