I have for the last year I have had issues where my GPU's haven't worked properly. GPUs in plural being the 980 I've had for years, and the 2080 Ti I just upgraded to. The issues with both are related to GPU usage. In the case of the 980, it would normally run at 99% during gameplay, but occasionally have a "fit" where it would vary between 99-50ish % under load. With the 2080ti on the other hand, it won't even reach 99% during benchmarks. Ran Heaven and furmark, neither which managed to force it to run at full capacity.
Note: CPU usage never goes above 50%
Considering both cards exhibit the same kinds of issues, cross different generations, I think we could safely assume that the problem isn't with the cards themselves, but something else entirely.
I can't figure out what though. I'd think with my PCs specs that the rest would be able to keep up.
Specs: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/ErikTheOdd/saved/#view=FKsWD3
Regarding overclocking: Everything is at stock.
Monitoring the different parts through NZXT Cam, HWmonitor, and the taskmanager, no component are even close to reaching their cap nor reaching a throttling temperature. CPU reaches at most 45C, GPU maxed out at 63ish C
Regarding powersettings in both nVidia panel and Windows: Both are at maximum performance
Regarding cabling to the cards: Currently there is one dual 8-pin cable, due to some space issues in the new case, but before 10th of November this year, the 980 was using two separate cables, and still had the same issues
I did notice when playing Final Fantasy XIV on the 980, that in the vicinity of other players in a certain zone, the usage would drop almost consistently. Going back there with the 2080ti I didn't really notice any difference in it's behaviour, considering it already was going up and down like crazy before.
Googling about this, many sites say that you won't always reach 99% usage because if a game doesn't require anymore, then it won't pull any more than that. Sure, I can see that, when playing Borderlands 2 with the 980 had it at a consistent 70%, but I have issues believing it when I with my 2080ti at max settings 1440p is running 50fps in the above mentioned zone. That just seems wrong to me. I've also been comparing with a friend in XIV that also just recently got a 2080ti, same resolution and settings, and he never dips below 100 fps.
I can't seem to find the cause here. Does anybody know?
Thank you in advance.
Note: CPU usage never goes above 50%
Considering both cards exhibit the same kinds of issues, cross different generations, I think we could safely assume that the problem isn't with the cards themselves, but something else entirely.
I can't figure out what though. I'd think with my PCs specs that the rest would be able to keep up.
Specs: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/ErikTheOdd/saved/#view=FKsWD3
Regarding overclocking: Everything is at stock.
Monitoring the different parts through NZXT Cam, HWmonitor, and the taskmanager, no component are even close to reaching their cap nor reaching a throttling temperature. CPU reaches at most 45C, GPU maxed out at 63ish C
Regarding powersettings in both nVidia panel and Windows: Both are at maximum performance
Regarding cabling to the cards: Currently there is one dual 8-pin cable, due to some space issues in the new case, but before 10th of November this year, the 980 was using two separate cables, and still had the same issues
I did notice when playing Final Fantasy XIV on the 980, that in the vicinity of other players in a certain zone, the usage would drop almost consistently. Going back there with the 2080ti I didn't really notice any difference in it's behaviour, considering it already was going up and down like crazy before.
Googling about this, many sites say that you won't always reach 99% usage because if a game doesn't require anymore, then it won't pull any more than that. Sure, I can see that, when playing Borderlands 2 with the 980 had it at a consistent 70%, but I have issues believing it when I with my 2080ti at max settings 1440p is running 50fps in the above mentioned zone. That just seems wrong to me. I've also been comparing with a friend in XIV that also just recently got a 2080ti, same resolution and settings, and he never dips below 100 fps.
I can't seem to find the cause here. Does anybody know?
Thank you in advance.
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