Windows 11 Game Mode Review – Does it Really Work?

We tested out the windows 11 game mode that is made especially for PC gamers to boost fps to see whether it works.

Gaming on a PC platform is always a significant advantage for video games. While on the console platform, you can get 120fps maximum with the latest Generation consoles like the PS5 for example, you can get an average of 300fps for the same game if you play that on a PC, but that includes if you have a beefy system. With the customization of CPU, GPU, and RAM, you can enjoy more fps with both performance and quality. Also, you can add some graphics mods to enhance the game, which looks even better than the original graphics.

Microsoft has released a new feature with Windows 11 operating system to provide PC gamers with better game performance. It is called Game Mode. Windows 11 Game Mode can be used when you are playing games. From the statement of Microsoft, this mode disables all other unnecessary background apps and tasks. It also prevents other apps from interfering or getting into work while playing a game. By doing this, the game runs faster rather than in normal mode.

But does this thing work? We are not saying that the windows 11 game mode doesn’t do these things, but the real question is about the ultimate result. To test out this Windows 11 Game Mode, we decided to run some modern gen games on the windows 11 operating system while the Windows 11 Game Mode is activated.

So without further delay, let’s check out the Windows 11 Game Mode Performance in Games and see if it works.

Windows 11 Gaming Mode – Test System Details

Here are the details of our system, which we have used for the Windows 11 Game Mode experiment.

Processor	Intel Core-i9 10900K
Graphics Processor	Zotac Trinity Edition Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 10GB
Motherboard	Asus Rog Z490 Plus
Memory	G.Skill Trident 16GB DDR4 3600 MHz
Storage	1 TB Western Digital M.2 NVMe SSD
PSU	Corsair RM850i
CPU Cooler	Cooler Master ML 360 illusion RGB
Operating system	Microsoft Windows 11 64bit Latest updated version

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Windows 11 FPS Booster – Gaming Benchmark

Here are the details of the gaming benchmark we tested with Windows 11 Game mode turned on and off.

Game vs Windows 11 Game Mode	Windows 11 Game Mode OFF	Windows 11 Game Mode ON
Forza Horizon 4	188 fps avg	189 fps avg
Hitman 3	145 fps avg	147 fps avg
Battlefield V	160 fps avg	164 fps avg
Cyberpunk 2077	66 fps avg	66 fps avg
Horizon Zero Dawn	110 fps avg	114 fps avg
PUBG	203 fps avg	206 fps avg
Microsoft Flight Simulator	82 fps avg	82 fps avg
Red Dead Redemption 2	97 fps avg	99 fps avg

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Boost FPS with Windows Game Mode – Does it work? Final Verdict

The test results show that this Windows 11 Game Mode makes almost no fps difference from PC games. Except in some games, there is only an FPS difference of 2-3 FPS, which is negligible for gamers as that makes no massive difference or improvement to the games.

So, in this case, turning on the feature Windows 11 Game Mode does not matter. Either this feature of Microsoft windows 11 is useless, or the company must work more to improve this feature.

So this was all about Windows 11 Game Mode Review. Don’t hesitate to comment below if you think we have left out something.

That’s all, Folks!

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