In Nitro AN515-57 the power usage of GPU is only up to 20W and have a massive fps drops in all game.

SXlayer · November 2023

It just happened suddenly today. I even tried to update graphics driver nothing worked. In High performance mode it used to give like 100+ fps but now i only get 20-30 fps. And yes the power is plugged in. GPU usage goes up to 100% but no fps. .Please help!

MY specs:

Intel Core i5 11400H

Ram: 16GB

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU

GAMING6698 · November 2023

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/695189/in-nitro-an515-57-the-power-usage-of-gpu-is-only-up-to-20w-and-have-a-massive-fps-drops-in-all-game

That's Probably msi afterburner. If you touch any unofficial overclocking/Voltage settings then this can happens.

Uninstall msi afterburner completely with removing all files and settings then restart your laptop and check

GAMING6698 · November 2023

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/695189/in-nitro-an515-57-the-power-usage-of-gpu-is-only-up-to-20w-and-have-a-massive-fps-drops-in-all-game

That's Probably msi afterburner. If you touch any unofficial overclocking/Voltage settings then this can happens.

Uninstall msi afterburner completely with removing all files and settings then restart your laptop and check

SXlayer · November 2023

I never used MSI afterburner before this happened when i saw massive FPS drop then i used it to check the actual fps and power usage i didn't mess with any other settings. That's how i noticed it was only using 20W in high performance mode.

GAMING6698 · November 2023

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/comment/1242276#Comment_1242276

Follow step number 8 from below guide-
Windows 10/11 optimization guide for gaming — Acer Community

SXlayer · November 2023

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/comment/1242278#Comment_1242278

It didn't work same issue

GAMING6698 · November 2023

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/comment/1242292#Comment_1242292

Open Msi afterburner>Click on Settings then port general tab screenshot

SXlayer · November 2023

general tab screenshot

GAMING6698 · November 2023

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/comment/1242295#Comment_1242295

-Everything seems fine here. Try to disable fast startup then restart your laptop and check

--Open Nvidia control panel>set preferred Gpu to nvidia in physX and 3D>save and

-Download and run userbenchmark then post result page link

SXlayer · November 2023

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/comment/1242298#Comment_1242298

UserBenchmarks: Game 22%, Desk 90%, Work 21%
CPU: Intel Core i5-11400H - 84.1%
GPU: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU - 16.3%
SSD: Nvme HFM512GD3JX016N 512GB - 308.5%
RAM: Hynix HMAA1GS6CJR6N-XN 2x8GB - 68.4%
MBD: Acer Nitro AN515-57

GAMING6698 · November 2023

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/comment/1242303#Comment_1242303

See if you can System Restore to a point before the problem started

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/recovery-options-in-windows-31ce2444-7de3-818c-d626-e3b5a3024da5

SXlayer · November 2023

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/comment/1242304#Comment_1242304

Maybe i will downgrade to Windows 10, Windows 11 seems to have a lot of problems.😥

GAMING6698 · November 2023

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/comment/1242308#Comment_1242308

Yes, I highly recommend that if you using windows 11 facing problems.

After installing windows 10, I recommend you to follow below optimization guide for best performance
Windows 10/11 optimization guide for gaming — Acer Community

SXlayer · November 2023

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/comment/1242312#Comment_1242312

Thanks for recommending the troubleshoots. It might help other people if not me. 🙂

Thanks for your time.

SXlayer · November 2023

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/comment/1242312#Comment_1242312

Actually I reinstalled entire Windows but problem still remains

GAMING6698 · November 2023

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/comment/1242516#Comment_1242516

Open Power Options, click on the link Change plan settings against the Selected plan ( Choose High performance)
As next, click on the link that says Change advanced power settings.
In the Power settings window, you will be under the tab Advanced settings.
First, expand the PCI Express settings.Next, expand the Link State Power Management settings.
You now have the option to choose, Selected Off
Hit apply and OK
Restart your laptop and check

If you still face same issue try to plugged in your laptop in different wall outlet or

SXlayer · November 2023

It's already off though 🤷

GAMING6698 · November 2023

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/comment/1242523#Comment_1242523

-Visit acer support page and check for BIOS update for your laptop

-Go to GeForce Experience and disable Battery boost 2.0 and restart your laptop

SXlayer · November 2023

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/comment/1242525#Comment_1242525

already did that

GAMING6698 · November 2023

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/comment/1242526#Comment_1242526

-Go to GeForce Experience and disable Battery boost 2.0 and restart your laptop

SXlayer · November 2023

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/comment/1242527#Comment_1242527

Yes did that too

SXlayer · November 2023

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/comment/1242527#Comment_1242527

I have found a solution but I have to reinstall my graphics driver every time i want to play game/ restart my laptop. Is it worth it? I tried it and it works but every time i restart my pc I need to reinstall graphics driver. It will be ***** frustating. Is this problem only on acer? I see lot of people having same issue or It's just Nvidia graphics driver issue if yes, hope they fix this soon.😥