Problem with FPS in cs go

[xiphias98]

Hello!

I just bought an IdeaPad L340 Gaming with theses specs: http://psref.lenovo.com/Detail/Lenovo Laptops/ideapad_L34015IRH_Gaming?M=81LK002FMX

Core i5-9300H (4C / 8T, 2.4 / 4.1GHz, 8MB)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 4GB GDDR5
8GB DIMM DDR4-2400
Chipset Intel HM370
256GB SSD M.2 2242 PCIe NVMe

It's freshly installed and got latest drivers for BIOS, graphic card, sounds card etc.
I dont got any anti virus programs or anything, just steam + CS:go.

I have changed to enable all cores/threads in windows, also performance mode. Closed Xbox settings. Tried to change all the NVIDIA settings to low/performance in the configuration.

The problem is I think Im lacking FPS, its kinda unstable it seems.
I got all CS:go settings to low. Running 1980x1080p in wide screen 16:9 and I got from 75-115 FPS.
A friend of mine got lower specs and can run it on stable 150-175 FPS with his computer.

Been watching computer temperatures and they go up to like 60-70 degrees maximum, also the computer makes pretty much noice (fans?) when performing CS:go or any other more demanding activity. Tried to lift it up from the surface with on old cooling device with fans, it got a little lower degrees but no difference in CS:go.

I ran 3D mark: https://www.3dmark.com/3dm/38533611
Novabench result: https://novabench.com/view/1801827

When I run 1280x720 widescreen 16:9 with same low settings I can get higher FPS, like 150.

I have tried with different ingame commands and running with these launch options:
-novid -tickrate 128 -high +fps_max 0 +cl_showfps 1 +cl_interp 0 +cl_interp_ratio 1 +rate 128000 +cl_updaterate 128 +cl_cmdrate 128 +mat_queue_mode 2 +cl_forcepreload 1 -nod3d9ex -nojoy

Any thoughts how to improve it?

Regards

 

[Zerileous]

I almost think it looks like it's running off the IGPU instead of the GPU. There is this dirty little bios thing called optimus in a lot of gaming oriented / laptops with discrete graphics that automatically shuts down the actual GPU to save battery. AFAIK it isn't effected by performance vs power saving settings, at least not in all laptops. Also it's rarely if ever an actual BIOS option, but it could be.

First step would be to use something like GPU-Z to check GPU clock speed / load / temp while running the game in windowed mode. If this is the problem, actually getting around it (either disabling optimus or convincing optimus to use the proper GPU) is something I never figured out. I wanted to run an really old 3dMark on my laptop for a benchmark, but I gave up before I could get it to use the GPU.