Low amd gpu usage 7970

[bigshootr8]

Yea I can imagine. I would just want proof from them I don't know how reputable this company is. I tend to do testing prior to giving something to someone so I don't get con'd.

 

[automiclivewire]

LOL! But true I have done testing and this particular card is running like shi* (excuse the language)

anyways thank you so much for the help and support that you have given me bigshootr8! This was my first time posting on this forum because I actually had no clue what was wrong..... still don't lol

Thanks

 

[bigshootr8]

Well, the only thing I could point to would be that you experienced artifacts at a point so that would lead me to believe there is damage done within the card. However it went away so if that isn't the case I would of said the processor but your processor isn't bad its not fast but its not bad.

 

[DoseAliens]

OP, I'm having the exact same issue! I bought a Visiontek 7970 and I had problems with artifacting for about a while right out of the box. I downloaded the latest AMD driver available at the time (as of July 18 2012). I happened to capture a pair of instances where I was able to get some video of what was going on. The first one is kind of long because I had seen other artifacts that I caught with the second video that I was hoping would show up in the first:

http://youtu.be/UB3FHWZUWM8
http://youtu.be/bBSLGjueGVc

It just so happened that AMD put out a driver update soon after and the artifacts stopped, so I chalked it up to a wonky driver. My machine specs for comparison:

Asus AM478T-E mobo
1100T @ stock
8GB Corsair Vengeance @ 1600mhz
Visiontek 7970 model 900556
Win7 x64

I am now running Win8 x64 and I'm running into the same problem you're seeing. I just tried BF3 maxed out at 1680x1050 and I was getting 60.6% GPU usage and 80% CPU usage. I tried to run the Sleeping Dogs built-in benchmark earlier at the same res at High with both vsync and the fps limiter off and the GPU maxed out at 26%; I can't remember what the CPU was at, but it certainly wasn't maxed out.

I am suspicious that my mobo may be causing the problem since drivers were last released in 2009 and they refuse to work with anything but win7.

I hope something I mentioned was of some use.


Edit: I forgot to mention that I am running dual monitors (kinda obvious from the videos). I just thought about mentioning that because I learned right after I got the 7970 that 7970s with two monitors have a very high idle temp(around 60c), which I would've never guessed would be the cause. Maybe something seemingly unimportant detail will help us figure this thing out.

 

[automiclivewire]

I have been reading around and it could be the CPU bottlenecking after all, even though the usage may not be maxed, that's the usage of the CPU as a whole, the two threads that the game supports are a lot slower on a 1100t than any intel CPU. I am going to buy a new mobo and a 2500k CPU, I will post my results to see if it made a difference, my bet I think it will, the 1100t isn't good for gaming and I've learnt that the bad way (had low fps on a number of crossfire setups and the 7970), thank you so much for the information though, atleast I'm not the only one with this issue

 

[automiclivewire]

*update* Hi guys again, if anyone is having this problem it is most likly the CPU IS BOTTLENECKING!!! I have purcahsed an i7 2600k and the gigabyte z68x-ud3h-B3 motherboard and every game is running amazing! im getting massive fpsb boosts like in crysis 1 im getting around another 30fps!! So glad the issue hasbeen resolved, and thank you very much guys for all the help and input .

PS: never go amd for the cpu