How to get more frames on Windows 11

Find out what's holding you back first. If your GPU sits near 100% in game, lower graphics settings. If it's well below that, your CPU or background load is the limit, and Windows settings help most.

Fastplay team · Updated

Steps

  1. Check the bottleneck. Open Task Manager > Performance while the game runs (or use your GPU's overlay). GPU near 100%: graphics settings. GPU at 60% with one CPU core maxed: CPU limit.
  2. Plug in and set power mode to Best performance (Settings > System > Power & battery).
  3. Use the right GPU. Settings > System > Display > Graphics > add the game > High performance.
  4. Close what's running. Browser tabs, RGB software, overlays and launchers you aren't using.
  5. Turn on Game Mode. Settings > Gaming > Game Mode.
  6. Update your GPU driver from the maker's site.
  7. Lower the right settings. Shadows, volumetrics and render scale cost the most. Textures mostly cost VRAM, not frames.
  8. Check temperatures. A hot laptop slows itself down. Clean the vents and raise the back.

Want to go further?

The steps above are the settings Windows and your driver show you, and they are worth doing either way. Underneath them is a deeper layer of Windows scheduling, input, network and storage behavior that the normal menus do not expose. That is what Fastplay builds for, from a team working on gaming regedit optimization since 2015, with modules developed and tested over years. See what each module does.

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FAQ

Will a Windows tweak double my frames?

No. Hardware sets the ceiling. Settings help you get closer to it and make frame times steadier.

Is low CPU usage bad?

Not on its own. Games often lean on one or two cores, so total usage looks low even when you're CPU limited.

Should I use an "FPS booster" app?

Most just close background apps, which you can do yourself.

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