Question GPU stays at 30-50% in games

[ceriumin]

I have had this issue where my gpu ranges from 30-50% usage and i dont know how to get it up. So this is the scene, overwatch is not a problem as it is capped at 60fps but games like subnautica range from 50-80fps with the cpu usage the same and gpu usage still at 30-50 uncapped. It is for sure not a bottleneck as my cpu barely stays at 100% capped and just need to increase gpu usage:

Specs:

GPU- GTX1050
CPU- FX4300
PSU- 450W
RAM- 8gb ddr3

please let me know if there are any solutions or problems with my setup. Thanks

 

[RCFProd]

It could simply mean that the GPU is running at Its maximum potential. The GPU doesn't have to be running at 100% utilisation for that to be an indication that it does, though. GPU usage naturally varies a lot whilst playing games.

 

[Supahos]

If your cpu usage is at 100% (or in a lot of cases close to 100% on a single thread) then it's a cpu bottleneck

 

[ceriumin]

If your cpu usage is at 100% (or in a lot of cases close to 100% on a single thread) then it's a cpu bottleneck

it usually varies from 60-100%

 

[ceriumin]

It could simply mean that the GPU is running at Its maximum potential. The GPU doesn't have to be running at 100% utilisation for that to be an indication that it does, though. GPU usage naturally varies a lot whilst playing games.

Im having a huge problem where cs:go appears to be using 70% off my cpu which doesnt appear to be a bottleneck but only 12% of my gpu and im getting only 30fps on low no matter what settings i change. I used to get 150

Tested it now since i installed Riva Tuner

 

[Supahos]

Check individual cores, not overall usage. Csgo is bad about fully loading up one. In that game I'm pretty sure a 9900k oced to 5.1ghz will still bottlneck a 1050ti at 1080p

 

[ceriumin]

Check individual cores, not overall usage. Csgo is bad about fully loading up one. In that game I'm pretty sure a 9900k oced to 5.1ghz will still bottlneck a 1050ti at 1080p

All the cpu cores are very similar ranging from 40-70 and rarely hitting 100% but my GPU usage is at 17% and results in 30-40fps on even the lowest settings. Even set it to high and stayed the same. My GPU is the problem as i used to hit 150fps on medium settings and decided to drop down.