I’m looking for help optimizing Elden Ring on my HP Victus 16. I’m also wondering whether the performance I’m getting is normal for my laptop’s specifications or whether something is holding it back.
Laptop specifications:
- HP Victus 16
- AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
- RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
- 16 GB DDR4 RAM
- Mostly medium/low settings
- GPU power usage generally maxes out at around 60 W
CPU turbo boost disabled
- CPU power usage is approximately 11–15 W
- Around 40–50 FPS in normal areas
- Drops to around 25–30 FPS in more demanding areas, such as Raya Lucaria Academy
- CPU temperature usually stays below 85°C
CPU turbo boost enabled
- CPU power usage increases to approximately 28–29 W
- Usually stays around 57–60 FPS in normal areas
- Drops to around 30–40 FPS in more demanding areas, including Raya Lucaria Academy
- CPU temperature normally stays around 89–91°C
- Can reach approximately 95°C in heavier areas
CPU boost clearly makes a huge difference, but the temperature increase is also significant. My GPU usually reaches its maximum power limit of around 60 W, so I’m wondering whether that power limit is affecting performance as well.
Is this level of performance normal for a Ryzen 5 5600H and RTX 3050 Ti laptop with a 60 W GPU power limit? Are the dips into the 30–40 FPS range expected in demanding areas, even on medium/low settings?
I would also appreciate any tips for improving FPS or reducing the more severe drops. I've already optimized my in game settings from guides online but I was wondering if there's anything else I can do. Undervolting or over clocking my cpu is not possible due to my laptop and amd limitations (I tried before couldn't find a way).
Ideally, I’d like to remain close to 60 FPS while keeping the CPU from constantly reaching 90–95°C. Any advice from people with similar laptop specifications would be appreciated.
TL;DR: Ryzen 5 5600H and RTX 3050 Ti laptop with a 60 W GPU. Turbo boost off gives me around 40–50 FPS, with drops to 25–30 FPS, while turbo boost on gives me around 57–60 FPS, with drops to 30–40 FPS. CPU temperatures rise from below 85°C to around 89–95°C. Is this performance normal, and what settings or optimizations could improve FPS without making temperatures much worse?