How to completely remove the acceleration of games on Xiaomi Redmi: 5 working ways

The game acceleration feature (or MIUI Game Turbo) on Xiaomi Redmi smartphones was supposed to improve the gaming experience, but often leads to the opposite effect: overheating, lags, forced FPS restriction or even blocking background processes. If you notice that games began to slow down after the MIUI update, this mechanism is to blame. Unlike standard performance modes, Game Turbo aggressively optimizes resources, which interferes with the normal operation of not only games, but other applications as well.

In this article, you’ll find 5 proven ways to disable or remove game acceleration on Redmi Note 10/11/12, POCO X3/X4 and other models – from simple MIUI settings to manually removing system packages via ADB. We’ll also look at why removing Game Turbo completely can cause camera or speakers to crash on some firmware, and how to avoid it.

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1.What is the acceleration of games in Xiaomi and why it should be turned off

The Game Turbo feature, or “Game Accelerator,” is Xiaomi’s proprietary technology that automatically activates when games are launched.

• 🎮 Optimizing the processor and graphics for smooth FPS
• 📵 Blocking notifications and calls during the game
• 🔋 Improved energy distribution to extend operating time
• 🌡️ Temperature control to prevent overheating

However, in practice, users face problems:

• 🐢 Artificially restricting performance (e.g. fixation) FPS 30 instead of 60)
• 🔕 Forced disabling of background applications (such as Discord or Spotify)
• 🔥 Overheating due to constant operation of processor cores at maximum frequency
• 🚫 Conflicts with root rights or custom firmware

The owners of Redmi budget models (for example, Redmi 9A or POCO M3) are particularly hard hit, where the Game Turbo takes up to 20% of the CPU resources even in simple games like Brawl Stars or Clash Royale.

⚠️ Attention: On some firmware MIUI 13+ Disabling Game Turbo can cause Mi Video Enhance (video enhancement) or Ultra Battery Saver to malfunction. MIUI In Settings → The phone.

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Method 2: Disable Game Turbo via standard MIUI settings

The safest method is to deactivate the accelerator through the settings menu, which is suitable for most Redmi and POCO models on MIUI 12-14.

Instructions:

1. Open the Settings. → Special facilities.
2. Scroll down and select the Game Accelerator (or Game Turbo).
3. Turn off the slider Enable the game accelerator.
4. Return to the main settings menu and go to Applications → Application Management.
5. Find Game Turbo in the list, open it and click Disable (if the button is active).

If the Game Accelerator is not in Special Options, try an alternative route:

• 🔍 Open the Settings. → Battery and productivity → Performance modes.
• 🎯 Choose Balanced or Battery Saving mode (this will turn off automatic optimization for gaming).

⚠️ Note: On some firmware (for example, MIUI 14 for the Redmi Note 12 Pro+) disabling Game Turbo through settings is reset after restarting. ADB root-access.

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3. Method 2: Remove Game Turbo via ADB (no root rights)

If the standard shutdown doesn’t work, you can uninstall com.miui.gameturbo via Android Debug Bridge (ADB). This method does not require root rights, but requires a computer and USB-cable.

Step-by-step:

1. Download and install ADB Tools on PC.
2. Enable USB Debugging on your phone: Settings → About Phone → MIUI Version (click 7 times) Settings → Additional → For Developers → Debugging on USB
3. Connect your phone to your PC and open the command prompt (cmd) in the folder with adb.exe.
4. Enter the commands in turn: adb devices adb shell pm uninstall --user 0 com.miui.gameturbo

If the pm uninstall command doesn’t work, try an alternative:

adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.miui.gameturbo

Once completed, restart your phone. The Game Turbo package will be disabled for the current user (not completely removed).

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If, after the execution, ADB-Game Turbo commands are still activated, check for updates for the com.miui.gameturbo package in Settings → Annexes → Application management. Sometimes the system automatically restores it.

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4. Method 3: Completely remove Game Turbo with root rights

To completely remove the system package com.miui.gameturbo will require root rights (for example, through Magisk), this method is suitable for advanced users and allows you to permanently get rid of the accelerator.

Instructions:

1. Install Root Explorer or any other file manager with root support.
2. Go to /system/priv-app/GameTurbo or /system/app/GameTurbo
3. Remove the GameTurbo folder or rename it to GameTurbo_bak.
4. Reboot the phone.

Alternatively, you can use the command via ADB with root access:

adb shell


su




mount -o rw,remount /system




rm -rf /system/priv-app/GameTurbo

⚠️ Note: Removing system packages can lead to unstable operation MIUI, Especially on firmware with HyperOS. Before deleting, backup through TWRP Or OrangeFox.

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5. Method 4: Retrace to the old version of MIUI (if the acceleration appeared after the update)

If Game Turbo issues started after the MIUI update (e.g. version 12 to version 13), you can return the old firmware, which is suitable for users who have not previously had performance problems.

How to make a pullback:

• 📥 Download the archive with the desired version MIUI For your model from the official Xiaomi website.
• 🔄 Rename the file to update.zip And put it in the root folder of the phone.
• 🔧 Go to Settings. → The phone. → Updating the system.
• 🖱️ Click on the three dots in the upper right corner and select Select the firmware file.
• ⚙️ Confirm the installation and wait for the completion (the phone will restart several times).

Important: When you roll back to an older version of MIUI, all data will be erased. Pre-backup through Settings → Additional → Backup and Reset.

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6. Method 5: Use of third-party utilities (for advanced users)

If standard methods do not help, you can use specialized utilities for Xiaomi, which allow you to jam system processes:

• 🛠️ App Ops – Allows you to disable Game Turbo permissions without root rights (required) ADB).
• 🔧 DisableServiceTool – utility to disable system services (root needed).
• 📱 MIUI Hidden Settings – Opens access to hidden settings MIUI, including disabling game optimization.

Example of App Ops:

1. Download App Ops from XDA Developers.
2. Run the utility and find Game Turbo in the list of applications.
3. Turn off permissions: android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE android.permission.BIND_NOTIFICATION_LISTENER_SERVICE android.permission.PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS
4. Reboot the phone.

⚠️ Note: Using third-party utilities may violate Xiaomi’s security policy and result in blocking certain features (such as Mi Pay or Face Unlock.

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The most reliable way is to combine the pm disable-user (ADB) and the com.miui.gameturbo cache, which minimizes the risk of system failure.

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7 How to Check if Game Acceleration Is Really Shut Down

To make sure that Game Turbo no longer impacts performance, follow these steps:

• 📊 Start the game and open the settings. → Battery and productivity → CPU usage: If the Game Turbo is not displayed in the list of active processes, the accelerator is disabled.
• 🎮 Check it out. FPS using the GameBench utility or built-in counter (in games like PUBG Mobile or Call of Duty: If the value is not fixed on 30 frames, optimization is disabled.
• 🔍 Use the team. ADB to check the status of the package: adb shell dumpsys package com.miui.gameturbo The output must be the line disabled.

If the game is still slowing down after the Game Turbo shutdown, the problem may be:

• 🔋 Trottling the processor due to overheating (check the temperature through the AIDA64).
• 🗑️ Filled cache (clean through Settings) → Warehouse).
• 📱 Background RAM consumption by other applications (use Greenify for hibernation).

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FAQ: Frequent questions about speeding up games on Xiaomi Redmi