Intel reveals how to make Arc A770 and Arc A750 graphics cards save power at idle

Intel Arc A770 and Arc A750 reviews have shown that the graphics cards consume at least 41W of power even when idle.
This is significantly higher than competitors whose power consumption in the same conditions can be less than 10W.
Intel has proposed a solution to the problem of excessive power consumption of its graphics cards.Image source: VideoCardzIntel recommends to solve the problem of high power consumption of Arc graphics cards in idle mode to change some BIOS settings of your motherboard, as well as the power management scheme in the Windows operating system.
Idle power consumption comparison chart for arc cards.
Image source: TechPowerUpThe Arc architecture uses L0 and L1 power modes for PCIe 2.0, which are disabled by default and must be manually enabled by the user.
The company recommends changing the ASPM (Active-State Power Management) feature settings in the BIOS.
This is a power-saving technology for the PCIe bus.
It is worth remembering that different manufacturers may use different names for the same parameter in the BIOS.
\"It is necessary to set the Native ASPM parameter to Enabled in the BIOS.
Then you need to find the PCI Express root port ASPM item and enable L1 Substates,\" Intel points out.After that, Intel recommends that you select the maximum power saving mode for Link State Power Management in the Windows power settings, as shown in the screenshot below.