--- title: 4 tweaks I always make to get more performance from my... description: Four practical tweaks to improve gaming performance on Windows 11 handhelds like the ROG Xbox Ally X: setting per-game FPS limits to free up headroom for... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/4-tweaks-i-always-make-to-get-more-performance-from-my-windows-11-gaming-handheld-9h7eafxnn twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: 4 tweaks I always make to get more performance from my Windows 11 gaming handheld | daily.dev og:description: Four practical tweaks to improve gaming performance on Windows 11 handhelds like the ROG Xbox Ally X: setting per-game FPS limits to free up headroom for... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/4-tweaks-i-always-make-to-get-more-performance-from-my-windows-11-gaming-handheld-9h7eafxnn og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/9h7eAfxNn.png og:image:alt: 4 tweaks I always make to get more performance from my Windows 11 gaming handheld og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # 4 tweaks I always make to get more performance from my Windows 11 gaming handheld **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 8 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Four practical tweaks to improve gaming performance on Windows 11 handhelds like the ROG Xbox Ally X: setting per-game FPS limits to free up headroom for better visuals, enabling AMD FSR (preferably Balanced mode) for significant frame rate boosts, carefully tuning in-game graphics settings with help from resources like ROG Ally Life, and selecting the correct TDP mode (Turbo or plugged-in Turbo at 30W) to maximize GPU power output. Custom Manual power profiles via Armoury Crate can also push performance further when unplugged. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What TDP modes does the ROG Xbox Ally X have and how much power does each use? The ROG Xbox Ally X has four TDP modes: Silent at 13W, Performance at 17W, Turbo at 25W, and a plugged-in Turbo mode at 30W. Higher wattage modes deliver better frame rates but drain the battery faster and increase fan noise. A custom Manual power profile can also be created by setting SPL to 25W, SPPT to 30W, and FPPT to 35W to approximate the plugged-in Turbo experience while unplugged. _daily.dev surfaces hands-on tuning guides for handheld gamers chasing better battery-to-performance tradeoffs._ ### What's the difference between AMD FSR and AMD Fluid Motion Frames (AFMF) on a ROG Ally handheld? FSR (FidelityFX Super Resolution) upscales a game rendered at a lower resolution to a higher one using a temporal scaling algorithm and must be enabled per game, often via an in-game toggle, while AFMF is a frame generation technology enabled globally through Armoury Crate for games lacking built-in FSR 3 support. AFMF tends to introduce noticeable latency issues, making it a less preferred option compared to per-game FSR settings. _Gamers weighing upscaling versus frame generation tradeoffs can find comparisons like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [ROG Xbox Ally adds default game profiles to help you save battery](https://daily.dev/posts/rog-xbox-ally-adds-default-game-profiles-to-help-you-save-battery-505dinfoz) · The Verge · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Winhanced is getting better, but I still use Xbox Mode with my Windows 11 handheld](https://daily.dev/posts/winhanced-is-getting-better-but-i-still-use-xbox-mode-with-my-windows-11-handheld-fpehhylmj) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [ROG Xbox Ally runs better on Linux than the Windows it ships with — new test shows up to 32% higher FPS, with more stable framerates and quicker sleep resume times](https://daily.dev/posts/rog-xbox-ally-runs-better-on-linux-than-the-windows-it-ships-with-new-test-shows-up-to-32-higher--9ncyl8p5x) · Hacker News · 3 upvotes · 1 comments - 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