Hi everyone,

I'm looking for advice from people who have experience optimizing gaming laptops, especially for Call of Duty: Warzone.

Here are my laptop specs:

  • Laptop: Acer Predator Helios 300
  • Display: Quad HD (QHD) 165Hz
  • GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  • RAM: Upgraded from 16GB to 24GB DDR4 (16GB in one slot + 8GB in the other)
  • Storage: 2TB total
    • C: 1TB SSD (Warzone is installed here through Battle.net)
    • E: 488GB
    • F: 443GB
  • Game launcher: Battle.net

I've already done the following:

  • Installed the latest NVIDIA Game Ready Driver (version 610.88).
  • Installed the NVIDIA App/NVIDIA settings.
  • Updated my graphics drivers.

The problem is that in Warzone my FPS is very unstable. It usually stays around 40-70 FPS, sometimes reaching around 60-70 FPS, but it constantly drops and never stays stable.

Since my laptop has a 165Hz QHD display, I'd like to get as much performance as possible. I understand I probably won't get a constant 165 FPS, but I want to know if there's anything I'm missing that could significantly increase my FPS and make it more stable.

What settings or optimizations would you recommend?

  • BIOS settings?
  • Windows settings?
  • NVIDIA Control Panel settings?
  • In-game graphics settings?
  • Any PredatorSense settings?
  • Is my 16GB + 8GB RAM configuration hurting performance compared to using two matching RAM sticks?
  • Could installing the game on the C drive still be limiting performance in any way?

I'd really appreciate any tips or suggestions. Thanks!