HP Omen Max 16 - Linux Performance Issue

[AmirOne117]

This isn't a bid deal on Windows but on Linux this cuts the performance of the GPU to less than HALF of what it can do! This may raise consumer protection and product parity concerns.

Please add default power profile option to bios or at least unlock GPU power control for `nvidia-powerd` service.

Prior to the last bios update I could set the power profile in HP Omen Gaming Hub and it would persist between reboots, but recently there was a change that got rid of that (Apparently to fix the fan speed issue on reboots), but it also reset the power limit to default (Measly 80W while plugged in!).

All I ask is that you either unlock power control via `nvidia-smi` or that you have the power profile in the bios so we can manually set it to `unleashed` or `performance` or `balanced` or `quiet` without relying on the hp omen gaming hub software (which is windows only afaik)

Here is the relevant information for your programmers:

sudo systemctl status nvidia-powerd                                                                                                     
● nvidia-powerd.service - nvidia-powerd service
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/nvidia-powerd.service; enabled; preset: disabled)
     Active: active (running) since Sat 2025-12-06 21:27:26 -03; 6min ago
 Invocation: 257a4485735c41348d1733c6570f1a79
   Main PID: 112671 (nvidia-powerd)
      Tasks: 5 (limit: 153915)
     Memory: 4.6M (peak: 6.8M)
        CPU: 1.855s
     CGroup: /system.slice/nvidia-powerd.service
             └─112671 /usr/bin/nvidia-powerd

Dec 06 21:27:26 phoenix17 systemd[1]: Started nvidia-powerd service.
Dec 06 21:27:26 phoenix17 nvidia-powerd[112671]: nvidia-powerd version:2.0 (build 1)
Dec 06 21:27:26 phoenix17 nvidia-powerd[112671]: DBus Connection is established
Dec 06 21:27:26 phoenix17 nvidia-powerd[112671]: ERROR! Client (presumably SBIOS) has requested to disable Dynamic Boost DC controller

sudo nvidia-smi --power-limit 175                                                                                                     
Changing power management limit is not supported for GPU: 00000000:02:00.0.
Treating as warning and moving on.
All done.

nvidia-smi -q -d POWER                                                                                                                

==============NVSMI LOG==============

Timestamp                                 : Sat Dec  6 21:33:51 2025
Driver Version                            : 580.82.09
CUDA Version                              : 13.0

Attached GPUs                             : 1
GPU 00000000:02:00.0
    GPU Power Readings
        Average Power Draw                : 28.64 W
        Instantaneous Power Draw          : 28.36 W
        Current Power Limit               : 80.00 W
        Requested Power Limit             : 80.00 W
        Default Power Limit               : 80.00 W
        Min Power Limit                   : 5.00 W
        Max Power Limit                   : 175.00 W
    Power Samples
        Duration                          : Not Found
        Number of Samples                 : Not Found
        Max                               : Not Found
        Min                               : Not Found
        Avg                               : Not Found
    GPU Memory Power Readings 
        Average Power Draw                : N/A
        Instantaneous Power Draw          : N/A
    Module Power Readings
        Average Power Draw                : N/A
        Instantaneous Power Draw          : N/A
        Current Power Limit               : N/A
        Requested Power Limit             : N/A
        Default Power Limit               : N/A
        Min Power Limit                   : N/A
        Max Power Limit                   : N/A

This shouldn't require much time at all to do, and it would help Linux users get the most out of your product, thanks.

[AmirOne117 · Accepted solution]

It looks like this was resolved with nvidia-powerd service in the linux-618 kernel, I was able to use the laptop hotkey FN+P to change the performance mode (albeit it would of been nice to see some kind of indication the mode was being changed..)

Initially it bumped it up to 150W power limit but after running a difficult load (furmark-VK) it bumped it up to the expected 175W.

I hope this helps someone.

nvidia-smi -q -d POWER                                                                                                                  

==============NVSMI LOG==============

Timestamp                                 : Sun Dec 14 10:53:55 2025
Driver Version                            : 580.105.08
CUDA Version                              : 13.0

Attached GPUs                             : 1
GPU 00000000:02:00.0
    GPU Power Readings
        Average Power Draw                : 171.29 W
        Instantaneous Power Draw          : 170.32 W
        Current Power Limit               : 175.00 W
        Requested Power Limit             : 175.00 W
        Default Power Limit               : 80.00 W
        Min Power Limit                   : 5.00 W
        Max Power Limit                   : 175.00 W
    Power Samples
        Duration                          : Not Found
        Number of Samples                 : Not Found
        Max                               : Not Found
        Min                               : Not Found
        Avg                               : Not Found
    GPU Memory Power Readings 
        Average Power Draw                : N/A
        Instantaneous Power Draw          : N/A
    Module Power Readings
        Average Power Draw                : N/A
        Instantaneous Power Draw          : N/A
        Current Power Limit               : N/A
        Requested Power Limit             : N/A
        Default Power Limit               : N/A
        Min Power Limit                   : N/A
        Max Power Limit                   : N/A

yay -S nvidia-open-dkms envycontrol                                                                                                     
uname -r                                                                                                                           
6.18.0-1-MANJARO
systemctl status nvidia-powerd                                                                                                          

● nvidia-powerd.service - nvidia-powerd service
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/nvidia-powerd.service; enabled; preset: disabled)
     Active: active (running) since Sun 2025-12-14 10:44:27 -03; 9min ago
 Invocation: e5cb1a2495bd474393ea564af43d3674
   Main PID: 1001 (nvidia-powerd)
      Tasks: 5 (limit: 154000)
     Memory: 9.6M (peak: 11.5M)
        CPU: 11.671s
     CGroup: /system.slice/nvidia-powerd.service
             └─1001 /usr/bin/nvidia-powerd

Dec 14 10:44:27 phoenix17 systemd[1]: Started nvidia-powerd service.
Dec 14 10:44:27 phoenix17 nvidia-powerd[1001]: nvidia-powerd version:2.0 (build 1)
Dec 14 10:44:27 phoenix17 nvidia-powerd[1001]: DBus Connection is established