Question Heavy FPS fluctuations while gaming

[VoidInfernal]

Hi all, first time posting so please be patient

My system is an HP Omen laptop running Windows 10.

• GTX 965M
• 12gb RAM
• i7-6700HQ @ 2.60GHz

I've been experiencing some drastic FPS issues recently when gaming. It's happening with every game I usually play (Overwatch, WoW, Diablo III, GMod, CS:GO, recently TemTem). What happens is when I start a game, the fps is normal in the menus. Once I get in game, the FPS starts to fluctuate. I'll be at 68 FPS for 5 seconds, then down to 24 FPS for 5 seconds, & it just continues like that.
One thing I've noticed is that when I check my task manager's graphs for my CPU performance is that it dips with the FPS drops. I also seriously don't think I'm being temperature throttled (I considered it since it IS a laptop) because this issue happens at any temperature. The computer could be shut down for several hours & still have the issue when I launch a game 5 mins after booting up.

If anyone wants more info, I'll be actively watching this thread. Any input is heavily appreciated, thanks so much!

 

[Ralston18]

Also look in Resource Monitor.

Any differences if the laptop is being directly powered or on battery?

Compare laptop's specs to the specs recommended by the games you are playing.