You are right that tearing appears even without Compiz but this could be circumvented by using OpenGL video output and activating vsync for everything in the AMD Controlcenter. This workaround doesn't work with Compiz so the main problem is with Compiz.
You are right that tearing appears even without Compiz but this could be circumvented by using OpenGL video output and activating vsync for everything in the AMD Controlcenter. This workaround doesn't work with Compiz so the main problem is with Compiz.