Lower frames when laptop not plugged in

[benjamin3033]

When playing minecraft my frames are doubled when I am plugged in.

[Ostwind]

laptops go into a separate power state when not plugged in to save battery life. This can result in less performance.

[benjamin3033]

1 minute ago, Ostwind said:

laptops go into a separate power state when not plugged in to save battery life. This can result in less performance.

Is there any way I can turn this off?

[linesma]

4 minutes ago, benjamin3033 said:

When playing minecraft my frames are doubled when I am plugged in.

Your graphics card is entering a power save mode that lowers its frame rates. You can go into your graphics card's properties, such as nVidia's control panel, and adjust its power saving mode. It is usually on a separate tab.

[ZEERAY]

i'm assuming your PC is running some form of Windows (7,8,8.1,10). It's entering power saver mode immediately when you unplug it. To resolve this, look up "Power Options" in the Start Menu and you'll see the list of states and rules you can set for when you unplug the laptop from the charger. This should fix the issue.

[Ostwind]

4 minutes ago, benjamin3033 said:

Is there any way I can turn this off?

you can go into the powershell settings in windows and change how the laptop will run on battery, if you have a dedicated gpu you can also go into the control panel for said gpu and adjust the power saving settings. though you might not be able to regain full plugged in performance while on battery as there could be some power settings that are locked away in the bios that you cant change. Ive had that be the case before on some laptops that ive owned.

[benjamin3033]

2 minutes ago, linesma said:

Your graphics card is entering a power save mode that lowers its frame rates. You can go into your graphics card's properties, such as nVidia's control panel, and adjust its power saving mode. It is usually on a separate tab.

I have an AMD apu do you know how to do it on there?

[xAcid9]

Some laptop is just not able to run on full speed with battery only thus the throttling. 

[benjamin3033]

1 minute ago, xAcid9 said:

Some laptop is just not able to run on full speed with battery only thus the throttling. 

Darn, ok

[linesma]

2 minutes ago, benjamin3033 said:

I have an AMD apu do you know how to do it on there?

Sorry for the delay. I am not an AMD person, so I had to ask a friend of mine to look at his laptop that has an AMD GPU. This is what I found. Go to the Radeon software and click on "Display". Then click on the "More Options" button. It will open up another settings window. In this Window, there is an option called "Power" with a subsection calles "Power Play". There you should be able to adjust your settings. I hope this helps.

 

BTW, if you are still using the Catalyst Control Center, there is a tab in there for power management as well. That is where you can adjust the needed settings.

 

I hope this helps!

[benjamin3033]

2 minutes ago, linesma said:

Sorry for the delay. I am not an AMD person, so I had to ask a friend of mine to look at his laptop that has an AMD GPU. This is what I found. Go to the Radeon software and click on "Display". Then click on the "More Options" button. It will open up another settings window. In this Window, there is an option called "Power" with a subsection calles "Power Play". There you should be able to adjust your settings. I hope this helps.

 

BTW, if you are still using the Catalyst Control Center, there is a tab in there for power management as well. That is where you can adjust the needed settings.

 

I hope this helps!

Thanks

[linesma]

1 minute ago, benjamin3033 said:

Thanks

NP, here is a video about it that Linus did on the Radeon Software that he did for NCIX Tech tips. It gives a good overview of said software. Radeon Settings: Crimson Edition Overview

[benjamin3033]

2 hours ago, linesma said:

NP, here is a video about it that Linus did on the Radeon Software that he did for NCIX Tech tips. It gives a good overview of said software. Radeon Settings: Crimson Edition Overview

Watched it!