Some of ASUS's gaming laptops have now received the latest BIOS updates to fix the stuttering problem, and more will be supported soon.
ASUS Will Release a Beta BIOS for the 2023 Strix SCAR 15 and 2023 Zephyrus M16 Gaming Laptops to Fix Stuttering
Some ASUS ROG laptop users recently reported issues like stutters, freezes, and even audio crackles on their gaming laptops. These issues were thankfully not hardware-related, as a researcher on GitHub by the username "Zephkek" analyzed and found out that these were instead caused by the laptop firmware. ASUS did acknowledge the problem a few days ago, saying that they are investigating the issue and will come up with a fix soon.
As promised, ASUS today announced that it will roll out a new Beta BIOS for some of its models that should mitigate these issues. Currently, only two models will be covered under this Beta BIOS, which will be rolled out next week. These laptops are the 2023 STRIX SCAR 15 and the 2023 Zephyrus M16 gaming laptops, but ASUS says that it will roll out BIOS updates for more models soon.
As far as the problem is concerned, it's tied to the laptop's firmware, and according to some investigations, the Windows ACPI.sys, which is responsible for interpreting power and hardware instructions from the BIOS, was being fed inefficient or flawed code. This introduced regular latency spikes every 30-60 seconds, resulting in stutters and performance issues, as the firmware was running poorly designed routines such as high-priority interrupts and repeated attempts to power GPUs on and off when they shouldn't be touched.
All in all, this needed a firmware update, which ASUS officially announced today via its ROG North America handle on X. ASUS is recommending users to test the Beta BIOS on the above-mentioned models and has ensured that this won't void their warranty. As far as other affected models are concerned, they will be receiving the BIOS updates in early October.
News Sources: PC Gamer, @ASUS_ROGNA
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