How to turn off the acceleration of games on Xiaomi: the complete guide to disabling Game Turbo

Xiaomi, Redmi and Poco are known for their gaming potential, but the built-in acceleration features of games do not always work correctly. Many users face problems: games begin to “slow down” after activating the Game Turbo, the battery drains many times faster, and the system spontaneously limits performance. If you notice that your Xiaomi overheats during gameplay or games work unstable, the reason may lie in forced acceleration modes.

In this article, we will discuss all ways to disable the acceleration of games on Xiaomi devices, including hidden settings. MIUI, work ADB-We will focus on the differences between the shell versions (from the different versions of the shell). MIUI 12 to MIUI 15) and smartphone models – after all, on Poco F5 And the Redmi Note 12, the paths to settings may be different, and you'll also learn how to check if the acceleration is actually off, and what to do if the system persists in returning the settings to factory settings.

Why Xiaomi’s Gaming Speed Can Be Intruding

Game Turbo (or Game Mode in Russian) was designed to optimize performance in games, but in practice it often has the opposite effect:

• 🔥 Overheating of the processor: forced increase in clock frequency CPU/GPU without proper cooling leads to trottling (automatic power reduction).
• 🔋 Accelerated battery discharge: in acceleration mode, power consumption grows by 30-50%, and the battery degrades faster.
• 🎮 Artifacts in Games: Forced Limitations FPS or permissions can break graphics in Genshin Impact, Call of Duty Mobile, or PUBG.
• ⚙️ Manual Settings Conflict: If you manually set up your graphics in the game, Game Turbo can reset it to “optimal” options.

The problem is compounded by the fact that Xiaomi defaults to include acceleration for all installed games, even if they do not require high performance (for example, Among Us or Brawl Stars).Moreover, in some firmware, the feature is activated automatically when the game is first launched without asking the user's permission.

Method 1: Disable Game Turbo through standard settings

The easiest method is to deactivate acceleration through the MIUI menu, but the path to settings may vary depending on the shell version and the smartphone model. Below is a universal algorithm for MIUI 14/15:

1. Open Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. In the top line of the search, type Game Turbo (or “Game Mode” for Russified firmware).
3. Select the Game Turbo app from the search results.
4. Click Disable (or Remove Updates if the button is inactive).
5. Confirm the action by pressing OK in the dialog box.

If there is no option to disable, try an alternative path:

1. Go to Settings → Special features → Game acceleration.
2. Turn off the game acceleration slider (or game optimization).
3. In the list of games, uncheck the boxes from those for which no acceleration is required (or click Clear All).

Important: Some devices (such as Xiaomi 13 Pro or Redmi K60) may need to restart after the Game Turbo is turned off.If the game is still “slowing down”, check if the mode is activated again – the system sometimes returns settings after the update.

Method 2: Manual removal of Game Turbo for advanced users

If the standard shutdown didn’t work, you can completely uninstall the Game Turbo system app using ADB. This method is suitable for users with unlocked bootloader or root rights.

Warning: Removing system applications can cause MIUI to work unstable. Make a backup copy of the data before executing commands!

⚠️ Note: On some models (e.g. Poco) X5 Redmi Note 11 Removal of Game Turbo Could Break the Game Mode MIUI. In this case, a re-flashing will be required.

Instructions:

1. Activate USB Debugging in Settings → About Phone → MIUI Version (click 7 times on the line with the version, then go back to Settings → Additional → For Developers).
2. Connect the phone to the PC and confirm the debugging permission.
3. Open the command prompt (or Terminal on Mac/Linux) and type:

adb shell


pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.miui.gameturbo

If the command fails, try an alternative package:

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.xiaomi.glgm

Once you're done, restart the device. To return the Game Turbo, just update the MIUI through Settings → System Update.

Method 3: Disabling acceleration for individual games

If you don’t want to turn off the Game Turbo completely, you can customize it selectively, which is true for users who play both heavy projects (like Genshin Impact) and casual games (Candy Crush).

Instructions:

1. Open Game Turbo from the app menu (or through Settings → Special Features → Game Acceleration).
2. Select the game you want to turn off the acceleration.
3. Turn off the sliders: 🚀 Accelerating productivity 🔄 Optimization FPS 📶 Network priority (if not required)

Save.

Critical Feature: On some devices (e.g. Xiaomi 12T or Poco F4), even after manually disabling the acceleration, the system can activate it again after 1-2 launches of the game, in which case only the complete removal of the Game Turbo via ADB will help.

Method 4: Use of third-party utilities (without root)

If standard methods don’t work, you can use third-party performance management apps, and one of the most effective is the Game Optimizer Disabler (available on GitHub and XDA Developers).

Advantages of this method:

• ✅ Doesn't require root rights.
• ✅ It works on most versions. MIUI (12 to 15).
• ✅ Allows you to switch off acceleration selectively.

Instructions:

1. Download Game Optimizer Disabler from GitHub (check the relevance of the version!).
2. Install. APK-file by allowing installation from unknown sources.
3. Launch the application and provide access to Special Features.
4. Select the games you want to disable acceleration for and click Apply.

⚠️ Note: Some antiviruses (e.g. Avast or Dr.Web) may block Game Optimizer Disabler as a “potentially dangerous” application. This is a false positive – the utility does not contain viruses, but modifies system settings.

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If after using the utility games began to fly out, try to clear the cache of the application through Settings → Apps → [game name] → Storage → Clear the cache.

How to check if the acceleration is disabled

Many users are faced with a situation where after disabling Game Turbo games are still unstable.To make sure that the acceleration is indeed deactivated, follow the following steps:

1. Check through ADB: adb shell dumpsys deviceidle force-idle If the command returns an error, acceleration is actively.
2. Performance monitoring: Install the CPU Monitor or GameBench app and check if the CPU/GPU clock speed is above standard values.
3. Heat test: Run the game for 10-15 minutes and check the temperature through Settings → Battery → Battery condition. If the heat is above 45 ° C, the acceleration still works.

You can also use the hidden menu of engineering settings:

1. Open the Phone app and enter the combination: ##4636##.
2. Go to Usage Statistics (or Usage Statistics).
3. Check if Game Turbo is on the list of active processes.

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If after all the manipulations, the game acceleration does not turn off, the problem may lie in custom firmware or corrupted system files, in which case only a complete reset or firmware reflash will help.

What to do if the acceleration of the game is turned on by itself

Some users complain that Game Turbo is activated automatically after a reboot or MIUI update.This is due to the operation of the system service com.miui.gameturbo.service, which restores the default settings.

Decisions:

• 🔧 Turn off Game Turbo Auto Update: Go to Settings → Annexes → Game Turbo → Auto-update and deactivate the slider.
• 📱 Freeze the app (root required): Use Titanium Backup or App Quarantine to block Game Turbo from working.
• 🔄 Reverse Firmware: If the problem has appeared after the update MIUI, Return to the previous version via Fastboot.

On devices with HyperOS (a new shell from Xiaomi, which replaced MIUI on some models), the path to settings may differ. For example, on Xiaomi 14 or Redmi K70, game acceleration is controlled through Settings → Display → Game mode.

FAQ: Frequent questions about speeding up games on Xiaomi