Laptop Performance | Duplicate vs Second Screen Only | Weird Performance Issue

[MultiMigo]

So I've recently plugged my laptop onto an external monitor through HDMI. Specs of the laptop (if it matters) i7 7700HQ, GTX 1060 6GB, 32GB RAM.

 

Using the Duplicate option, I get better playback and better scrubbing when video editing in DaVinci Resolve. I also get better Chrome performance (scrolls smoothly, playbacks video smoothly). But when I use the Second Screen Only option, it gets laggy and choppy.

 

Now while gaming, using the Duplicate option yields me lower framerates and it gets choppy in games. Using the Second Screen Only makes it smoother and has higher frame rates.

 

Anyone know why? Thanks

[Akshit Agarwal]

I have the same problem. Did you find a solution? For chrome I found turning on Hardware/GPU Acceleration helped. But second screen only also gives me slightly laggy framerates on media playback (I use PotPlayer). Maybe GPU Acceleration will help there as well.