Valorant UHD 620
Valorant UHD 620
You're experiencing performance issues with Valorant on your Lenovo L380 laptop running an Intel i5 8250U with the specified hardware. The game starts at a decent frame rate but drops significantly once you begin moving, dropping below 10 frames per second. You mentioned seeing a driver update to version 30.0.100.9805, which some forums suggested could be the cause of the problem. It would help if someone could confirm whether this update is related or if there are other factors at play.
Your temperatures while gaming have been quite high lately, and it seems the laptop is overheating. A thorough cleaning might help improve performance.
I understand, I purchased this for around 100€ on a marketplace for work use, but now I'm far from home and I wanted to play. I tested it and my temperatures seem elevated. When I press alt tab and return to the game, the frames reset to normal and then drop back to under 10 frames.
It seems the system is completely lacking memory, likely due to insufficient RAM and limited VRAM. With only 7.6GB used for Windows and no extra space left, it can't even run the game properly. Temperatures are high but not extreme, and the display will be at 720p with minimal settings. It should operate in a low-res mode like 22W under normal UHD620 quality.
16gb would make a big difference. It should function perfectly in most cases, especially because you're already near your thermal limits. Since your Lenovo Yoga stays at 15W and runs smoothly with the same CPU and 16GB RAM, exceeding that should boost performance even more.
In potato mode sometimes it functions properly, though often it stops after less than 10 frames. It seems like you might not be able to use this potato PC.
It's mainly a RAM problem since similar setups can occur. The main distinction lies in whether they're running Windows 10 or have different amounts of RAM—like 12GB or 16GB.