40 fps on Apex Legends with 1660ti on low settings, Help!

[dotalover]

Since this morning I'm getting only 40 to 50 fps on Apex legends while on low settings. I have an asus laptop running a ryzen 7 3750h with a 1660ti max q with 16 gigs of ram on dual channel. I really enjoy apex legends and I used to get some 70 80 fps on fairly low settings but it has been dropping for the past week  and since today it's on 40 fps which is unbearable. Need help 

[boggy77]

is the laptop plugged in? are you sure you're running the game with the dedicated gpu and not with the igpu? how are the temperatures?

[dotalover]

8 minutes ago, boggy77 said:

is the laptop plugged in? are you sure you're running the game with the dedicated gpu and not with the igpu? how are the temperatures?

Yes. It is plugged in. Set on high performance mode. With the nvidia GPU in use. Temps are around 86°C but I did notice the GPU utilization being low,around  40 50%

[boggy77]

7 minutes ago, dotalover said:

Temps are around 86°C

if that's the gpu temp, that's most likely the issue. most nvidia gpus start throttling at 85 by default. try to clean the fans a bit and maybe use a cooling pad. you can also install msi afterburner and try a more aggressive fan curve and a bit of undervolting

[Chris Pratt]

9 minutes ago, boggy77 said:

if that's the gpu temp, that's most likely the issue. most nvidia gpus start throttling at 85 by default. try to clean the fans a bit and maybe use a cooling pad. you can also install msi afterburner and try a more aggressive fan curve and a bit of undervolting

Yes. Mobile GPUs in particular are more thermally bound their desktop counterparts, because high temps affect the entire system more acutely.

[dotalover]

21 minutes ago, Chris Pratt said:

Yes. Mobile GPUs in particular are more thermally bound their desktop counterparts, because high temps affect the entire system more acutely.

It was fine just yesterday and now today its potato. I dont think it's the temp only. Even before the gpu hits 80 the fps is already pretty low. It's not like the fps gets lower as tge tends rises

[dotalover]

32 minutes ago, boggy77 said:

if that's the gpu temp, that's most likely the issue. most nvidia gpus start throttling at 85 by default. try to clean the fans a bit and maybe use a cooling pad. you can also install msi afterburner and try a more aggressive fan curve and a bit of undervolting

My fans are already turbo ing at max and maybe I should try to clean up a bit 

[Chris Pratt]

1 hour ago, dotalover said:

It was fine just yesterday and now today its potato. I dont think it's the temp only. Even before the gpu hits 80 the fps is already pretty low. It's not like the fps gets lower as tge tends rises

Yes. That's exactly how it is. As temps get higher, the more it thermal throttles. It will keep throttling back until temps return to acceptable ranges.

[LogicalDrm]

-> Moved to PC Gaming