An Intel-Powered MacBook Pro Owner Reduced the Radeon Pro 5300M’s Idle GPU Power Draw By Nearly 80% By Creating An Open-Source Utility To Make A Custom 48Hz Refresh Rate
Older-generation MacBook Pro models featuring Intel’s power-hungry CPUs are still being used by the masses despite the Apple Silicon revolution, but it’s not like these machines are operating without migraine-inducing behavior. In fact, thermals continue to be one of the biggest gripes on these models, but one owner successfully managed to reduce the GPU’s idle power draw by nearly 80 percent thanks to installing an open-source utility that reduces the refresh rate down to 48Hz. The Intel-powered MacBook Pro was running Windows Boot Camp, which doesn’t allow a 48Hz mode by default, forcing…
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