How to turn off the acceleration of games on Xiaomi Redmi Note: a complete guide with solutions for MIUI 14/13

Owners of Xiaomi Redmi Note smartphones (series) 10/11/12/Pro) Often faced with the problem of forced acceleration of games through built-in features MIUI. The system automatically increases productivity CPU/GPU, This leads to overheating, battery drains, and even artifacts in graphics, especially in heavy games like Genshin Impact, PUBG Mobile or Call of Duty: Mobile, where FPS leap 30 before 90 frames without apparent cause.

The reason lies in Game Turbo, Xiaomi’s proprietary mode, which allegedly “optimizes” the gameplay, but in fact often works against the user. 5 Proven ways to disable acceleration: from standard settings MIUI Manually editing configuration files through ADB. I also want to explain why you should update to MIUI 14/13 The problem may come back and how to avoid it.

⚠️ Important: Some methods require unlocking the bootloader or root rights. If you're a beginner, start with the first three ways - they're safe and don't violate the warranty.

1. disable Game Turbo in MIUI settings

The easiest way is to deactivate the built-in optimization via the MIUI menu, which works on all Redmi Note models (including the Note 10 Pro, Note 11S, Note 12 Pro+) and does not require additional software.

Instructions:

• 📱 Open the Settings. → Annexes → Application management.
• 🔍 In the search box, enter Game Turbo (or "Game mode" on Russian firmware).
• ⚙️ Select the application and click Disable (if the button is inactive, tap Stop, then Disable).
• 🔄 Reboot your smartphone.

After that, the system will stop overclocking the processor automatically when you start games. However, on some firmware (for example, MIUI 14 for Redmi Note 12), the Game Turbo can turn on again after the update, in which case move to the next method.

2. performance adjustment through "Battery and performance"

MIUI hides some of the acceleration parameters in the power saving menu, where you can manually limit background activity and reduce the load on the processor.

How to do this:

1. Go to Settings → Battery and Performance → Performance Mode.
2. Choose Balanced (if it is “High Performance”).
3. Activate the option to limit background activity for games (the list of applications can be edited manually).
4. Turn on Adaptive Screen Update – this will reduce the load on the GPU in high FPS games.

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If your firmware does not have Performance Mode, try updating MIUI to the latest version or using the method with ADB (Section 4).

⚠️ Attention: On the Redmi Note 10 and older when activated, the "Balanced" mode may fall FPS play-play 10-15%. If this is critical, try combining this method with manually adjusting the graphics in the game itself (e.g., in the game). PUBG Mobile set the chart to "Balanced" and framerate to 60 FPS).

3.Use of Developer Options (Developer Mode)

Android’s hidden settings limit background processes and disable unnecessary animations that eat up resources, a method that doesn’t remove acceleration completely, but reduces its impact on performance.

Algorithm of action:

• 🛠️ Activate Developer Mode: Go to Settings → About the phone and 7 times tap on the version MIUI.
• 🔧 Back to Settings → Additionally. → For developers.
• 📉 Find and disconnect: 🔄 Windows animation (set off or set off) 0.5x) 🔄 Transition animation (similar to) 🚀 Accelerate. GPU-rendering (turn off if the game is slowing down) 🔋 Do not turn off the screen while charging (this reduces heating)
• 🔄 Reset the device.

Window animations disabled|Expedited off GPU-rendering|Limited background processes (4 maximum)|Turned off "Do not turn off the screen when charging"-->

💡 Tip: If after these manipulations the games began to lay down, return the settings Animation of windows / transitions to the 1x, But leave it off. Accelerate. GPU-Rendering is a common cause of artifacts in Genshin Impact.

4. Disabling acceleration via ADB (for advanced)

If standard methods don't work, you'll need to use ADB (Android Debug Bridge), which requires a computer but gives you complete control over system parameters.

Step-by-step:

1. 💻 Install. ADB Tools on PC.
2. 📱 On the phone, activate the debugging by USB (Settings → For developers → Debugging by USB).
3. 🔌 Connect Redmi Note to your computer and type in the command line: adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.miui.photography (to disable unnecessary services) settings put global hidden_api_policy 1 (unlock API) settings put global force_high_performance False (disables forced overclocking)
4. 🔄 Reboot the phone.

⚠️ Note: pm uninstall removes system applications. Do not use it for com.miui.securitycenter or com.android.settings, this will lead to system failure.

5. Manual editing of the build.prop file (requires root)

This is the last resort for users with an unlocked bootloader and root right, and allows you to permanently disable acceleration at the kernel level, but if you do the wrong thing, it can lead to a device blink.

Instructions:

• 📲 Install a root-enabled file manager (such as Root Explorer or Solid Explorer).
• 📄 Cross the path. /system/build.prop And back up the file.
• ✏️ Open the file in the text editor and add at the end of the line: debug.performance.tuning=false ro.config.nocheckin=1 persist.sys.game.controller.forcetouch=0
• 💾 Save the changes, set rights 644 (rw-r)--r--).
• 🔄 Reboot the phone.

⚠️ Attention: After update MIUI The build.prop file will reset to factory settings. To avoid this, use the Magisk module to automatically apply patches.

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Editing build.prop is the most effective way, but it requires root and is dangerous for beginners. If you are not sure, use methods 1-3.

6. Alternative solutions: cooling and software

If you do not turn off the acceleration, you can reduce its consequences:

• ❄️ Use cooling stands (e.g. Black Shark Cooling Fan) to reduce the temperature 5-10°C.
• 📉 Install control applications FPS: Game Bench – Monitors performance. 3C Toolbox – limits clock frequency CPU. Greenify – suspends background processes.
• 🔋 Replace the thermopaste (relevant for Redmi Note 10 Pro and older, where overheating is critical).

💡 Lifehack: In games like PUBG Mobile or Call of Duty manually set the graphics to "Balanced" and FPS on 60 This will reduce the load on the 30-40% lacking in quality.

FAQ: Frequent questions about speeding up games on Redmi Note