Laptop GTX 1070 low fps and usage

[GTarablus]

Hey guys,
I've been having weird performance issues with my laptop lately. I've been trying to play Rise of the Tomb Raider and I keep getting low FPS on Very High settings and even when I lower everything it's still under 60 most of the time.
I brought up task manager and kept playing only to discover my GPU is at 30-40% usage. I checked in Nvidia Control Panel and it's set to let the application decide the settings. The laptop is on high performance mode and so is the GPU. I'm honestly clueless.
I'm getting low performance in other games as well, including Far Cry 4 and 5, GTAV and AC:Origins

My rig-
GTX 1070 8GB
16GB dual channel ram
4TB HDD + 128GB SSD
1080p G-sync 60hz laptop monitor.

If anyone has any suggestions I'd greatly appreciate it.

 

[mjbn1977]

what is the GPU temp when playing tomb raider? what kind of gaming laptop is it?

 

[King_V]

I'd almost say that, if the laptop's at least a year or so old, that maybe the GPU or CPU is throtting, possibly if the heatsinks are maybe a bit blocked with dust...

 

[mjbn1977]

don't forget that rise of the tomb raider is already a pretty taxing gaming on desktop PCs. Especially if you run in in DX12. If you run in in DX12, change it over to DX11. It runs much better under DX11. With Shadow of the Tomb Raider its the opposite. That one runs much better under DX12.

When I played Raise of the Tomb Raider with my overclocked GTX 970 I only had almost 60fps when in DX11 with some reduced settings, especially AA. you have a GTX1070, but it is still a laptop.

 

[mjbn1977]

also, what CPU does your laptop have? can it be that the CPU is bottlenecking your video card?

 

[GTarablus]

Hey thanks for the reply guys
I'll check to see the temps while playing asap
My laptop is an MSI GT72VR, purchased November 2016.
The airways aren't clogged and are very clean in fact.
I know RotTR is a taxing game but I've seen numerous benchmarks running the game well over 60 at max settings. I've tried both DX11 and DX12, np difference.
My CPU is an i7 6700HQ, I really doubt that it's bottlenecking my GPU to that extent.

 

[GTarablus]

what is the GPU temp when playing tomb raider? what kind of gaming laptop is it?

temps stay around 70 for both gpu and cpu

 

[mjbn1977]

Ok...here some real live benchmarks for the "Rise of the Tomb Raider" with the GTX1070 (Desktop Test System with Intel Core i7-6800K @ 4,4 GHz):
Game Settings: Max Details, SMAA, 16:1 AF, API: DirectX12 Location: Geo Valley
1080p: 70fps Average (57fps 1%minimum)
1440p: 49fps Average (39fps 1%minimum)
4k/UHD: 26fps Average (21fps 1%minimum)

See if you can replicate this with the same settings. Be aware that you have a laptop computer. You should expect somewhat less.

 

[GTarablus]

Ok so I reset Windows 10, wiping out and reinstalling the OS and all the drivers and that seems to have foxed it more or less, performance is much much better and yet drops sometimes, specifically when looking at Vistas and Landscapes.
AC: origins stays at 60 fps but has micro stuttering, haven't tried it out for too long though.
Thanks for all who suggested and helped me out, can someone mark this as the answer for anyone experiencing the same issue?