[SOLVED] GPU Utilization never above 40%

[Evviil]

My system consists of an i5 4690K at 4.3GHz and a GTX 1080 FTW 2, 16GB ram
All around a very fast system, but in battlefield 4 I do notice that my GPU utilization never goes past %40 and that's even a stretch.
CPU sits at 100% the whole time

Any Ideas? I can't imagine a 1080 bottlenecks an i5

I would really appreciate some insight.

 

[AdamG]

My system consists of an i5 4690K at 4.3GHz and a GTX 1080 FTW 2, 16GB ram
All around a very fast system, but in battlefield 4 I do notice that my GPU utilization never goes past %40 and that's even a stretch.
CPU sits at 100% the whole time

Any Ideas? I can't imagine a 1080 bottlenecks an i5

I would really appreciate some insight.

the 4690k bottlenecks the 1080 obviously. your 4690k is only 4 cores, with no hyperthreading...modern intel cpus have 10+ cores and 20+ threads with hyperthreading. you won't get the full potential of the 1080 with that cpu imo.

 

[RTX 2080]

"CPU sits at 100% the whole time ... I can't imagine a 1080 bottlenecks an i5."

You must have a very strange idea of what constitutes a CPU bottleneck, because a CPU at 100% and an underutilized GPU is very much a CPU bottleneck.

I hate to break it to you, but a i5-4690k (even when overclocked) does not have the makings of a "very fast system." No matter how much you overclock your CPU, its only 4 cores and 4 threads which is absolutely the very bare minimum to run anything resembling a modern game. 4 core 8 thread CPUs are barely enough for most titles, and some titles struggle even with 6 core 12 thread CPUs, which are considered the sweet spot for gaming these days.

If you want higher GPU utilization, you need a much newer/more powerful CPU. If you can afford it, a Z490 motherboard paired with an Intel i5-10600k would be a good bet; it has 6 cores and 12 threads, is overclockable to 5.0-5.1 GHz, and has been discounted a lot due to the new Ryzen 5000 CPUs outperforming it in a few metrics.

 

[FoxVoxDK]

Your elderly i5 is getting absolutely trounced, Battlefield 4 is a happy multi-core game and your 4 cores are struggling to cope. If your motherboard is capable(please mention which model it is in detail), a 4790K may improve your utilization quite a bit, but only at low cost/used.

 

[Evviil]

"CPU sits at 100% the whole time ... I can't imagine a 1080 bottlenecks an i5."

You must have a very strange idea of what constitutes a CPU bottleneck, because a CPU at 100% and an underutilized GPU is very much a CPU bottleneck.

I hate to break it to you, but a i5-4690k (even when overclocked) does not have the makings of a "very fast system." No matter how much you overclock your CPU, its only 4 cores and 4 threads which is absolutely the very bare minimum to run anything resembling a modern game. 4 core 8 thread CPUs are barely enough for most titles, and some titles struggle even with 6 core 12 thread CPUs, which are considered the sweet spot for gaming these days.

If you want higher GPU utilization, you need a much newer/more powerful CPU. If you can afford it, a Z490 motherboard paired with an Intel i5-10600k would be a good bet; it has 6 cores and 12 threads, is overclockable to 5.0-5.1 GHz, and has been discounted a lot due to the new Ryzen 5000 CPUs outperforming it in a few metrics.

Battlefield 4 is the only game that does this. This system also does play VR on the HTC vive just fine...

I have had thoughts about upgrading here in a couple months however. I was thinking the i5 10600K would be a good option.

 

[RTX 2080]

Battlefield 4 is the only game that does this. This system also does play VR on the HTC vive just fine...

Great! I'm glad that it does, good for you. But everything I explained to you is still true.

 

[Evviil]

Your elderly i5 is getting absolutely trounced, Battlefield 4 is a happy multi-core game and your 4 cores are struggling to cope. If your motherboard is capable(please mention which model it is in detail), a 4790K may improve your utilization quite a bit, but only at low cost/used.

I have the Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3, If i'm upgrading anything it's going to be a good step up.

 

[Evviil]

Great! I'm glad that it does, good for you. But everything I explained to you is still true.

If that's what you think...

 

[AdamG]

I have the Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3, If i'm upgrading anything it's going to be a good step up.

you will need socket LGA 1200 motherboard for 10600k

 

[RTX 2080]

you will need socket LGA 1200 motherboard for 10600k

He's not upgrading to a 10600k, he doesn't think he needs it.

 

[TerryLaze]

My system consists of an i5 4690K at 4.3GHz and a GTX 1080 FTW 2, 16GB ram
All around a very fast system, but in battlefield 4 I do notice that my GPU utilization never goes past %40 and that's even a stretch.
CPU sits at 100% the whole time

Any Ideas? I can't imagine a 1080 bottlenecks an i5

I would really appreciate some insight.

BF 4 is a game from 2013 and has graphics that by now run well on iGPUs.
If you want more GPU utilization ramp up the resolution scale to 4k and put the settings on the highest possible.