ylai@lemmy.mlM to Steam Deck@lemmy.mlEnglish · 8 months agoSteam Deck Undervolting Tested: Boosting Battery Life And Performancehothardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up173arrow-down10
arrow-up173arrow-down1external-linkSteam Deck Undervolting Tested: Boosting Battery Life And Performancehothardware.comylai@lemmy.mlM to Steam Deck@lemmy.mlEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square11fedilink
minus-squareFARTYSHARTBLAST@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·8 months agoI was just about to ask how undervolting could possibly improve performance. Your explanation sounds pretty plausible.
minus-squaresteersman2484@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·8 months agoLower temps and less power draw, which means you reach the thermal and power limit later.
minus-squarefilister@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoIt lowers the temperature of the SOC allowing the CPU and GPU to run for longer periods without throttling. Meaning that you will have more consistent frames and low 1%.
I was just about to ask how undervolting could possibly improve performance. Your explanation sounds pretty plausible.
Lower temps and less power draw, which means you reach the thermal and power limit later.
It lowers the temperature of the SOC allowing the CPU and GPU to run for longer periods without throttling. Meaning that you will have more consistent frames and low 1%.