How to turn off the acceleration of games on Xiaomi: the complete guide to set up the Game Turbo and MIUI Turbo

Xiaomi, Redmi and Poco are known for their performance in games due to built-in acceleration technologies such as Game Turbo and MIUI Turbo. However, these functions do not always work correctly: instead of smooth gameplay, users face camera twitches, FPS subsidence or device overheating. In some cases, the system aggressively restricts background processes, which causes messengers and music applications to “fly out” during the game.

In this article, we will discuss all the current ways to turn off the acceleration of games on Xiaomi in 2026, including hidden developer settings, modification of configuration files and alternative optimization methods. Particular attention will be paid to models on MIUI 14/15 and HyperOS, where the logic of the Game Turbo has changed. If you notice that games began to slow down after updating or resetting, here you will find a solution.

Why Xiaomi’s Gaming Speed Can Be Intruding

Game Turbo and MIUI Turbo were originally designed to improve the gaming experience, but in practice they often do more harm than good.

• 🔥 Overheating of the processor: aggressive overclocking of cores leads to trottling (automatic frequency reduction) after 15-20 minutes of play.
• 📉 Subsidence FPS: system artificially limits performance to "smooth" the schedule of frames, which leads to jerks.
• 🚫 Blocking background applications: messengers, music and even system services can be closed forcibly.
• 🔄 Manual Settings Conflict: If you have manually set up graphics in the game (e.g., through a hand-held setting) GFX Tools, Game Turbo resets parameters.

For example, in PUBG Mobile or Genshin Impact, users often complain of a “suspend” image when the Game Turbo is turned on, although without it the game is more stable, and the paradox is that turning off acceleration sometimes increases FPS due to a more uniform load on the processor.

Method 1: Disable Game Turbo via MIUI settings

The easiest method is to deactivate the Game Turbo from the standard menu, which is suitable for most Xiaomi, Redmi and Poco models on MIUI 12-15 and HyperOS:

1. Open Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. Slip on the three dots in the upper right corner and select Special Permits.
3. Find the Game Turbo section (or Game Mode in HyperOS).
4. Turn off the slider Enable Game Turbo.
5. Reset the device.

On some firmware, the path may be different. For example, on Poco F5 with HyperOS, you need to go to Settings → Additional → Game Mode and turn off the option to Accelerate Games.

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Rebooted device |

The behaviour of the game (e.g, PUBG Or Genshin Impact)|

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⚠️ Note: On some models (e.g. Xiaomi 13 Ultra), Game Turbo is integrated into system services. its deactivation may cause the graphics driver to fail. If after deactivation the games stopped running, return the settings back and use alternative methods (see section 4).

Method 2: Configure MIUI Turbo through the developer menu

MIUI Turbo is a deeper optimization of a system that works at the kernel level, and its settings are hidden in the developer menu.

1. Go to Settings. → The phone.
2. Tap 7 times on the MIUI version (or HyperOS build number) until you become a developer!
3. Back to Settings → Additionally. → For developers.
4. Find the MIUI Turbo section and disable the options: Accelerate Games Performance Optimization Aggressive Memory Management

If the developer menu does not have MIUI Turbo, it is blocked on your model, in which case only modification of system files (method 4) will help.

Method 3: Disconnect via ADB (for power users)

If standard methods don’t work, you can turn off the acceleration of games via Android Debug Bridge (ADB), which requires connecting the phone to a PC and basic command line knowledge.

Instructions:

1. Download and install ADB Tools on PC.
2. Enable USB Debugging in the Developer menu (see Method 2).
3. Connect your phone to your PC and type in the command line: adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.miui.gameturbo pm disable-user --user 0 com.miui.turbomode
4. Reset the device.

These commands completely remove the Game Turbo for the current user. If you want to return the feature, use:

pm install-existing --user 0 com.miui.gameturbo


pm enable --user 0 com.miui.turbomode

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Before using ADB, back up your data via Settings → Memory → Backup. In rare cases, incorrect commands can cause a system to crash.

Method 4: Editing system files (requires root)

On some firmware (e.g. HyperOS for Xiaomi 14), game acceleration is hard-stitched into system files, and to turn it off, you will need root rights and a file manager with access to the root folder (e.g., Root Explorer or Mixplorer).

Algorithm of action:

1. Get root access (for example, through Magisk).
2. Open the file manager and go on the way: /system/etc/device_features/[your model.xml (e.g, tissot.xml For the Redmi Note 5).
3. Find the lines: <bool name="support_game_turbo">true</bool> <bool name="support_miui_turbo">true</bool> and replace true with false.
4. Save the file, set the rights 644 (rw-r--r---).
5. Reset the device.

For example, on the Redmi Note 11 Pro+, after disabling the Game Turbo via ADB, some users encounter graphic artifacts in Genshin Impact.This is because the Adreno driver loses optimization.The solution is to manually install the latest version of the driver via Qualcomm Driver Updater.

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