Minecraft will not run well unless recording with Nvidia Shadowplay

tofu165

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May 16, 2016
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I recently have had this problem where when I'm not recording Minecraft, the FPS is lower than it should be as Minecraft (not very demanding game) should be able to run very well with my current PC specs:

CPU: i5-4460 @ 3.2 ghz
GPU: EVGA GTX 750ti SC
Ram: 16 GB DDR3
MOBO: ASRock H97 Anniversary
1 TB HDD x 2

At certain times during gameplay, I drop to 30-40 FPS in selective servers. It is fixed by pressing the Nvidia Shadowplay hotkey to begin recording, and the FPS suddenly increases to 200+. Is there a reason for this? When I press F3, Minecraft shows it's using the dedicated GPU and not the Intel integrated graphics. After I stop recording, the high FPS lingers for a while, and returns back to 40-60 after joining a new server.

Image of before recording: http://i.imgur.com/orgHHTY.png
Recording: http://i.imgur.com/4XlsvW5.png

In addition, it is sometimes fixed by going into chrome and doing other things and then returning to the game. Other times, it's fixed by pressing F3 and the FPS will suddenly increase.


I appreciate any answers, and thanks in advance for any possible solutions.

 
Solution
Probably your gpu runs in adaptive mode for minecraft while it goes up to full speed for other programs like shadowplay or hardware acceleration in chrome.
Go to nvidia control panel->manage 3d settings->add minecraft and use prefer maximum performance.
Probably your gpu runs in adaptive mode for minecraft while it goes up to full speed for other programs like shadowplay or hardware acceleration in chrome.
Go to nvidia control panel->manage 3d settings->add minecraft and use prefer maximum performance.
 
Solution

tofu165

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May 16, 2016
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After I add minecraft, in which categories would I use prefer maximum performance? Would it be the Power Management mode tab?
http://i.imgur.com/d0GnfhR.png