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BladeCipher
May 08, 2026Brass Contributor
Windows 11 causes discrete graphics cards to be locked at their base clock speed when idle
Testing has revealed that this is not a driver issue, but rather a problem caused by Windows updates. After comparing multiple versions, this issue was observed only in the latest version, 8246. Spec...
Porterwer
Jun 04, 2026Iron Contributor
Thank you for sharing this detailed insight. It sounds like you've identified a specific issue related to the latest Windows build (8246), where the discrete GPU is entering sleep mode prematurely, causing rapid wake/sleep cycles and performance issues.