Acer predator phn16-71 screen flickers while watching youtube (brave ,edge)

icea
icea Member Posts: 11

Tinkerer

So the problem is whenever i am watching youtube on brave which uses rtx 4050 for display at 4k it lags so i switched that up to intel r (uhd)graphics after that screen flickers a bit when i am watching youtube and i cant switch back to rtx 4050 display as it lags and drains the battery if anyone has a fix for it please tell its so annoying to watch youtube when these small flickers occurs

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  • Sharanji
    Sharanji ACE Posts: 5,252 Pathfinder

    @icea

    This issue usually happens because of driver problems, hardware acceleration bugs, or power-saving features conflicting. To fix the flickering issue, disable hardware acceleration in Brave by going to Settings > System, turning off 'Use hardware acceleration when available,' and then restarting the browser before trying YouTube again.

    Update Intel UHD Graphics Driver. Open Device Manager (Win + X > Device Manager), expand Display adapters, right-click on Intel UHD Graphics, select Update driver, and either choose 'Search automatically' or manually install the latest driver using the Intel Driver & Support Assistant.

    Force Brave to Use the RTX 4050 for Video Playback. Go to NVIDIA Control Panel > Manage 3D settings > Program Settings. Select Brave from the dropdown list or add it manually. Set the preferred graphics processor to High-performance NVIDIA processor. Click Apply. Then also, in Brave Settings, turn hardware acceleration ON (if using RTX).

    Reduce Power Drain. Use NVIDIA Control Panel > Manage 3D Settings > Power Management Mode: Set it to "Optimal Power" or "Adaptive" for Brave. Lower your screen brightness or refresh rate to 60Hz for video watching.

    I hope this helps! If this was useful, please hit 'Yes' or 'Like'! Thanks! 😊

  • icea
    icea Member Posts: 11

    Tinkerer

    i tried to update the intel drivers but it say its already updated and other than that when i turn off the hardware acceleration the flicker happens and when i turned it on it lags at 4k cant watch youtube even at full quality …