GPU seems to be underperforming in some games???

[polish_soccer_goalie]

My gtx 970 seems to be underperforming in certain games and im stumped as to why.

Games such as fortnite or PUBG my fps seems perfectly normal, however i recently starting playing Prey and the performance is much lower than expected (40 fps average on high settings).

So i opened msi afterburner to read some stats while playing prey and my gpu doesn't seem to be bottlenecked by anything as it is on 99% util throughout the entire game. Temperature wise it was around 70 C after about 30 minutes of playing so there doesnt seem to be thermal throttling either.

I reinstalled drivers multiple times to older and newer versions and its the same case.

My specs:
Intel i7-4790
12gb DDR3
750 w PSU
gtx 970 zotac
2tb HDD
Motherboard is made by acer i believe.

Im not sure how big of an impact a motherboard can make on something like this but maybe its affecting the performance of my gpu?

Anyways, thanks if you read through this. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I can provide more info when requested.

 

[jaslion]

My gtx 970 seems to be underperforming in certain games and im stumped as to why.

Games such as fortnite or PUBG my fps seems perfectly normal, however i recently starting playing Prey and the performance is much lower than expected (40 fps average on high settings).

So i opened msi afterburner to read some stats while playing prey and my gpu doesn't seem to be bottlenecked by anything as it is on 99% util throughout the entire game. Temperature wise it was around 70 C after about 30 minutes of playing so there doesnt seem to be thermal throttling either.

I reinstalled drivers multiple times to older and newer versions and its the same case.

My specs:
Intel i7-4790
12gb DDR3
750 w PSU
gtx 970 zotac
2tb HDD
Motherboard is made by acer i believe.

Im not sure how big of an impact a motherboard can make on something like this but maybe its affecting the performance of my gpu?

Anyways, thanks if you read through this. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I can provide more info when requested.

What are your temps? Also try lowering texture detail as you could be tapping into the 512mb of the 970's vram that is a lot slower.

 

[polish_soccer_goalie]

My gtx 970 seems to be underperforming in certain games and im stumped as to why.

Games such as fortnite or PUBG my fps seems perfectly normal, however i recently starting playing Prey and the performance is much lower than expected (40 fps average on high settings).

So i opened msi afterburner to read some stats while playing prey and my gpu doesn't seem to be bottlenecked by anything as it is on 99% util throughout the entire game. Temperature wise it was around 70 C after about 30 minutes of playing so there doesnt seem to be thermal throttling either.

I reinstalled drivers multiple times to older and newer versions and its the same case.

My specs:
Intel i7-4790
12gb DDR3
750 w PSU
gtx 970 zotac
2tb HDD
Motherboard is made by acer i believe.

Im not sure how big of an impact a motherboard can make on something like this but maybe its affecting the performance of my gpu?

Anyways, thanks if you read through this. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I can provide more info when requested.

What are your temps? Also try lowering texture detail as you could be tapping into the 512mb of the 970's vram that is a lot slower.

GPU temps around 70 C
Cpu temps 60 - 75 C

people online are able to play on max settings so that doesnt make sense :/

 

[jaslion]

My gtx 970 seems to be underperforming in certain games and im stumped as to why.

Games such as fortnite or PUBG my fps seems perfectly normal, however i recently starting playing Prey and the performance is much lower than expected (40 fps average on high settings).

So i opened msi afterburner to read some stats while playing prey and my gpu doesn't seem to be bottlenecked by anything as it is on 99% util throughout the entire game. Temperature wise it was around 70 C after about 30 minutes of playing so there doesnt seem to be thermal throttling either.

I reinstalled drivers multiple times to older and newer versions and its the same case.

My specs:
Intel i7-4790
12gb DDR3
750 w PSU
gtx 970 zotac
2tb HDD
Motherboard is made by acer i believe.

Im not sure how big of an impact a motherboard can make on something like this but maybe its affecting the performance of my gpu?

Anyways, thanks if you read through this. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I can provide more info when requested.

What are your temps? Also try lowering texture detail as you could be tapping into the 512mb of the 970's vram that is a lot slower.

GPU temps around 70 C
Cpu temps 60 - 75 C

people online are able to play on max settings so that doesnt make sense :/

Just try it can very well be something else in the background is eating some vram and tripping the gpu into the 0.5gb of slow vram. I myself also have a 970 and it sucks when this happens.

 

[polish_soccer_goalie]

My gtx 970 seems to be underperforming in certain games and im stumped as to why.

Games such as fortnite or PUBG my fps seems perfectly normal, however i recently starting playing Prey and the performance is much lower than expected (40 fps average on high settings).

So i opened msi afterburner to read some stats while playing prey and my gpu doesn't seem to be bottlenecked by anything as it is on 99% util throughout the entire game. Temperature wise it was around 70 C after about 30 minutes of playing so there doesnt seem to be thermal throttling either.

I reinstalled drivers multiple times to older and newer versions and its the same case.

My specs:
Intel i7-4790
12gb DDR3
750 w PSU
gtx 970 zotac
2tb HDD
Motherboard is made by acer i believe.

Im not sure how big of an impact a motherboard can make on something like this but maybe its affecting the performance of my gpu?

Anyways, thanks if you read through this. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I can provide more info when requested.

What are your temps? Also try lowering texture detail as you could be tapping into the 512mb of the 970's vram that is a lot slower.

GPU temps around 70 C
Cpu temps 60 - 75 C

people online are able to play on max settings so that doesnt make sense :/

Just try it can very well be something else in the background is eating some vram and tripping the gpu into the 0.5gb of slow vram. I myself also have a 970 and it sucks when this happens.

Hmm, i did what you suggested and no matter what preset I used the MSI resource monitor says im still using over 3.5gb of vram