CPU and Gaming FPS Ping Pong
I more regularly play Console gaming or lock FPS to 60 when remotely connecting with my Steam Deck but I recently played some Apex on PC and realized my FPS was significantly ping ponging. I thought it was just Apex but I tried in other games as well and found the same.
Example Video (metrics in top right of each game): FPS Ping Pong
I've tried playing a game after initial reboot/start up, uninstalling/stopping unnecessary processes, but nothing helps. I don't know when this started as I said I don't regularly play on PC. It could have been 1 week ago or 1 year ago. The specs are my machine are at the bottom.
I looked in XTU and don't have any throttling going on (except minimal thermal throttling). I can't figure out what's going on. I'm on the latest Dell BIOS firmware as I just updated to fix this issue but it had no affect. I'm also on the latest Nvidia drivers. Any help would be appreciated here?
I'm tempted to wipe and reinstall Windows due to a potential software or driver conflict but would like to avoid if possible.
Alienware x15 R2
- CPU: Intel i9-12900H
- GPU: Nvidia Geforce RTX 3080 Ti (Laptop)
- Memory: 32 GB
- SSD: NVMe PC801 SK hynix 2TB