Best Game Settings for OMEN Laptops
If you've purchased an HP OMEN laptop, you're ready to try out the latest games. But before you embark on your adventures, why not optimize your system and take advantage of OMEN Gaming Hub features for a seamless experience? With an optimized system:
- You won't experience stuttering even at high resolutions
- You can switch to higher texture quality for a much more visually impressive experience
- You can max out graphics settings and boost visual quality without losing FPS
- You can enjoy a smooth gameplay by matching the FPS to your monitor's refresh rate
Plus, you can do all of this without worrying about your system overheating or crashing. Here, we will discuss in detail how you can do all of this and increase your gaming performance: you will learn about the ideal OMEN Gaming Hub settings you should use, as well as optimization settings you can apply to your system and games.
OMEN Gaming Hub Settings Guide: Essentials for Maximum Performance
For optimal OMEN gaming optimization, you may need to check and modify multiple settings. The most important ones are as follows:
Performance mode configurations
There are two options here: AI Controlled Settings (OMEN AI) and User Controlled Settings (Optimizer).
OMEN AI automatically configures the settings that are most suitable for your system's hardware and operating system. When enabled, it will run in the background to enhance performance in supported games and automatically adjust all necessary system settings. For most games and players, this automatic optimization option will deliver highly satisfactory results. Therefore, we recommend keeping it enabled at all times.
Optimizer is a feature that allows you to manually fine-tune your system. It offers two tools: Booster and Cleaner. Booster lists processes running in the background that you can disable, shows which Windows services you can safely close, and lists what you can do for CPU and memory optimization.
The Cleaner tool frees up space on your system by deleting unnecessary files, allowing you to install new games.
Here, we recommend following these steps:
- Delete unnecessary files from your system with the Cleaner tool
- Perform basic manual fine-tuning for your system with the Booster tool
- Enable OMEN AI to perform automatic optimization for the best game settings for OMEN laptops
PRO TIP: You can create a different performance profile for each game in OMEN Gaming Hub. This allows you to allocate more resources to performance-hungry games and perform more basic optimizations for games that don't push your system to its limits.
System monitoring and optimization tools
OMEN Gaming Hub allows you to view your system vitals from a single screen and displays information such as CPU and RAM utilization, CPU temperature, and storage space in real time. This allows you to see at a glance whether there is a bottleneck in your system, whether it needs more cooling, and what needs to be optimized.
Network optimization features
OMEN Gaming Hub features include Network Booster: use it to monitor your network usage in real time, prioritize competitive games for lower latency, and assign your gaming traffic to the fastest network.
Lighting and power management settings
If you download and install the optional OMEN Light Studio, you can also get advanced RGB lighting effects for your system. This does not affect performance, but it definitely provides a much more impressive experience.
Game-Specific Optimization Settings
For maximum performance, in addition to the OMEN laptop configuration, you will need to change some settings in the games as well. Each game requires different settings, but in general, you should focus on the following:
Graphics settings hierarchy
The hierarchy here should be texture quality, shadows, and anti-aliasing. As texture quality increases, the image becomes clearer, but more VRAM is required, and at a certain point, you will start to experience stuttering and FPS drops. Try to find a balance between visual quality and performance.
PRO TIP: If your monitor supports a maximum resolution of 1080p, do not select 4K texture quality: the increase in quality you will achieve will be negligible compared to the performance drop.
Shadows are the visual feature that puts the most strain on the system in almost every game. In most cases, setting the shadow quality to medium will give you ideal performance without compromising too much on visual quality. Anti-aliasing is a feature that does not cause a performance loss in most modern games, but it is generally a good idea not to exceed 8x.
Resolution and refresh rate optimization
The resolution of your monitor should be the same as the game resolution. You can use technologies such as DLSS and FSR if supported, but you should always select the same resolution as your monitor in the game settings. This also applies to the refresh rate: the game and monitor values should be the same.
PRO TIP: If you are experiencing screen tearing or seeing horizontal lines on your screen, enable V-Sync from the in-game settings. This may cause minimal performance loss but will resolve the tearing issue.
Popular games optimization examples
Games have different system requirements, and each system is different from the other, but you can try the following optimization tricks for some popular games:
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
- Shadows: Low
- Texture Resolution: Normal
- Shader Quality: Medium
- Graphic Preset: Balanced
Battlefield 6
- Screen Space AO: GTAO Low or High (based on GPU power)
- Texture Quality: High
- Effects Quality: High
- Volumetric Quality: Low or Normal (based on GPU power)
Cyberpunk 2077
- Ray Tracing: Off
- Volumetric Fog & Clouds: Low
- Texture Resolution: High
- Resolution Scaling: On if available (DLSS or FSR)
PRO TIP: Keep in mind that these are general recommendations and that each system must be optimized according to its own hardware capabilities. For example, HP OMEN 35L optimization will differ from other OMEN models.
System-Level Performance Tweaks
For HP laptop best performance settings, in addition to in-game optimization and OMEN Gaming Hub features, you will need to make some tweaks to your system. We recommend starting with the following:
Windows gaming mode settings
- Open the “Settings” screen and click on “Gaming”
- On this screen, you will see the “Game Mode” option on the left side
- Enable Game Mode by setting it to “On”
This allows Microsoft Windows to automatically optimize your PC for gaming
Power plan optimization
- Open the “Settings” screen and type “Power & Sleep” in the search box
- Click the “Additional power settings” link at the top left of the screen that opens
- On the new screen that opens, select “high-performance” under “selected plan”
This will increase your system's energy consumption and cause it to heat up more, but your gaming performance will also improve. Only use the high-performance power plan when your HP laptop is plugged in; otherwise your battery will drain very quickly.
Background app management
- Open the “Settings” screen and click on “Privacy”
- Click on the “background apps” option in the menu on the left
- Close any programs you don't need from the list that appears
By doing this, you will close applications that continue to run in the background even when you are not using them, and you can use the system resources allocated to them for games.
Thermal management tips
- Consider using a cooling pad for your laptop (check out HP gaming accessories to find one)
- Do not place your laptop on soft surfaces as they can block the air vents
- Check your laptop's fans frequently and clean them if necessary
- Check your system's temperature values from the OMEN Gaming HUB
PRO TIP: If any component's temperature is displayed in red on the OMEN Gaming Hub System Vitals screen, there is a thermal problem. If this condition persists, consider contacting HP service.
Advanced HP Laptop Gaming Performance Tips
For advanced gaming performance optimization, try the following tips:
BIOS/UEFI gaming optimizations
- Open your laptop and start pressing the “Esc” key repeatedly
- When the “Startup Menu” opens, select “OMEN Setup Utility”
- From the “Advanced” tab, you can enable the XMP memory feature and increase the memory speed
- You can change the fan speed from the “Configuration” tab to ensure your system is better cooled
PRO TIP:
These are advanced settings and may affect the stability of your system if not used correctly.
If you are unsure of what you are doing, we strongly recommend that you contact HP support for assistance rather than changing these settings yourself.
Driver updates and optimization
Always keep your system drivers up to date. New drivers can eliminate performance issues and/or allow games to run much more smoothly.
- Visit the official HP laptop software and drivers website
- Find your laptop by serial number, product number, or product name
- Select your operating system
- Download and install the latest drivers automatically by installing HP Support Assistant or manually using the displayed list
Storage optimization for faster loading
- Clean up temporary files on your system using the OMEN Gaming Hub Cleaner feature
- Optimize your disks using the Cleaner’s defragmentation tool
- Apply any other tweaks recommended by the Cleaner
Common Questions About OMEN Gaming Performance
Q: How do I enable performance mode on my OMEN laptop?
A: Install OMEN Gaming Hub, launch it, and select the automatic or manual optimization mode from the “Performance” or “Optimizer” tab on the left. Alternatively, you can open the OMEN overlay while a game is running and enable performance mode from there.
Q: What settings give the biggest FPS boost?
A: Lowering the shadow quality from the in-game settings usually gives you the biggest FPS boost. You may also consider turning off volumetric effects. Also, consider using DLSS or FSR if available: they might double, even triple your FPS.
Q: Should I prioritize graphics quality or frame rate?
A: This varies depending on the game. In competitive games such as Call of Duty and Battlefield, frame rate is more important. In single-player and story-driven games, however, improving graphics quality provides a more immersive experience.
Q: How often should I update my gaming settings?
A: There is no definitive list of “gaming laptop best settings.” Patches and updates can cause performance issues for any game at any time. If you feel like you're not getting the same performance out of a game as you used to, consider changing your gaming settings.
Start Your Gaming Adventures with HP OMEN
With support from the OMEN Gaming Hub and manual optimization tricks, you can easily tweak your system for games and enjoy a high-performance gaming experience. Discover HP OMEN laptop models and start your adventures today with the option that suits you best: HP OMEN 16 or HP OMEN 17 models are ideal choices for most gamers who want to play the latest games comfortably. For a more immersive experience, don't forget to check out HP gaming accessories too. Start your adventures in virtual worlds with HP OMEN!
