How to enable acceleration on Xiaomi: all the ways to play, performance and system

Xiaomi smartphones are among the most popular devices among gamers and users who care about high performance. However, even the top models of Redmi, POCO or Black Shark sometimes run at full capacity due to factory power saving restrictions. The inclusion of acceleration modes allows you to unlock the hidden potential of the processor, improve interface smoothness and improve FPS in games.

In this article, we’ll look at all the ways Xiaomi can activate acceleration, from standard features like Game Turbo to hidden engineering settings. You’ll learn how to enable hardware acceleration for games, optimize system performance and even overclock the processor (where possible). The instructions are relevant for all modern devices on MIUI 14/15 and HyperOS, including the Redmi Note 12/13, POCO F5/X5, Xiaomi 13/14 and Black Shark gaming smartphones.

Before you start, consider that some methods require unlocking the bootloader or root rights. We have marked these methods with special warnings, which are better used by advanced users. For most tasks, standard MIUI tools will suffice.

Game Turbo: Official Acceleration Mode for Games

Game Turbo is Xiaomi’s proprietary technology that optimizes game performance by allocating resources, blocking notifications and reducing delays, and is available on all of the brand’s modern devices, including the budget Redmi and flagship Black Shark.

To activate Game Turbo:

1. Open Settings → Special features → Game Turbo
2. Turn on the switch at the top of the screen.
3. Add games to the list via the + button (or allow automatic detection).
4. Set up the parameters: 🎮 Performance – Choose High or Extreme. 🔔 Block notifications – turn off pop-ups during play. 📶 Network Priority – Improves Connection Stability in Online Gaming. 🔋 Energy saving – turn off for maximum acceleration.

Black Shark devices and some POCO models have an extended version, Shark Space, which offers additional customizations for fine-tuning performance, including manual FPS restriction and temperature monitoring.

Add the game to the Game Turbo list | Select Extreme Performance mode | Turn off power saving |Enable Network Priority |Check processor temperature

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⚠️ Warning: Extreme performance significantly increases the heat of the device. For long gaming sessions (more than 1 hour), it is recommended to use a cooling stand or take breaks every 30-40 minutes.

MIUI Optimization: Hidden System Acceleration

MIUI has a hidden MIUI Optimization feature that controls the smoothness of animations and the speed of interface response, which is enabled by default, but can be further optimized through the developer settings.

How to enable advanced optimization:

1. Activate Developer Mode: Go to Settings → About Phone. Click 7 times on the MIUI Version (you will be notified "You are a developer").

Settings → Additional → For Developers

• 🔄 Animation window - install Disconnected or 0.5x.
• 🔄 Transition animation - install Disconnected.
• 🚀 Limit background processes – choose No Limits (for multitasking).
• 🔋 Shut down. MIUI Optimization – Do not touch this parameter (may cause failures!).

These settings will reduce delays when opening applications and make the interface more responsive, especially on devices with 60 Hz displays (for example, Redmi 10A or POCO M4 Pro).

On devices with HyperOS (Xiaomi 14, Redmi K70 and later), the path to the developer settings has changed: Settings → About Phone → HyperOS version (stamp 7 times) → Additional → Developer settings.

3. Overclocking of the processor: risks and opportunities

Some users want to get the most out of Xiaomi and use overclocking, a method that requires root rights and is only suitable for advanced users, and we’ll talk about the theoretical possibility, but we don’t recommend putting it into practice without a clear understanding of the implications.

The acceleration will require:

• 🔓 Unlocked bootloader and root rights (instructions for your model look for on the 4PDA or XDA Developers).
• 📱 A kernel management application, such as Kernel Adiutor or FrancoKernel Manager.
• 🌡️ Cooling system (without it, the smartphone will overheat in a few minutes).

The main parameters for overclocking (for example, Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 in Xiaomi 13 Pro):

⚠️ Attention: Overclocking the processor on Xiaomi leads to loss of warranty, increased battery wear and the risk of “bricking” the device. Even a small excess of standard frequencies can cause trottling (automatic performance decline due to overheating). On devices with MediaTek processors (for example, Redmi Note 12 with Helio) G99) Acceleration is almost impossible due to blocked access to the core.

Yes, on Xiaomi|Yes, but on another brand |No, but I want to try |No, and I don't plan |I don't know what it is.

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4.Acceleration through the Engineering Menu (MTK and Qualcomm)

Xiaomi smartphones have a hidden engineering menu through which you can adjust network settings, signal modulation and even slightly affect performance. Sign-in methods vary depending on the processor.

For Qualcomm (Snapdragon) processors:

1. Open the Phone app.
2. Enter the combination: ##4636###.
3. Select Phone Information or Testing.
4. In the Set preferred network type section, you can optimize your connection for online gaming (select LTE only or 5G/NR if supported).

For MediaTek processors (Helio, Dimensity):

1. Install the MTK Engineering Mode app from Google Play.
2. Open it and go to MTK Settings → BandMode.
3. Select the LTE Band and activate all available frequencies for the best signal.
4. In the Hardware Testing → CPU section, you can see the current core frequencies (but you can’t change them without root).

These settings will not give you direct acceleration, but will help to stabilize the connection in games like PUBG Mobile or Call of Duty: Mobile, where low latency (ping) is important.

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If after changes in the engineering menu, mobile Internet disappeared, return the settings to factory ones through Restore Default in the same section.

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The Engineering Menu does not replace Game Turbo or MIUI Optimization, but it can supplement them to improve network settings in online games.

5.Memory and Background Optimization: How to Free Up Resources

One of the reasons for the brakes on Xiaomi is overloaded RAM, and even on 12GB of RAM devices (like the Black Shark 5 Pro), background processes can eat up resources.

Memory cleaning methods:

• 🧹 Manual cleaning: Hold the Home button (or swipe up and hold on to the MIUI 14+), Then click on the icon Close everything.
• 📱 Limitation of background processes: C Settings → Battery → Power mode select Performance (disables aggressive application closure).

For devices with 8GB of RAM and below (such as the Redmi Note 11 or POCO X4 Pro), it is also recommended to disable the interface animation as described in the MIUI Optimization section.

How to check memory usage:

1. Go to Settings → About the phone → Memory state.
2. Click on Real-time Memory Use.
3. If it is less than 1.5 GB free, it is time to clean it.

6.Acceleration through ADB: for advanced users

With help. ADB-Android Debug Bridge, you can change hidden system settings that are not available in the standard interface. This method does not require root, but you need to activate debugging by using the system. USB.

How to enable debugging by USB:

1. Activate the developer mode (7 taps according to the MIUI version).
2. In Settings → Additional → For developers, enable debugging over USB.
3. Connect your smartphone to your PC and confirm your trust in your computer.

Useful. ADB-speed-up:

adb shell settings put global hidden_api_policy 1 # Unlocks hidden API (required for some tweaks)


adb shell settings put global window_animation_scale 0.5 # Accelerates window animation




adb shell settings put global transition_animation_scale 0.5 # Accelerates transitions




adb shell settings put global animator_duration_scale 0.5 # Accelerates all animations




adb shell am broadcast -a android.intent.action.CLOSE_SYSTEM_DIALOGS # Closes all system windows (useful when getting stuck)

For the application of the commands:

1. Download Platform Tools from Google and unpack.
2. Open the Command Prompt (Windows) or Terminal (macOS/Linux) in the adb.exe folder.
3. Enter commands one by one by pressing Enter after each.

⚠️ Attention: Team hidden_api_policy 1 It can cause some applications (e.g. banking) to work in an unstable way. If you notice a failure, return the value to the 0 same-team.

7.Cache reset and Dalvik: when nothing helps

If your smartphone is slowing down for no apparent reason, and standard methods don’t help, try resetting your system cache and Dalvik-cache.This won’t delete your data, but will clear temporary files that may slow down.

How to reset the cache through recovery:

1. Turn off your smartphone.
2. Press the Power button + Volume up until the Mi logo appears.
3. From the recovery menu, select Wipe & Reset → Wipe Cache.
4. Confirm the action and restart the device.

To reset Dalvik-cache (requires custom recovery type TWRP):

1. Download to TWRP (similar to standard recovery).
2. Choose Advanced → Wipe Dalvik Cache.
3. Confirm and reboot.

This procedure helps if:

• 🐢 The smartphone began to slowly open applications after the update.
• 🔄 Accidental reboots often occur.
• 📱 The interface "swipes" when scrolling.

If there are problems after the cache reset, you may need to reset to factory settings (but this will delete all the data!).

FAQ: Frequent questions about Xiaomi acceleration