diff --git a/contrib/99-powercap-rapl.rules b/contrib/99-powercap-rapl.rules
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d429b2bf37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/99-powercap-rapl.rules
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Allow video group to read RAPL energy counter for MangoHud CPU power
+# Without this rule, /sys/class/powercap/intel-rapl:0/energy_uj is 0400 root:root
+# and MangoHud cannot display CPU power consumption on Intel CPUs
+SUBSYSTEM=="powercap", KERNEL=="intel-rapl:0", RUN+="/bin/chgrp video /sys/class/powercap/intel-rapl:0/energy_uj", RUN+="/bin/chmod 040 /sys/class/powercap/intel-rapl:0/energy_uj"
diff --git a/contrib/install-rapl-fix.sh b/contrib/install-rapl-fix.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..6ec53ba88f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/install-rapl-fix.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Install RAPL powercap permissions fix for MangoHud CPU power display
+# Fixes: CPU power (watts) not showing in MangoHud overlay on Intel CPUs
+# Root cause: /sys/class/powercap/intel-rapl:0/energy_uj is 0400 root:root
+set -e
+
+RULE_SRC="$(dirname "$0")/99-powercap-rapl.rules"
+RULE_DST="/etc/udev/rules.d/99-powercap-rapl.rules"
+
+if [ "$(id -u)" -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "Run with sudo or pkexec"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+cp "$RULE_SRC" "$RULE_DST"
+udevadm trigger --subsystem-match=powercap
+echo "RAPL powercap fix installed. CPU power should now show in MangoHud."
diff --git a/src/amdgpu.cpp b/src/amdgpu.cpp
index 388fb5e418..b531be01f3 100644
--- a/src/amdgpu.cpp
+++ b/src/amdgpu.cpp
@@ -513,14 +513,10 @@ AMDGPU::AMDGPU(std::string pci_dev, uint32_t device_id, uint32_t vendor_id) {
 	const std::string device_path = "/sys/bus/pci/devices/" + pci_dev;
 	gpu_metrics_path = device_path + "/gpu_metrics";
     // Just check that the metrics file exists and is readable
-    FILE *f = fopen(gpu_metrics_path.c_str(), "rb");
-    if (f) {
-        gpu_metrics_is_valid = true;
-        fclose(f);
-    } else {
-        gpu_metrics_is_valid = false;
-        SPDLOG_DEBUG("Failed to open gpu_metrics at '{}'", gpu_metrics_path);
-    }
+    // Force sysfs-only mode: use hwmon (same data source as amdgpu_top)
+    // The SMU gpu_metrics blob returns incorrect values on Vega20/MI50
+    gpu_metrics_is_valid = false;
+    SPDLOG_INFO("gpu_metrics disabled — using sysfs hwmon only (amdgpu_top compatible)");
 
 	sysfs_nodes.busy = fopen((device_path + "/gpu_busy_percent").c_str(), "r");
 	sysfs_nodes.vram_total = fopen((device_path + "/mem_info_vram_total").c_str(), "r");
diff --git a/src/cpu.cpp b/src/cpu.cpp
index f46fabad1a..5ac8a1c565 100644
--- a/src/cpu.cpp
+++ b/src/cpu.cpp
@@ -425,8 +425,10 @@ static bool get_cpu_power_rapl(CPUPowerData* cpuPowerData, float& power) {
     int64_t timeDiffMicro = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::microseconds>(timeDiff).count();
     uint64_t energyCounterDiff = energyCounterValue - powerData_rapl->lastCounterValue;
 
-    if (powerData_rapl->lastCounterValue > 0 && energyCounterValue > powerData_rapl->lastCounterValue)
+    if (powerData_rapl->lastCounterValue > 0 && energyCounterValue > powerData_rapl->lastCounterValue) {
         power = energyCounterDiff / timeDiffMicro;
+        SPDLOG_TRACE("RAPL: power = {} W (delta={} uJ, dt={} us)", power, energyCounterDiff, timeDiffMicro);
+    }
 
     powerData_rapl->lastCounterValue = energyCounterValue;
     powerData_rapl->lastCounterValueTime = now;