[GH-ISSUE #522] Low FPS due to high GPU load from wolf UI #317

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opened 2026-10-15 12:59:36 +00:00 by bsakaguchi · 1 comment

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2026-10-15 12:59:36 +00:00

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Originally created by @Brick-Logic on GitHub (Oct 3, 2026).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/games-on-whales/wolf/issues/522

When streaming starts, wolf eats around 78% of GPU and delivers 10 fps. When opening steam, it delivers 7 fps. Doesn't change with resolution or FPS configurations from the client.

I'm using a RX 460 2GB GPU.
The setup is Proxmox VE 7.4 -> LXC Unprivileged (Fedora 44) -> Wolf in Docker.

The wolf/wolf container is the one with high GPU usage according to nvtop and it only starts when the first streaming session begins. It keeps using a lot of GPU even after the streaming and the session ends.

Any ideas? Thank you so much.

Originally created by @Brick-Logic on GitHub (Oct 3, 2026). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/games-on-whales/wolf/issues/522 When streaming starts, wolf eats around 78% of GPU and delivers 10 fps. When opening steam, it delivers 7 fps. Doesn't change with resolution or FPS configurations from the client. I'm using a RX 460 2GB GPU. The setup is Proxmox VE 7.4 -> LXC Unprivileged (Fedora 44) -> Wolf in Docker. The wolf/wolf container is the one with high GPU usage according to nvtop and it only starts when the first streaming session begins. It keeps using a lot of GPU even after the streaming and the session ends. Any ideas? Thank you so much.

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@ABeltramo commented on GitHub (Oct 11, 2026):

I'm using a RX 460 2GB GPU

I suppose that's the issue here, not sure what you can realistically do with that GPU.. A few things you can try:

Wolf will match the requested client side resolution/FPS, have you tried reducing that to 720p (1280×720) for example?
Also might be worth trying out forcing H.264 from the Moonlight settings -> Advanced settings -> video codec -> pick H.264. Older cards might work better with that codec.

I'm going to close this for now, doesn't feel like a bug in Wolf to me.

@ABeltramo commented on GitHub (Oct 11, 2026): > I'm using a RX 460 2GB GPU I suppose that's the issue here, not sure what you can realistically do with that GPU.. A few things you can try: - Wolf will match the requested client side resolution/FPS, have you tried reducing that to 720p (`1280×720`) for example? - Also might be worth trying out forcing `H.264` from the Moonlight settings -> `Advanced settings` -> `video codec` -> pick `H.264`. Older cards might work better with that codec. I'm going to close this for now, doesn't feel like a bug in Wolf to me.

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