FPS Discrepancy: Windowed vs Windowed Fullscreen

So i was noticing low FPS today, I was hovering around 40.

When i hit my windows key or targeted a browser window on my second monitor the FPS jumped up to 150+. Upon re-engaging my WoW client, the fps would drop back to 40.

As a frame of reference, I had backround/foreground fps limiters disabled, and tried (after noticing the issue) to enable them, but max them both out.

If I play in Windowed mode, i get a consistent 140-170 FPS. Upon re-enabling windowed fullscreen mode, however, the FPS drops back to 40.

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did you ever fix this, i am having the same exact issue

Check in System/Advanced if the used GPU is not your chipset but your graphic card.