Battery Backups and GPU performance

[gent23mj]

Does the use of a battery backup affect GPU performance (or any performance for that matter)?  I wouldn't think that it would but as soon as I installed one I noticed some dips in framerate, like from 60 to 30.  Not constant.  Like it will dip down and go back up.  I didnt know if the regulation of power by the backup would have anything to do with that

[Crunchy Dragon]

The backup is supposed to regulate the power flow, yes? So in the event of a power outage you have enough power to shut down everything properly, correct?

 

Logically, the backup shouldn't affect GPU performance.

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If it's affecting performance the only logical reason for that would be Windows detecting it as a battery and switching power modes.  Nothing about how the power is supplied could cause that.

[wONKEyeYEs]

Well if your UPS were not of sufficient wattage and your computer was drawing more than the UPS was rated for 

I think that would cause problems.

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29 minutes ago, wONKEyeYEs said:

Well if your UPS were not of sufficient wattage and your computer was drawing more than the UPS was rated for 

I think that would cause problems.

Yes, it could damage the UPS, or even cause the PC to outright crash, but I would not expect to see a performance drop on an otherwise fully functional system.  That would be very weird.

[wONKEyeYEs]

Just now, Ryan_Vickers said:

but I would not expect to see a performance drop on an otherwise fully functional system.  That would be very weird.

Yes, I have  a UPS and it hasn't effected my system adversely in any way.