Gtx 1050ti bottlenecks I5 8400

[ceejaysurio]

I've been watching some benchmarks with this particular specs. And noticed that their GPU has always been on 100%. Is it considered as a GPU bottleneck? Thanks for the answers

 

[aaron.mcgrew7]

100% gpu usage in games is what you want

 

[ceejaysurio]

100% gpu usage in games is what you want

Then why is everybody in the comment section on youtube say, that a hundred percent GPU is botlenecking sommething in the PC

 

[marcus134]

yes it's a bottleneck

If the gpu wasn't running at 100% then the bottleneck would be somewhere else.

Whatever you do, you will always have a bottleneck, otherwise games would run at infinite fps.

The real question is: are the games performances as good as you would like?
Yes: be happy and go on your merry way
No: sit tight, because we have no idea when the crypto-currency bubble will burst and loads of used gpu will be dumped on the market, driving the price down.

 

[ceejaysurio]

yes it's a bottleneck

If the gpu wasn't running at 100% then the bottleneck would be somewhere else.

Whatever you do, you will always have a bottleneck, otherwise games would run at infinite fps.

The real question is: are the games performances as good as you would like?
Yes: be happy and go on your merry way
No: sit tight, because we have no idea when the crypto-currency bubble will burst and loads of used gpu will be dumped on the market, driving the price down.

I saw a game of dota 2. Where the CPU usage is only 52%, while the GPU usage maintains a 99%. Is that normal? And not dangerous?

 

[marcus134]

I saw a game of dota 2. Where the CPU usage is only 52%, while the GPU usage maintains a 99%. Is that normal? And not dangerous?

Parts are manufactured to operate to certain specification, if operating conditions (ambient temp, not submerged in water, etc) are respected, it'll do what it was designed to do. If it fails, it's because it's defective.

over-volting and overclocking are examples of operating parts outside of their designed specification and may result in decreased life span.

 

[dontlistentome]

Not all games use equal resources. One game may use lots of GPU but very little CPU. Another game may use a lot of CPU. Another game may use a lot of both. So if you notice a game uses 50% CPU but 100% GPU, maybe that game relies on the videocard more than anything else. For instance, I've never heard anyone say you need a powerful CPU for Dota 2. So your i5 8400 is far more than you need for that game. But that game does have graphics, so as you raise the resolution and the settings, the GPU is made to work harder.

 

[aaron.mcgrew7]

100% gpu usage in games is what you want

I have never had a graphics card that isnt using 100% of its power, except in games such as league, csgo, rocket league, and other very minimal graphically demanding games, and my current set up is a 1070ti with an i5 8600k oc'd to 4.6ghz. No bottlenecking there, yet im always at 100% gpu for games such as assassins creed origins, metro redux, fallout 4, dark souls 3, r6 siege, and many other graphic inensive games. You want 100% gpu usage, if you dont have 100% gpu usage then you are probably playing a shitty graphics game that doesnt need to use 100% of your gpu capabilities. Lower iter cards also will need to use more of its power, for instance for 1070ti even at 1440p 144hz will only use ~20% of its power for rocket league, whre yours n 1080p might need to use 100% since its not a very poerful card.