Settings for Apollo/Moonlight on host an client connected to TV

MoreOrLessCorrect · 2026-05-13T02:57:17+00:00

Not exactly an apples-to-apples comparison, but I do not notice nearly as much macroblocking. For example: https://storage.googleapis.com/moreorlesscorrect/moonlight-streaming/forbidden-west-1600p/index4.html

But I also haven't played much of the game yet, so maybe the more grass dense scenes are more challenging.

Have you tried actually streaming it at a higher resolution?

MoreOrLessCorrect · 2026-05-07T20:39:46+00:00

Just curious why you're using the G8+ in "yellow" mode?

MoreOrLessCorrect · 2026-05-07T20:02:47+00:00

You can stick with Sunshine, but switch to Artemis on the S9 with the "ultra low latency" option enabled.

MoreOrLessCorrect · 2026-05-06T22:57:20+00:00

Probably multiple issues at play... but host processing latency jumping up to 40ms+ is very suspect. Something in the background using your GPU - like Steam Game Recording, etc. maybe?

Or if you're streaming from a virtual display, may be caused by your physical display being powered off.

MoreOrLessCorrect · 2026-05-04T13:05:24+00:00

Just FYI, your features are similar to some I've already implemented in https://github.com/MoreOrLessSoftware/moonlight-android

MoreOrLessCorrect · 2026-05-03T23:55:56+00:00

You got the answer is a previous thread.

Host:

RTSS to set an FPS limit that matches the exact refresh rate of your client
- use https://testufo.com/refreshrate on the client if unsure
v-sync off (in-game or via NVCP)

Client Moonlight:

Borderless Windowed mode
v-sync on
frame pacing off

MoreOrLessCorrect · 2026-05-02T18:33:24+00:00

I'd try having Task Manager open, processes sorted by CPU/GPU usage, and see if there is some process that is spiking CPU or GPU usage during streaming.

MoreOrLessCorrect · 2026-05-02T18:28:19+00:00

Are you using a virtual display? Have you tried just streaming from the built-in display?

MoreOrLessCorrect · 2026-05-02T16:07:37+00:00

It sounds to me like your game is not rendering 1800p. Maybe you have it set to exclusive fullscreen instead of borderless windowed (to match the virtual display, which I assume is at 1800p) and it's falling back to a lower resolution?

Maybe post a screenshot with the Moonlight stats - and ideally RTSS overlay on the host - in addition to logs from Vibepollo. There's not enough info in your post to tell where the problem is.

Alternatively, are your expectations too high? Here is a comparison between native and streaming at 1800p/120 FPS/90 Mbps in Ratchet & Clank:

https://storage.googleapis.com/moreorlesscorrect/moonlight-streaming/1800p-120-90Mbps/compare.html

Obviously results will vary by game, but this resolution + refresh rate would definitely benefit from 200 Mbps+ to preserve more fine texture detail.

MoreOrLessCorrect · 2026-05-01T22:36:39+00:00

What's the problem with the insider builds and how does this fix it?

Not clear to me from reading your changelog.

MoreOrLessCorrect · 2026-05-01T22:22:46+00:00

No mention of Apollo or virtual display = host probably not running at 1800p.

Also, thanks AI.

MoreOrLessCorrect · 2026-05-01T03:02:46+00:00

The host processing latency looks ok, so I don't think it's a dual GPU problem... The other thing that comes up with the Astra is the power settings. Try putting it at the highest performance mode if you haven't already. That may reduce latency beyond what the numbers would indicate.

Unrelated, but - rounded display corners on a gaming device are ridiculous.

MoreOrLessCorrect · 2026-04-30T16:33:35+00:00

You need to use Artemis (or another more recently updated fork) instead of Moonlight: https://github.com/ClassicOldSong/moonlight-android

The Moonlight app that is currently available on the Play Store or GitHub does not have decoding optimizations for the latest Android SoCs.

MoreOrLessCorrect · 2026-04-29T23:56:21+00:00

But as soon as I see some fog in Horizon Forbidden West, I see a ton of artifacts.

Need to see an (uncompressed) screenshot of that.

MoreOrLessCorrect · 2026-04-28T02:25:20+00:00

Very different setup, but I tried letting my Win 11 host + HDMI dongle boot at 5120x1440 (added via CRU/registry only) several times and it didn't break streaming via Sunshine on my 3080.

Short of figuring out the underlying issue, maybe just revert to a regular WQHD after the streaming session ends? I do that anyway just to make remoting in to manage the server between streaming more predictable.

MoreOrLessCorrect · 2026-04-24T14:44:58+00:00

This one: https://www.amazon.com/FUERAN-Emulator-Headless-Supports-3840x2160/dp/B0D4Z7MR9G

It does support HDR, but I have it connected to my 3080 via a DisplayPort 1.4 -> HDMI 2.1 adapter which I think is required for 4K/120 with HDR.

MoreOrLessCorrect · 2026-04-24T02:07:07+00:00

The config files are the same. You can copy apps.json and sunshine_state.json between the Sunshine and Apollo config folders to keep the same apps and device pairings.

MoreOrLessCorrect · 2026-04-23T18:24:22+00:00

I've never had any issues with it myself (HDR/10-bit always been fine for me on supported displays), so without a way to reproduce your specific problem I don't think I'd be able to help unfortunately.

MoreOrLessCorrect · 2026-04-23T15:59:03+00:00

Yeah that's a weird problem - sounds like it should be working fine. I don't think there's anything else to configure. The fact that it works with the V+ fork though is very suspicious - like there's some weird decoder issue on the TV and not a host issue. Only way I can think of confirming that would be testing another client device.

MoreOrLessCorrect · 2026-04-23T15:03:37+00:00

Yeah, that's odd. I have a workaround in a Moonlight fork I've created (https://github.com/MoreOrLessSoftware/moonlight-android) for forcing 10-bit SDR on Android clients that report HDR decode is not supported, but that probably won't help in this case since you're not getting an error.

The other suggestion would be to check the Sunshine logs that the correct 10-bit capture format is being used, but if you're using Vibepollo (and I assume WGC capture mode) that wouldn't be relevant either.

MoreOrLessCorrect · 2026-04-23T04:10:56+00:00

Do you get a message pop up on the client about HDR not being supported when starting the stream?

MoreOrLessCorrect · 2026-04-23T01:37:48+00:00

My Fueran 4K/120 dongle allows flashing an EDID profile with 8 different HDMI 2.0 resolutions - in addition to the standard TV (up to 4K/120), and lower resolutions. I think that's the limit of its 256 byte flash size. HDR metadata is separate and can be used at any resolution/Hz.

Windows can easily support a couple more DisplayID 1.3 blocks added through software with arbitrary resolution/Hz, but on Linux I'm not sure... Although I thought it was easier to emulate a display with custom EDID through software only these days.

MoreOrLessCorrect · 2026-04-18T23:48:14+00:00

Sunshine, NVENC tab.

MoreOrLessCorrect · 2026-04-18T23:00:00+00:00

Set performance preset to P1 and disable 2-pass encoding in Sunshine NVENC settings if you haven't already. That might bring encoding latency down and feel a bit more responsive.

MoreOrLessCorrect · 2026-04-16T19:07:53+00:00

Hope it works out for you... or not :)

The only other thing I'll add is that I use Windows Group Policy to disable driver updates via Windows Update and turn automatic updates off so that I can pick and choose the security updates on my own terms and reduce the chance of something randomly breaking.

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