For me, with the Maverick Alpha 3 live CD, things seem to be about the same, if not worse.
The numbers below are measured with glxgears. Lucid w/ KMS: ~2500 frames in 5 seconds. Lucid w/o KMS: ~5500 frames in 5 seconds. Maverick w/ KMS: ~300 frames in 5 seconds. Maverick w/o KMS: ~5500 frames in 5 seconds.
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc M22 [Mobility Radeon X300]
For me, with the Maverick Alpha 3 live CD, things seem to be about the same, if not worse.
The numbers below are measured with glxgears.
Lucid w/ KMS: ~2500 frames in 5 seconds.
Lucid w/o KMS: ~5500 frames in 5 seconds.
Maverick w/ KMS: ~300 frames in 5 seconds.
Maverick w/o KMS: ~5500 frames in 5 seconds.
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc M22 [Mobility Radeon X300]