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'''[https://gitlab.com/corectrl/corectrl/ CoreCtrl]''' lets you set your AMD GPU and CPU to high performance mode when you play games.

Please note: Controlling the GPU does '''not''' work for Nvidia hardware.

== Installation ==

Search CoreCtrl in your respective app store:

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If you don't see it there, and you're on a Ubuntu-based distribution like Pop!_OS, input the following in the terminal:

<pre>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ernstp/mesarc
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt install corectrl</pre>

'''IMPORTANT:''' This PPA contains release candidate and development versions of other packages which may break your system. It is '''strongly recommended''' that you limit the PPA to only installing/upgrading the <code>corectrl</code> package to avoid such issues. According to the [https://gitlab.com/corectrl/corectrl/#installation official installation instructions], create the file <code>/etc/apt/preferences.d/corectrl</code> with the following content:
 # Never prefer packages from the ernstp repository
 Package: *
 Pin: release o=LP-PPA-ernstp-mesarc
 Pin-Priority: 1
 
 # Allow upgrading only corectrl from LP-PPA-ernstp-mesarc
 Package: corectrl
 Pin: release o=LP-PPA-ernstp-mesarc
 Pin-Priority: 500
For other distributions, look [https://gitlab.com/corectrl/corectrl/ here] for installation instructions.

== Usage ==

(Optional:) Create a profile for each game.

Set your GPU to Performance mode: Fixed > High.

[[File:GPU Settings 1.png|frameless]]
[[File:GPU Settings 2.png|frameless]]

Set your CPU to Performance scaling > Custom.

Then, set your frequency governor > Performance.

[[File:Cpu.png|frameless]]

== Advanced Usage ==
You can do more with it, for example overclocking, or undervolting. You have to do the [https://gitlab.com/corectrl/corectrl/-/wikis/Setup setup] first.