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    FPS Drops to 2 frames - GTX 850m

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by iAhmed-07, Jul 2, 2015.

  1. iAhmed-07

    iAhmed-07 Notebook Consultant

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    Hey guys,

    I have HP Envy 15 with i7 4712hq and GTX 850m

    My problem is i get Frame drops after minutes of playing .. it drops to 1 or 2 fps and i need to minimize for a little time then go back to the game to work and i have to do that every time i get frame drop problem

    my driver is 347.88

    i am playing sleeping dogs recently and i get this problem every several minutes. played GTA V and had this problem but it happened only 2-3 times

    played BF3/4 For too many hours and didn't have this problem

    what should i do? and any recommended driver?

    i repasted the gpu 3 weeks ago

    https://imgur.com/a/GZq6A
     
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  2. zizimonzter

    zizimonzter Notebook Consultant

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    Try to set the Power Management Mode to Prefer Maximum Performance for that specific game/application

    [​IMG]
     
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    Sounds like classic throttling. What are your CPU/GPU temps?
     
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    iAhmed-07 Notebook Consultant

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    here

    https://imgur.com/a/GZq6A

    the gpu usage drops when the temps reach 70 degrees
     
    iAhmed-07, Jul 2, 2015
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    iAhmed-07 Notebook Consultant

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    didn't fix
     
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    Go into Nvidia Inspector and see what the "prioritize temperature" is set at and if it's adjustable. I have a feeling that HP artificially thermally limited the laptop.

    From your graphs you can see it throttling at 72C every time. 72C is quite low peak temp to throttle at, but I've seen OEM's do that before for no good reason.
     
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    iAhmed-07 Notebook Consultant

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    [​IMG]
     
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    Huh, weird. It must be an HP limitation in their BIOS. Without a modded BIOS (or one corrected/updated by HP) I have a feeling you're out of luck. I would say you should provide this info to HP but unfortunately trying to find someone who has a clue what you're saying will be quite difficult. They would rather offer a return than try to actually root cause and fix or at least offer an explanation.

    I would just make sure your power profile is set to high performance and any HP app type power savings are disabled or set to highest performance.

    Perhaps hit up the HP section here if there's answers there.
     
    HTWingNut, Jul 3, 2015
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    iAhmed-07 Notebook Consultant

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    It was caused by hp coolsense

    I disabled it and everything is good now and My maximum gpu temps is 70

    Sent from my D6503 using Tapatalk
     
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    hfm Notebook Prophet

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    Aptly named.
     
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    Cool sense. I remember that app in my HP I had years ago. Yes. Piece of total crap. Great profile there for the coolsense, nobody will notice when the GPU just quits on its own. /sarcasm off/
     
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