Compiz using high CPU

Question

I'm running Ubuntu Desktop 13.10 with VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GT218 [GeForce 210] (rev a2)

I've tried installing the:

sudo apt-get install nvidia-current

I've tried the http://followthegeeks.com/compiz-is-consuming-too-much-cpu-heres-the-solution/ thing.

But it still uses over 50% of the CPU.. Do someone know of a driver or fix for my problem? Can't find any driver for this specific nvidia card..

The solutions above are from other askubuntu questions.

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Additional information:

$ /usr/lib/nux/unity_support_test -p

OpenGL vendor string:   NVIDIA Corporation
OpenGL renderer string: GeForce 210/PCIe/SSE2
OpenGL version string:  3.3.0 NVIDIA 304.88

Not software rendered:    yes
Not blacklisted:          yes
GLX fbconfig:             yes
GLX texture from pixmap:  yes
GL npot or rect textures: yes
GL vertex program:        yes
GL fragment program:      yes
GL vertex buffer object:  yes
GL framebuffer object:    yes
GL version is 1.4+:       yes

Unity 3D supported:       yes

Also did the unity_supported_test -c -p

Compiz supported:         yes

Should some of these be no?

Maybe follow suggestions here: http://askubuntu.com/questions/369033/compiz-using-40-cpu-on-ubuntu-13-10 — Pavel, Apr 10 '14 at 14:15
Did that now, it's not the case. My "Not software render:" is set to "yes". — Thomas K, Apr 11 '14 at 09:39
A working solution is described here - I hope it helps you as much as it helped me! — Torben Gundtofte-Bruun, Jun 23 '15 at 21:29

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 11 '14 at 10:46

I've solved my problem. I installed gnome-shell environment and dropped Unity.

sudo apt-get install gnome-shell

Then logged out and chose GNOME

Choosing GNOME instead of Ubuntu

This removed the compize process from my $top list and replaced it with Xorg and gnome-shell (not sure if Xorg were on the list previous to the change of desktop envirement). These two processes average about 5% of the CPU combined.

Compiz using high CPU

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