Check your settings, update drivers, clear cache, reduce game load, or restart your device.
Check your settings, update drivers, clear cache, reduce game load, or restart your device.
You're experiencing some unusual performance behavior despite having a high-end setup. It sounds like your system is struggling to utilize the GPU effectively, possibly due to driver conflicts or settings mismatches. The fact that you're seeing only 80-110 FPS in low settings suggests the GPU isn't being fully leveraged, which could be caused by the lack of an external monitor or improper driver configuration. Your RAM and cooling are well-managed, but the bottleneck might still lie in how the graphics drivers interact with your hardware. Checking for updates, ensuring no conflicting software is running, and verifying that your GPU drivers are correctly installed could help. If the issue persists, consider testing with a different monitor or adjusting power management settings.
Opening the task manager often reveals reduced activity in certain games, especially when playing in fullscreen mode.
The GPU by itself with just 8 gigabytes is unlikely to achieve 110 fps; it may rely on the DGPU and there could be additional issues at play.
I experimented and something unexpected happened—I saw higher FPS on ultra settings. When streaming on Discord, I reached 120-140fps, and my GPU usage stayed low at 11-12%. That made me wonder. I checked other benchmarks and found that a processor with at least 4.5GHz is needed to hit over 250fps, and my unit can be overclocked to 4.4GHz. Should I give it another try? After installing Control, Crysis 3, and Witcher 3 in ultra mode, I consistently got over 150fps, with GPU usage between 20-40% and about 80% of my GPU idle. What’s going on? Is Valorant mainly a CPU game, or is my GPU being used inefficiently? Or could it be that my laptop mistakenly thinks Valorant is using a different program like MSPaint?
You experienced a higher FPS after adjusting your graphics settings to the maximum level.