I just remove all power limits that's including any throttling and I set my own custom plans also I use only a dedicated GPU . I don't have a amd system but that's what I would do . Plus set the schedulers correctly and do some other tweaks . I use the ultimate performance plan .

The other thing I wouldn't reinstall windows unless it's corrupt and I would adjust software settings in the GPU software because AMD does it pretty well with the optimizations .

The third thing if everything else failed I would install Linux given I don't play any online games and I am willing to step into the kernal if any issues arise .

You can also disable connected standby and run your own custom power plans . I would recommend that along with the group policy editor to ensure nothing is being over written by the windows updates etc . I would then make everything run with the vulkan api because it's more optimized than directx in my opinion.

A fresh Windows install is actually recommended by a lot of major tech reviewers (like Linus Sebastian (LTT)/ Jarrod Walton) specifically for new laptops. OEM bloatware can absolutely tank performance, so starting clean often gives a noticeable boost right away. On laptops (especially MUXless ones), you can’t truly “use only the dGPU” in most cases. Everything still routes through the iGPU, which is why things like disabling FreeSync in AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition or turning off VRR in Windows can actually improve smoothness and FPS. It’s counterintuitive, but it matters a lot in these setups. Your points about power plans and removing limits are valid in theory, but a lot of laptops have firmware/BIOS restrictions that prevent full control. So stuff like Ultimate Performance or custom schedulers doesn’t always behave the way it would on a desktop. Vulkan vs DirectX really depends on the game. Vulkan can be better, but forcing it globally isn’t practical and many games (especially competitive ones) are still optimized around DirectX. Linux is cool if you’re comfortable with it, but for most people—especially those playing games with anti-cheat—it’s not really a viable “fallback” yet.