Stellaris - macbook pro resolution 5600M

[SebRob]

Hi,

i upgraded my computer recently to a macbook pro 16inch, and the game runs very slowly and poorly on it. I can’t even have a fullscreen resolution that utilise the maximum of the graphics card installed on it.

Is it possible to have a fix for that?

2.4, 8core i9
64gb ram
5600 pro M radeon graphic card.

 

[AndrewT]

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but let's look at your setup in detail.


Please attach your Documents/Paradox/Stellaris/settings.txt and pdx_settings.txt .
From your Documents/Paradox/Stellaris/logs/ folder, attach system.log .

Also in Steam please click on Steam-Help-System Info, and paste everything there into a text file and attach that here.


Does this happen right from the start of a new galaxy, or only in mid or late game?

Does it affect time passing, zooming or scrolling the map, loadm imes? All of those?

 

[SebRob]

It happens for a new and old game too.

it affects everything. time passing slowly, zooming, scrolling, etc...


system info :

Computer Information:
Manufacturer: Apple
Model: MacBookPro16,4
Form Factor: Laptop
No Touch Input Detected

Processor Information:
CPU Vendor: GenuineIntel
CPU Brand: Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-9980HK CPU @ 2.40GHz
CPU Family: 0x6
CPU Model: 0x9e
CPU Stepping: 0xd
CPU Type: 0x0
Speed: 2400 Mhz
16 logical processors
8 physical processors
HyperThreading: Supported
FCMOV: Unsupported
SSE2: Supported
SSE3: Supported
SSSE3: Supported
SSE4a: Unsupported
SSE41: Supported
SSE42: Supported
AES: Supported
AVX: Supported
AVX2: Unsupported
AVX512F: Unsupported
AVX512PF: Unsupported
AVX512ER: Unsupported
AVX512CD: Unsupported
AVX512VNNI: Unsupported
SHA: Unsupported
CMPXCHG16B: Supported
LAHF/SAHF: Supported
PrefetchW: Unsupported

Operating System Version:
MacOS 10.15.5 (64 bit)

Video Card:
Driver: Intel UHD Graphics 630
Driver Version: 1.2
OpenGL Version: 2.1
Desktop Color Depth: 32 bits per pixel
Monitor Refresh Rate: 59 Hz
VendorID: 0x8086
DeviceID: 0x3e9b
Revision: 0x2
Number of Monitors: 1
Number of Logical Video Cards: 2
Primary Display Resolution: 2048 x 1280
Desktop Resolution: 2048 x 1280
Primary Display Size: 13.54" x 8.46" (15.94" diag)
34.4cm x 21.5cm (40.5cm diag)
Primary VRAM: 0 MB

Memory:
RAM: 65536 Mb

VR Hardware:
VR Headset: None detected

Miscellaneous:
UI Language: English
Media Type: DVD
Total Hard Disk Space Available: 1908108 Mb
Largest Free Hard Disk Block: 1392945 Mb

 

[AndrewT]

It's very unusual for the game to not be able to run at the same resolution as your Mac desktop, not sure I've seen that before. How odd!

I can’t even have a fullscreen resolution that utilise the maximum of the graphics card installed on it.

Looking at the end of that system.log you ought to be able to run up to 5120 x 2880 (although that may slow things further) - what options do you see in the launcher or in-game resolution choices?

Do lower resolution choices help the speed? How about smaller galaxies with fewer stars?

 

[SebRob]

Hi, thanks for getting back.

here are the only resolutions i see. I can't event see the max one like you suggested :

if i choose any resolution other than 1536 x 960 i get huge black bars on screen and I can't see the whole interface.

and i don't know if there is a confusion but i have a Macbook pro 16inch 2020.

thanks

 

[AndrewT]

Here are the ones in your system.log:

[21:28:27][graphicssettings.cpp:715]: Usable res: 5120 2880 60
[21:28:27][graphicssettings.cpp:715]: Usable res: 4096 2304 60
[21:28:27][graphicssettings.cpp:715]: Usable res: 3200 1800 60
[21:28:27][graphicssettings.cpp:715]: Usable res: 2880 1620 60
[21:28:27][graphicssettings.cpp:715]: Usable res: 2560 1440 60
[21:28:27][graphicssettings.cpp:715]: Usable res: 2048 1152 60
[21:28:27][graphicssettings.cpp:715]: Usable res: 1920 1080 60
[21:28:27][graphicssettings.cpp:715]: Usable res: 1600 1200 60
[21:28:27][graphicssettings.cpp:715]: Usable res: 1600 900 60
[21:28:27][graphicssettings.cpp:715]: Usable res: 1440 810 60
[21:28:27][graphicssettings.cpp:715]: Usable res: 1344 756 60
[21:28:27][graphicssettings.cpp:715]: Usable res: 1280 1024 60
[21:28:27][graphicssettings.cpp:715]: Usable res: 1280 720 60
[21:28:27][graphicssettings.cpp:715]: Usable res: 1024 768 60

There's a complete mismatch between those and what you see in the launcher. That 1536x960 you mention is not in either place, how did you select that? And settings.txt shows yet another one 2560 x 1440

Can I see pdx_settings.txt also? That is the one made by the launcher, which gets passed into settings.txt (or should!).

And, what happens in windowed mode?

 

[SebRob]

Well in window mode, the only selection that works is 1792x1120, the ones over that I only see part of the game screen as if the rest is out of the computer. In window mode the game is slow too.

 

[AndrewT]

I have no idea what's going on here. But how are you selecting those very unusual resolutions? I don't imagine they are displayed in the launcher , are they?

 

[SebRob]

the picture i sent you are the resolutions that i see in the launcher.

 

[AndrewT]

the picture i sent you are the resolutions that i see in the launcher.

Then how are you setting this, since it is not listed there?

if i choose any resolution other than 1536 x 960 ...

 

[SebRob]

I set this form my setting after reading in the forum that I can't play fullscreen otherwise

 

[SebRob]

display settings

 

[AndrewT]

Sorry if my question is not clear, but I don't understand how you could have chosen a resolution which is not offered to you in the launcher or game?

 

[SebRob]

so, to be able to play full screen, i have to go to apple menu, system preference, display. then change my setting to a scaled display of 1536x960. then launch the game. set the same resolution in the launcher and play the game. at that resolution it is buggy and sluggish

 

[AndrewT]

I see. That is not one of the resolutions the game detects as it being able to use on your hardware so I'm not surprised it has trouble. Can you not use one that is?

[21:28:27][graphicssettings.cpp:715]: Usable res: 5120 2880 60
[21:28:27][graphicssettings.cpp:715]: Usable res: 4096 2304 60
[21:28:27][graphicssettings.cpp:715]: Usable res: 3200 1800 60
[21:28:27][graphicssettings.cpp:715]: Usable res: 2880 1620 60
[21:28:27][graphicssettings.cpp:715]: Usable res: 2560 1440 60
[21:28:27][graphicssettings.cpp:715]: Usable res: 2048 1152 60
[21:28:27][graphicssettings.cpp:715]: Usable res: 1920 1080 60
[21:28:27][graphicssettings.cpp:715]: Usable res: 1600 1200 60
[21:28:27][graphicssettings.cpp:715]: Usable res: 1600 900 60
[21:28:27][graphicssettings.cpp:715]: Usable res: 1440 810 60
[21:28:27][graphicssettings.cpp:715]: Usable res: 1344 756 60
[21:28:27][graphicssettings.cpp:715]: Usable res: 1280 1024 60