Both have Unity, Xfce, and Gnome. I get pretty much the exact same results whether I'm using Unity or Gnome with Compiz or if I'm using Gnome of Xfce without Compiz.
Typically I'm getting around 15fps regardless of the machine, desktop, or if Compiz is enabled or not.
I also don't think that older machines are necessarily the issue either (which mine are). According to htop, my cpus total usage never eclipses about 65-70% on either machine. I don't see why that would lead to such a large/consistant frame drop rate.
I don't think it's Compiz. I have two machines that are affected by the "choppy bug."
1. Dell Intel Core 2 1.8ghz, 2gb memory, Intel video card, 12.04.
2. Dell Intel Core 2 1.6ghz, 1gb memory, Nvidia 8400gs, 12.04.
Both have Unity, Xfce, and Gnome. I get pretty much the exact same results whether I'm using Unity or Gnome with Compiz or if I'm using Gnome of Xfce without Compiz.
Typically I'm getting around 15fps regardless of the machine, desktop, or if Compiz is enabled or not.
I also don't think that older machines are necessarily the issue either (which mine are). According to htop, my cpus total usage never eclipses about 65-70% on either machine. I don't see why that would lead to such a large/consistant frame drop rate.