Worst performance when plugged in

[Seazer]

So, whenever I plug my laptop in, Fortnite on the lowest setting will barely get 30 fps. However, when unplugged i get a solid 60 fps on medium settings. Any reasons why this happens and how to fix it?

[Tabs]

Have you checked to see if your power plans are set up properly? On portable devices there's different settings for when the device is plugged in versus on battery power. Obviously it's normally set up the other way around, but it could have been changed.

 

Worth checking, at least.

[Seazer]

1 hour ago, Tabs said:

Have you checked to see if your power plans are set up properly? On portable devices there's different settings for when the device is plugged in versus on battery power. Obviously it's normally set up the other way around, but it could have been changed.

 

Worth checking, at least.

I went into power plans but there was no option on how to change the actual performance. There's just settings changing screen brightness, what happens when you close the lid etc. It says i'm on a plan that balances the hardware's performance in relation to energy consumption. Is there any more detailed way to change the settings?

[Tabs]

28 minutes ago, Seazer said:

I went into power plans but there was no option on how to change the actual performance. There's just settings changing screen brightness, what happens when you close the lid etc. It says i'm on a plan that balances the hardware's performance in relation to energy consumption. Is there any more detailed way to change the settings?

Yes, click "change plan settings", then "change advanced power settings" in the next screen. You have to be in the old control panel for this, there's a link to it at the side of the new one.

[Seazer]

On 4/18/2018 at 10:20 PM, Tabs said:

Yes, click "change plan settings", then "change advanced power settings" in the next screen. You have to be in the old control panel for this, there's a link to it at the side of the new one.

It only gives me access to a balanced power plan and in advanced settings I can only change the display, sleep, desktop background settings and power buttons

 

[Tabs]

Does it look like the image I attached? You should have access to the processor power management section, which is the most likely candidate if you have different performance on battery power versus being plugged in.

 

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