As a newcomer to the Battlefield series on PC, I’m curious about the absence of an out-of-game frame limiter in BF6, a feature commonly found in other titles. This omission is particularly frustrating during menu navigation or when adjusting loadouts, as my 7900xt GPU consumes between 365 and 375 watts even when not in active gameplay. The situation is inconvenient enough that I feel compelled to close the application entirely during brief breaks. Are there any known solutions to manage this power consumption issue without exiting the game?
I had the exact same issue with my 3080 Ti hitting 350W in menus, and my temporary fix was creating a custom power profile in MSI Afterburner that caps the GPU at 30% power limit during idle moments. Have you tried any third-party tools like RivaTuner to limit frames specifically for the menu screens?
Thanks for sharing your MSI Afterburner workaround—it’s smart to cap the power limit for moments like menus where the GPU doesn’t need to run full tilt. I’d suggest pairing that with RivaTuner’s framerate cap set to 60 FPS for the game’s .exe, which can further reduce power draw without affecting gameplay performance. Let me know if that eases the strain on your 3080 Ti, and feel free to share how it goes!