VSCode: Enable GPU Acceleration

code_flags.md

My Device

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        ./ooosssso++osssssso+`           DE: GNOME 48.3
       .oossssso-````/ossssss+`          WM: Mutter (Wayland)
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                                         CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS (16) @ 5.14 GHz
                                         GPU: AMD Radeon 780M Graphics [Integrated]

Configuration

❯ cat ~/.config/code-flags.conf
--no-sandbox
--disable-gpu-sandbox
--ozone-platform=wayland
--ozone-platform-hint=auto
--enable-features=UseOzonePlatform,WaylandWindowDecorations
--enable-features=Vulkan
--enable-zero-copy
--enable-unsafe-webgpu
--enable-direct-composition

Test

❯ code --status
GPU Status:       2d_canvas:                              enabled
                  canvas_oop_rasterization:               enabled_on
                  direct_rendering_display_compositor:    disabled_off_ok
                  gpu_compositing:                        enabled
                  multiple_raster_threads:                enabled_on
                  opengl:                                 enabled_on
                  rasterization:                          enabled
                  raw_draw:                               disabled_off_ok
                  skia_graphite:                          disabled_off
                  video_decode:                           enabled
                  video_encode:                           disabled_software
                  vulkan:                                 enabled_on
                  webgl:                                  enabled
                  webgl2:                                 enabled
                  webgpu:                                 enabled
                  webnn:                                  disabled_off

settings.json

{
    "editor.experimentalGpuAcceleration": "on"
}

--enable-zero-copy

disable(❌): 830MiB
enable(✅): 758MiB (-8%)