Computer having fps issues after playing unplugged

[JIO_GRAZE]

So, my computer isnt a top of the line pc, but it has always been able to consistently run games above 30 fps. Yesterday i was playing assassins creed unity with my laptop unplugged in the livingroom, and once again, it was running fine. I got up and walked away, and when i came back my pc had already gone into sleep mode, not weird. I didnt have a chance to use it again till the following day, at which time i noticed all my games not running quite as good as they used to. They ran at under 30 fps, closer to 20, and it doesnt matter what graphics settings im on. In dark souls 3 for example, the framerate stays at 20-30 fps if its on high, medium, low, it doesnt make a difference.

Another thing to know about this pc is, it had issues before this, the fix to which was to remove the performance driver (im not good with this stuff, i couldnt tell you what driver it was as i had somebody else fix it for me), which is why it now runs games at above 30 fps, not at 60 like it used to.

(also, its a Lenovo Legion Y520)

Any ideas? thanks

[_I_]

most laptops go to a power save mode when on battery
change windows power settings to 100% when unplugged
and check bios settings for plugged/unplugged

[JIO_GRAZE]

Originally posted by _I_:

most laptops go to a power save mode when on battery
change windows power settings to 100% when unplugged
and check bios settings for plugged/unplugged

its plugged in now though, and its still doing it. are you saying maybe the computers problem is its still acting like it IS unplugged?

[Autumn_]

What are the temps of the laptops CPU / GPU?

It could be you're thermal throttling.

[JIO_GRAZE]

Originally posted by Autumn:

What are the temps of the laptops CPU / GPU?

It could be you're thermal throttling.

hmm... could you... say that again, but in idiot so i can understand?

[OLDMAN🎅]

You don't run a laptop unplugged win playing games

[JIO_GRAZE]

i dont usually, that was the first time in a very long time, and i havent since, its having the problem plugged in and im not sure why it still is

[TheRandomGuy]

Most laptops with NVIDIA GPUs use this thing called NVIDIA Optimus, which is basically a power-saving plan. When your laptop is on Battery, it uses very little of the GPU to conserve power, but as soon as you plug it, you go back to using 100% of your GPU on games.

[JIO_GRAZE]

Originally posted by TheRandomGuy:

Most laptops with NVIDIA GPUs use this thing called NVIDIA Optimus, which is basically a power-saving plan. When your laptop is on Battery, it uses very little of the GPU to conserve power, but as soon as you plug it, you go back to using 100% of your GPU on games.

well, i dont actually have a nvidia, i have a radeon, so could it be my computer is still functioning in power saving mode?

[Autumn_]

Originally posted by IgneousEnderClaw:

Originally posted by Autumn:

What are the temps of the laptops CPU / GPU?

It could be you're thermal throttling.

hmm... could you... say that again, but in idiot so i can understand?

CPU and GPU temperatures.
If you install MSI afterburner, or HWmonitor, they should monitor the GPU can CPU temperatures, run a game for 5 mins, and then come and tell us what they are.

And, thermal throttling is where the laptops parts get hot, so it reduces the speed of them, drawing less power, which reduces the temperatures.

Originally posted by IgneousEnderClaw:

Originally posted by TheRandomGuy:

Most laptops with NVIDIA GPUs use this thing called NVIDIA Optimus, which is basically a power-saving plan. When your laptop is on Battery, it uses very little of the GPU to conserve power, but as soon as you plug it, you go back to using 100% of your GPU on games.

well, i dont actually have a nvidia, i have a radeon, so could it be my computer is still functioning in power saving mode?

The laptop model you said you have has a GTX 1050ti, an Nvidia GPU.

[JIO_GRAZE]

Computer Information:
Manufacturer: LENOVO
Model: 80WY
Form Factor: Laptop
No Touch Input Detected

Processor Information:
CPU Vendor: GenuineIntel
CPU Brand: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-7300HQ CPU @ 2.50GHz
CPU Family: 0x6
CPU Model: 0x9e
CPU Stepping: 0x9
CPU Type: 0x0
Speed: 2496 Mhz
4 logical processors
4 physical processors
HyperThreading: Unsupported
FCMOV: Supported
SSE2: Supported
SSE3: Supported
SSSE3: Supported
SSE4a: Unsupported
SSE41: Supported
SSE42: Supported
AES: Supported
AVX: Supported
CMPXCHG16B: Supported
LAHF/SAHF: Supported
PrefetchW: Unsupported

Operating System Version:
Windows 10 (64 bit)
NTFS: Supported
Crypto Provider Codes: Supported 311 0x0 0x0 0x0

Video Card:
Driver: Intel(R) HD Graphics 630
DirectX Driver Name: aticfx32.dll
Driver Version: 22.20.16.4749
DirectX Driver Version: 22.19.128.0
Driver Date: 7 24 2017
OpenGL Version: 4.5
Desktop Color Depth: 32 bits per pixel
Monitor Refresh Rate: 60 Hz
DirectX Card: AMD Radeon(TM) RX 560
VendorID: 0x1002
DeviceID: 0x67ef
Revision: 0xe0
Number of Monitors: 1
Number of Logical Video Cards: 1
No SLI or Crossfire Detected
Primary Display Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Desktop Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Primary Display Size: 13.54" x 7.60" (15.51" diag)
34.4cm x 19.3cm (39.4cm diag)
Primary Bus Type Not Detected
Primary VRAM: 1024 MB
Supported MSAA Modes: 2x 4x 8x

Sound card:
Audio device: Speakers (Realtek High Definiti

Memory:
RAM: 8084 Mb

Miscellaneous:
UI Language: English
Media Type: Undetermined
Total Hard Disk Space Available: 1014287 Mb
Largest Free Hard Disk Block: 678972 Mb
OS Install Date: Dec 31 1969
Game Controller: None detected
VR Headset: None detected

(my specs)

[JIO_GRAZE]

i messed with my settings a bit, got it running dark souls 3 at 25-30 frames so, at the very least, its good enough to play at

[JIO_GRAZE]

(once again, i only mentioned it ran badly after using it unplugged in case that was the cause of it, i do not use it unplugged 99.9% of the time)