u/NootropicNinja

I’ve been messing around with power limits on my Z13 for the past couple of weeks, and honestly I think people are way too obsessed with running this thing at 60W+.

Sure, you can squeeze out a few more FPS, but after a certain point you’re just trading a ton of extra heat and fan noise for a pretty small performance gain.

I’ve settled on this setup and don’t really see myself changing it:

G-Helper Settings

Windows Power Plan
Balanced

CPU Boost
Disabled

Power Limits
SPL: 40W
sPPT: 45W
fPPT: 50W

Advanced
CPU Temp Limit: 80°C
CPU Undervolt: -15
GPU Undervolt: -15

Fan Curve (CPU & GPU)
≤55°C: 0 RPM
60°C: 2,200 RPM
70°C: 3,800 RPM
80°C: 4,800 RPM
85°C: 5,600 RPM

Benchmarks

Cyberpunk 2077
1900×1200 | Highest | RT Off
Native: 56 FPS
Native + FSR 3.1 Frame Gen: 91 FPS
FSR 4 Quality: 62.8 FPS
Temps sit around 64–67°C.

007 First Light
1900×1200 | Ultra | FSR Quality: 65 FPS
Temps are 68–70°C.

Resident Evil 9
1900×1200 | Max | RT High
Native: 55 FPS
FSR 4.1.1 Quality: 65 FPS
Native + Frame Gen: 92 FPS
Temps stay around 65–68°C.

For me, this is exactly where the Z13 shines.
It’s cool enough that I never think about temperatures.

The fans are noticeable, but they’re nowhere near jet engine territory.

The tablet itself never gets uncomfortably hot.

And I’m still getting 60–90 FPS in modern AAA games depending on whether I use FSR or Frame Generation.

I know there are people running 60–70W profiles, but I’m genuinely curious, are you actually noticing a meaningful difference while playing?
Looking at frame counters is one thing, but in actual gameplay, I don’t think I’d notice an extra 5–10 FPS nearly as much as I’d notice the extra heat and fan noise.

Beyond 50W, it feels like you’re hitting diminishing returns pretty quickly.

Anyone else end up around the same power limits?

I’ve been messing around with power limits on my Z13 for the past couple of weeks, and honestly I think people are way too obsessed with running this thing at 60W+.

Sure, you can squeeze out a few more FPS, but after a certain point you’re just trading a ton of extra heat and fan noise for a pretty small performance gain.

I’ve settled on this setup and don’t really see myself changing it:

G-Helper Settings

Windows Power Plan
Balanced

CPU Boost
Disabled

Power Limits
SPL: 40W
sPPT: 45W
fPPT: 50W

Advanced
CPU Temp Limit: 80°C
CPU Undervolt: -15
GPU Undervolt: -15

Fan Curve (CPU & GPU)
≤55°C: 0 RPM
60°C: 2,200 RPM
70°C: 3,800 RPM
80°C: 4,800 RPM
85°C: 5,600 RPM

Benchmarks

Cyberpunk 2077
1900×1200 | Highest | RT Off
Native: 56 FPS
Native + FSR 3.1 Frame Gen: 91 FPS
FSR 4 Quality: 62.8 FPS
Temps sit around 64–67°C.

007 First Light
1900×1200 | Ultra | FSR Quality: 65 FPS
Temps are 68–70°C.

Resident Evil 9
1900×1200 | Max | RT High
Native: 55 FPS
FSR 4.1.1 Quality: 65 FPS
Native + Frame Gen: 92 FPS
Temps stay around 65–68°C.

For me, this is exactly where the Z13 shines.
It’s cool enough that I never think about temperatures.

The fans are noticeable, but they’re nowhere near jet engine territory.

The tablet itself never gets uncomfortably hot.

And I’m still getting 60–90 FPS in modern AAA games depending on whether I use FSR or Frame Generation.

I know there are people running 60–70W profiles, but I’m genuinely curious, are you actually noticing a meaningful difference while playing?
Looking at frame counters is one thing, but in actual gameplay, I don’t think I’d notice an extra 5–10 FPS nearly as much as I’d notice the extra heat and fan noise.

Beyond 50W, it feels like you’re hitting diminishing returns pretty quickly.

Anyone else end up around the same power limits?

I’ve been messing around with power limits on my Z13 for the past couple of weeks, and honestly I think people are way too obsessed with running this thing at 60W+.

Sure, you can squeeze out a few more FPS, but after a certain point you’re just trading a ton of extra heat and fan noise for a pretty small performance gain.

I’ve settled on this setup and don’t really see myself changing it:

G-Helper Settings

Windows Power Plan
Balanced

CPU Boost
Disabled

Power Limits
SPL: 40W
sPPT: 45W
fPPT: 50W

Advanced
CPU Temp Limit: 80°C
CPU Undervolt: -15
GPU Undervolt: -15

Fan Curve (CPU & GPU)
≤55°C: 0 RPM
60°C: 2,200 RPM
70°C: 3,800 RPM
80°C: 4,800 RPM
85°C: 5,600 RPM

Benchmarks

Cyberpunk 2077
1900×1200 | Highest | RT Off
Native: 56 FPS
Native + FSR 3.1 Frame Gen: 91 FPS
FSR 4 Quality: 62.8 FPS
Temps sit around 64–67°C.

007 First Light
1900×1200 | Ultra | FSR Quality: 65 FPS
Temps are 68–70°C.

Resident Evil 9
1900×1200 | Max | RT High
Native: 55 FPS
FSR 4.1.1 Quality: 65 FPS
Native + Frame Gen: 92 FPS
Temps stay around 65–68°C.

For me, this is exactly where the Z13 shines.
It’s cool enough that I never think about temperatures.

The fans are noticeable, but they’re nowhere near jet engine territory.

The tablet itself never gets uncomfortably hot.

And I’m still getting 60–90 FPS in modern AAA games depending on whether I use FSR or Frame Generation.

I know there are people running 60–70W profiles, but I’m genuinely curious, are you actually noticing a meaningful difference while playing?
Looking at frame counters is one thing, but in actual gameplay, I don’t think I’d notice an extra 5–10 FPS nearly as much as I’d notice the extra heat and fan noise.

Beyond 50W, it feels like you’re hitting diminishing returns pretty quickly.

Anyone else end up around the same power limits?

I treat pirated games like demos.

If I like the game and end up playing it for more than a few hours, I buy it. Every single time.

In fact, most of the games I have hundreds of hours in started this way. The pirated copy was just a test drive. Once I knew the game deserved my money, I bought it to support the developers, get updates, and cloud saves.

Honestly, if a game is good, the pirated version just convinces me to spend money on it.

Just tried RE9: Requiem at 1900 x 1200 on MAX settings with Path Tracing + Frame Gen. HOLY SHIT does it look insanely good and runs smoothly like butter.

TDP is at 55, temps stay below 70°C, and FPS averages at 80. This thing is a beast.