Hp Victus s0050nt

[jacklaroca433]

In Dying Light 2, the graphics card drops from 90 watts to 50-60 watts after a while. What's the problem with this?

[Nal_NR]

Hi @jacklaroca433,

Welcome to the HP Support Community. 

I'd be glad to help you! 

It sounds like your HP Victus 16.1-inch gaming laptop is experiencing power throttling or thermal throttling, which can cause the GPU wattage to drop from 90W to 50-60W during gameplay in Dying Light 2. This could be due to several factors, such as overheating, power limits, or background processes affecting performance.

Let's find out the causes and a few steps to resolve. 

1. Thermal Throttling (Overheating)

• Symptoms: The laptop may reduce power to the GPU to prevent overheating.
• Solution:
  • Monitor GPU temperatures using tools like HWMonitor or MSI Afterburner. If temps exceed 85°C, consider:
    • Cleaning the laptop vents and fans to remove dust buildup.
    • Using a cooling pad to improve airflow.
    • Lowering in-game settings, especially ray tracing and shadows.
    • Repasting the GPU/CPU (if comfortable doing so or via professional service).

2. Power Throttling (Power Limits Set by HP)

• Symptoms: Your laptop may have power limits in place to balance performance and battery life.
• Solution:
  • Check power settings in Windows:
    • Go to Control Panel > Power Options > Set to High Performance or Ultimate Performance (if available).
    • Disable "Adaptive Power" settings in the NVIDIA Control Panel (set to "Prefer Maximum Performance").
  • Use HP’s OMEN Gaming Hub to ensure performance mode is enabled.

3. VRAM or Driver Bottlenecks

• Symptoms: GPU usage and power drop due to driver issues or memory limitations.
• Solution:
  • Update your graphics drivers through NVIDIA GeForce Experience or HP Support Assistant.
  • Check for Windows Updates to ensure compatibility.
  • Lower in-game VRAM-heavy settings (textures, draw distance).

4. Background Processes or Power Draw Conflicts

• Symptoms: Other programs may interfere with GPU power allocation.
• Solution:
  • Close unnecessary apps via Task Manager (Ctrl + Shift + Esc).
  • Check for any running overlays (Discord, GeForce Experience, MSI Afterburner).
  • Disable unnecessary startup programs.

5. Battery Mode Limitation

• Symptoms: Laptop running on battery power instead of plugged-in performance.
• Solution:
  • Ensure your laptop is plugged into the original HP power adapter (non-HP adapters may limit power).
  • Check battery health via HP Support Assistant and see if it's affecting performance.

Next, 

• Monitor GPU wattage and temperatures using MSI Afterburner to identify trends.
• Apply the suggested solutions and test performance in-game.
• If the issue persists, consider updating the laptop's BIOS and chipset drivers from the HP website.

Hope this helps! Keep me posted for further assistance

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[Nal_NR]

Hi @jacklaroca433,

Kindly perform all the steps and keep me posted on the results

Please mark this post as “Accepted Solution” if the issue is resolved and if you feel this reply was helpful click “Yes”.

[jacklaroca433]

In the photo you can already see the temperatures in the MSI afterburner. Temperatures are around 60 degrees, there is absolutely no thermal throttling. I think this is a software or hardware problem. If you are not an artificial intelligence bot, please give more logical answers. Artificial intelligence bots also write what you write.

[Nal_NR]

Hi @jacklaroca433 ,

We apologize for the inconvenience. The issue seems to persist even after attempting the troubleshooting steps mentioned above.

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