Question i9 10900K + MSI 3090 Trio X - Can't get over 55% GPU Utilization

[Sephi_Toderas]

Hello

As the title says, I can't get any game to utilize the GPU over 55%.

This comes after I am having some serious performance problems with some games and it might be a possible solution.

Anyone would be so kind and recommend some guides on how to raise that?

Thank you

 

[Nighthawk117]

What games are you trying to play and at what refresh rate?

If you have low GPU utilization then it means it's being restricted in some way, such as a frame rate cap, vsync ect.. or you've reached the limit of how many frames your CPU can produce. Unless there is something fundamentally wrong with your system, there is no simple guide to 'raise it'.

Can I assume the reason you want to raise the GPU usage is because you want higher frame rates?

 

[Sephi_Toderas]

Yes, I am playing Hogwards Legacy and I can't break 60 FPS. My friend with a lower spec PC than mine got 100+

I am playing uncapped, but Vsync is on, true. The monitor has 120mhz currently.

 

[Nighthawk117]

Yes, I am playing Hogwards Legacy and I can't break 60 FPS. My friend with a lower spec PC than mine got 100+

I am playing uncapped, but Vsync is on, true. The monitor has 120mhz currently.

Is the game set to run at 60hz? I'm not sure it's the most ideal game for 120hz, it does seem very demanding.

 

[Sephi_Toderas]

I am not sure. But even if I change my monitor display to 60mhz, there's no change. Utilization is still very low.

 

[Nighthawk117]

I am not sure. But even if I change my monitor display to 60mhz, there's no change. Utilization is still very low.

Although it's a very demanding game I would still expect the 10900K to run it easily. If the in game refresh rate is set to 60hz then you won't get any higher than 60 FPS. You said vsync was turned on, so that will limit your frame rate. It almost sounds like you have a 120hz monitor but you in game refresh rate is set at 60hz.

 

[GarrettL]

HDMI cable or Display Port cable from the gpu to the monitor?

And as stated, your max refrsh rate is always dictated by the monitor regardless of gpu's capability.

 

[Sephi_Toderas]

Currently, the monitor is set to 120mhz and though Vsync is on, the FPS is uncapped and won't go above 95

 

[GarrettL]

Full pc specs would be helpful.

 

[Nighthawk117]

Currently, the monitor is set to 120mhz and though Vsync is on, the FPS is uncapped and won't go above 95

Ok so that confirms that vsync isn't constraining the frame rate.

My friend with a lower spec PC than mine got 100+

Do they run at the same settings or are you running at higher? Are you using Ray Tracing by any chance?

 

[CelicaGT]

Full system specs and game settings would take the guesswork out. In addition, my limited knowledge about the games current state (I don't have it yet but I've watched some stuff) indicates that Nvidia hardware is not functioning well at this time. AMD last gen hardware is currently stomping NV current gen according to the information I have seen and that just does not make any sense. System RAM of 32GB and video RAM of 12GB or greater seems to perform best at the highest settings, and NO ONE is getting great performance.

 

[Sephi_Toderas]

RT is off! I am using the same settings as they do.


Sorry here you go




Operating System
Windows 11 Pro 64-bit
CPU
Intel Core i9 10900K @ 3.70GHz 37 °C
Comet Lake 14nm Technology
RAM
32,0GB Dual-Channel DDR4 @ 9655MHz (16-18-18-36)
Motherboard
Micro-Star International Co. Ltd. MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C75) (U3E1)
Graphics
LG ULTRAGEAR+ (3840x2160@120Hz)
4095MB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 (MSI) 61 °C
Storage
931GB Samsung SSD 860 EVO 1TB (SATA (SSD)) 28 °C
931GB Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB (Unknown (SSD))
476GB Samsung SSD 960 PRO 512GB (Unknown (SSD))
Optical Drives
No optical disk drives detected
Audio
NVIDIA High Definition Audio

 

[Nighthawk117]

That's fast memory

 

[GarrettL]

That's fast memory

I didn't want to be the only smart azz

That's likely the issue 😛

 

[Nighthawk117]

I didn't want to be the only smart azz

That's likely the issue 😛

Yeah I agree

The 4GB of VRAM probably not helping either 😛

 

[Phaaze88]

Gpu core and memory clock while in use?

 

[Sephi_Toderas]

24GB VRAM

 

[Sephi_Toderas]

CPU 20-26%
GPU 53-56%

 

[Nighthawk117]

24GB VRAM

I gathered, it's just the way it's worded:

4095MB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 (MSI) 61 °C

Do you know what your CPU clock speeds are while playing Hogwarts and what the CPU temperature is?

 

[Sephi_Toderas]

CPU 4,88

Base speed 3,70

Utilization ~25-35, Temp - ~25

 

[Sephi_Toderas]

On interesting detail: When I am inside a cave or whatever, GPU utilization is 99%, but when I am outside or in town it drops to ~53%

 

[Eximo]

On interesting detail: When I am inside a cave or whatever, GPU utilization is 99%, but when I am outside or in town it drops to ~53%

Does seem to point towards CPU engine limits. If you can get 99% GPU utilization in closed off area where the CPU doesn't have to do much and the GPU is free to render all the frames possible, it does. In a town or outside where there are lots of assets and interactions between those assets the game engine's main thread might be getting bogged down, providing less instruction to the GPU and giving it time to idle.

Or they have some view distance logic going on. Everything you see up close needs to be rendered with high res textures, when you can see into the distance they can switch to low poly stuff and lower size textures which may be really easy to render. This could be a hold over from the consoles to improve performance.

What CPU is your friend using?

 

[Sephi_Toderas]

Does seem to point towards CPU engine limits. If you can get 99% GPU utilization in closed off area where the CPU doesn't have to do much and the GPU is free to render all the frames possible, it does. In a town or outside where there are lots of assets and interactions between those assets the game engine's main thread might be getting bogged down, providing less instruction to the GPU and giving it time to idle.

Or they have some view distance logic going on. Everything you see up close needs to be rendered with high res textures, when you can see into the distance they can switch to low poly stuff and lower size textures which may be really easy to render. This could be a hold over from the consoles to improve performance.

What CPU is your friend using?

i5 9600k