# Temporary performance boosts

> Request a temporary CPU or GPU boost to increase device performance for short periods.

Temporary performance boosts in Adaptive Performance allow you to raise CPU or GPU frequencies for a limited time. This can help your application complete demanding tasks more quickly and avoid visible performance drops.

| **Topic**                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | **Description**                                                                                                                                        |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **[Introduction to temporary performance boosts](/engine/6000.7/manual/analysis/runtime-performance-scaling/adaptive-performance/performance-optimization-strategies/temporary-performance-boosts/boosts.md)**             | Understand how to use performance boosts to temporarily get more resources by raising the frequencies of the CPU or GPU to highest configured setting. |
| **[Request a temporary performance boost](/engine/6000.7/manual/analysis/runtime-performance-scaling/adaptive-performance/performance-optimization-strategies/temporary-performance-boosts/request-performance-boost.md)** | Request a temporary CPU or GPU boost to increase device performance for short periods.                                                                 |

## Additional resources

* [CPU and GPU performance control](/engine/6000.7/manual/analysis/runtime-performance-scaling/adaptive-performance/performance-optimization-strategies/cpu-gpu-performance-control.md)
* [Apply performance optimizations](/engine/6000.7/manual/analysis/runtime-performance-scaling/adaptive-performance/performance-optimization-strategies.md)