On Thu, 10 Aug 2023 03:17:15 +0100 Polarian <polarian@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hello, > > So the ArchWiki can be very confusing about this all, and I am sure a > lot of people will just install every package and will just hope that > it does something, but I would like to actually understand it, so > sorry for the ML noise, I would like some clarifications from those > who are knowledgeable about this topic. > > So reason I got a new Laptop with alder lake, and I am trying my best > to optimise it, I dropped 70% battery in just 2 hours when its a 73wh > battery, that is absurd, so I checked the two following which is > recommended to improve performance and battery life: > > 1. 3D acceleration is in use > 2. Hardware video acceleration is in use Hi, before checking graphics, did you check powertop? It should be able to tell which part is consuming power.
