Frame drops because of my GPU

[dani80008]

so I was playing PUBG and I suddenly started to get random frame drops.. and when I mean frame drops I mean from 70 fps to LIKE 20 fps. so I was using MSI afteruburner at the time and I saw that my GPU usage dropped from 90-99% percent to 10%-40%. how do I fix this

 

[sandvik.fredrik]

Hi,
I had random framedrops with my old GPU, a Gainward GTX 1050. It could just drop to 10-20 FPS and back to 60-70.
After i upgraded to a Asus GTX 1080 the drops stopped.

I think maybe the lack of ram on the 1050 was the problem, but i cant say for sure though.
What GPU do you have?

 

[cryoburner]

Did you check your CPU temperatures at the time of the drop? If they were getting quite high, it's possible that the CPU may have throttled performance, holding back the graphics card.

 

[dani80008]

Hi,
I had random framedrops with my old GPU, a Gainward GTX 1050. It could just drop to 10-20 FPS and back to 60-70.
After i upgraded to a Asus GTX 1080 the drops stopped.

I think maybe the lack of ram on the 1050 was the problem, but i cant say for sure though.
What GPU do you have?

yeah im upgrading soon so, i have a 1050 ti

 

[dani80008]

Did you check your CPU temperatures at the time of the drop? If they were getting quite high, it's possible that the CPU may have throttled performance, holding back the graphics card.

80c-90c and usage is 70-90%

 

[cryoburner]

Around 90C on the CPU? What CPU is this? CPUs do tend to throttle their performance when their temperatures get into the 90s, and that's definitely hotter than a CPU should be running while gaming. If that happens, the graphics card will need to wait for it to perform its calculations each frame, hence why the graphics card utilization would be so low. You might want to verify that your CPU cooler is working and attached properly.

 

[dani80008]

Around 90C on the CPU? What CPU is this? CPUs do tend to throttle their performance when their temperatures get into the 90s, and that's definitely hotter than a CPU should be running while gaming. If that happens, the graphics card will need to wait for it to perform its calculations each frame, hence why the graphics card utilization would be so low. You might want to verify that your CPU cooler is working and attached properly.

I mean I had this laptop for a year now, and it started happening lately idk what happened. I have a i7 7700hq

 

[sandvik.fredrik]

Even if its the GPU or the CPU its way to hot. Something must be off..
My Asus GTX 1080 idles around 40-45 degre C, without the fans running, while gaming its around 65c.
My i7 7700k idles around 30-40 and is at 60-65 while gaming.

If your pc is that hot, you definetly need to fix that first.. 🙂

 

[cryoburner]

I mean I had this laptop for a year now, and it started happening lately idk what happened. I have a i7 7700hq

Okay, you didn't mention that it was a laptop before. Laptops do tend to run hotter than desktops, since they need their cooling systems to be more compact to fit into their smaller dimensions. It can be more normal for laptops to get closer to their thermal limits when placed under demanding processing loads.

However, I do think this might still be an overheating issue if you're getting up around 90C. One possibility could be that dust has built up on the cooling fins inside, in which case it might be possible to apply some compressed air through the vent holes to clean it out. You might also want to make sure the vents are not blocked by anything, and maybe even lift it up on something when gaming to ensure that the underside of the laptop gets proper air circulation. What sort of temperatures (and CPU utilization) is the system getting after just letting it idle for a while, or using it for things like web browsing?