Question RTX 3060 Laptop GPU Performance Drops During Gameplay (Clock Speed and Power Consumption Drops)

[cuneytkk]

Hello, I'm experiencing sudden performance drops with my RTX 3060 laptop GPU. During gameplay, even though the GPU usage is at 100%, the clock speed drops to just 210 MHz and the power consumption decreases to 33.5W. During these drops, the FPS drops to 33 and the frametime increases to 65.5 ms, causing serious stuttering in the game. Additionally, I don't experience this issue in just one game. It has been happening for a long time. I have reinstalled the system and all my drivers are up to date. I also recently performed system maintenance. I am using liquid metal.

Here's the translation of your sentence: FPS Drop

"If you watch the video from 1:30 onwards, you can clearly see the issue. I didn't cut it out to show that it's instantaneous."

System Information:

GPU: RTX 3060 Laptop
GPU Temperature: 67°C (Normal)
GPU Usage: 100%
GPU Clock Speed: Drops to 210 MHz (Normally: 1700+ MHz)
GPU Power Consumption: Drops to 33.5W (Normally: 80-100W)
VRAM Usage: 4969 MB
CPU: i7 11800H
RAM: 16 GB
Driver Version: (572.16)

Note: I tested for about 1 hour using FurMark. I didn't experience any fluctuations, it ran stably at 130W. The temperature reached a maximum of 80°C.

 

[SydneyAngel]

What i understand about Furmark it makes your GPU stress. What kind of laptop do you have ? What Games are you trying ?

 

[cuneytkk]

What i understand about Furmark it makes your GPU stress. What kind of laptop do you have ? What Games are you trying ?

Diablo 4, PUBG, Valorant, Cod. Monster Tulpar t7 v20.4.

 

[SydneyAngel]

Did you check you Windows power plan ?

 

[cuneytkk]

I set both the Nvidia panel and Windows to high performance and used them. I tried every different mode. I experienced stable FPS drops. At the same time, I also experienced the sudden FPS drops I mentioned in the topic.

Did you check you Windows power plan ?

 

[SydneyAngel]

How long have you had it ? could be a bad power brick Or you might have to send it in for repair

 

[cuneytkk]

How long have you had it ? could be a bad power brick Or you might have to send it in for repair

I’ve been using it for 2.5 years. I’ve been experiencing the issue for about a year. The service center for the device isn’t reliable, so I don’t want to send it to them. I don’t have any friends around me who use the same device or the same adapter. The adapter is a bit expensive. If the issue isn’t caused by the adapter, I think I’d be making an unnecessary payment.

 

[SydneyAngel]

I’ve been using it for 2.5 years. I’ve been experiencing the issue for about a year. The service center for the device isn’t reliable, so I don’t want to send it to them. I don’t have any friends around me who use the same device or the same adapter. The adapter is a bit expensive. If the issue isn’t caused by the adapter, I think I’d be making an unnecessary payment.

I see i agree with that buying a adapter isnt a good idea
What options do you have at this point ?
Deal with it or try and find someone who can look at it in person to tell you whats wrong .

 

[cuneytkk]

I see i agree with that buying a adapter isnt a good idea
What options do you have at this point ?
Deal with it or try and find someone who can look at it in person to tell you whats wrong .

I’m trying to figure out the exact cause of the issue. If it’s a technical fault, I’ll contact reliable service centers. If it’s software-related, I’ll try to solve the problem with some help.