Unstable gpu usage in open world games

[heshamahmed140]

So i have bought new laptop dell inspiron 7577 with gtx 1060 maxq but every time i try to play any open world game like the Witcher or final Fantasy xv or pubg etc... My gpu usage be like 70 or 60% and my fps be like 40 or so and some times gpu usage be like 30% if i lower the graphics and the fps be 50 or 60 if iam standing still... But if iam playing indoor like rainbow six sege the gpu works fine....and when i send it to the shop they said every thing works fine in the hardware....and i downloaded all the drivers from dell website..... and by the way i was having the same problem with my old pc.. Gtx 960... Cpu amd 6300.. Any ideas..

 

[clarkjd]

So i have bought new laptop dell inspiron 7577 with gtx 1060 maxq but every time i try to play any open world game like the Witcher or final Fantasy xv or pubg etc... My gpu usage be like 70 or 60% and my fps be like 40 or so and some times gpu usage be like 30% if i lower the graphics and the fps be 50 or 60 if iam standing still... But if iam playing indoor like rainbow six sege the gpu works fine....and when i send it to the shop they said every thing works fine in the hardware....and i downloaded all the drivers from dell website..... and by the way i was having the same problem with my old pc.. Gtx 960... Cpu amd 6300.. Any ideas..

Welcome to Tom's!

Open world games tend to be CPU dependent. What CPU do you have?

 

[Greeko85]

As already mentioned its highly probable that your cpu, if its the 6300 you mentioned, is holding you back. Can you monitor your cpu usage and temps under the games you are experiencing the drops?

 

[heshamahmed140]

So i have bought new laptop dell inspiron 7577 with gtx 1060 maxq but every time i try to play any open world game like the Witcher or final Fantasy xv or pubg etc... My gpu usage be like 70 or 60% and my fps be like 40 or so and some times gpu usage be like 30% if i lower the graphics and the fps be 50 or 60 if iam standing still... But if iam playing indoor like rainbow six sege the gpu works fine....and when i send it to the shop they said every thing works fine in the hardware....and i downloaded all the drivers from dell website..... and by the way i was having the same problem with my old pc.. Gtx 960... Cpu amd 6300.. Any ideas..

Welcome to Tom's!

Open world games tend to be CPU dependent. What CPU do you have?

 

[heshamahmed140]

i7 7700 HQ 2.80GHz

 

[heshamahmed140]

As already mentioned its highly probable that your cpu, if its the 6300 you mentioned, is holding you back. Can you monitor your cpu usage and temps under the games you are experiencing the drops?

 

[heshamahmed140]

usage 40% to 70% and the temps 70c

 

[heshamahmed140]

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Question from heshamahmed140 : "unstable GPU usage in open world games only"

So i have bought new laptop dell inspiron 7577 with gtx 1060 maxq and intel i7 7700HQ 2.80GHz but every time i try to play any open world game like the Witcher or final Fantasy xv or pubg even amazing spiderman etc... My gpu usage be like 70 or 60% and CPU 40% or 50% and my fps be like 40 or so and some times gpu usage be like 30% with 65c if i lower the graphics and the fps be 50 or 60 if iam standing still... But if iam playing indoor like rainbow six sege the gpu works fine....and when i send it to the shop they said every thing works fine in the hardware....and i downloaded all the drivers from dell website...any ideas.

Yeah, the CPU looks to be holing back the GPU in witcher 3. What is cpu usage on the individual cores? Overall cpu usage is not going to tell you much in this scenario. Also make sure vsync is off when checking.

CPU temps under load? Make sure it's not throttling. Also CPU clocks under load may be helpful.

Yeah, the CPU looks to be holing back the GPU in witcher 3. What is cpu usage on the individual cores? Overall cpu usage is not going to tell you much in this scenario. Also make sure vsync is off when checking.

CPU temps under load? Make sure it's not throttling. Also CPU clocks under load may be helpful.

cpu usage on the individual cores between 40% and 80% ...CPU temps under load 80c

 

[mdd1963]

MERGED QUESTION
Question from heshamahmed140 : "unstable gpu usage in open world games only"

So i have bought new laptop dell inspiron 7577 with gtx 1060 maxq and intel i7 7700HQ 2.80GHz but every time i try to play any open world game like the Witcher or final Fantasy xv or pubg even amazing spiderman etc... My gpu usage be like 70 or 60% temps 65c and CPU 40% or 50% temps 75c and my fps be like 40 or so and some times gpu usage be like 30% if i lower the graphics and the fps be 50 or 60 if iam standing still... But if iam playing indoor like rainbow six sege the gpu works fine (NOT USING VSYNC)....and when i send it to the shop they said every thing works fine in the hardware....and i downloaded all the drivers from dell website...any ideas.

Laptops are dependent on power plans being mobile if set to balance performance in Windows can degrade if not plugged to mains power.

Try change Windows power plan to a profile favouring more performance. Remember to change back to balance if you unplug mains power so the battery doesn't drain as fast.

Nvidia also has power plans in the NvidiaCP.

There is no arbitrary GPU/CPU usage ratio that is 'right' or 'wrong', it depends on the game. If you are getting decent frame rates (lowering res and/or details may shift more burden to CPU, within reason), then it is fine.

Do not expect some arbitrary ratio of 80%/80% to be maintained from game to game, especially where a laptop will regulate overall power draw as well...; as your CPU is an HQ variant, it runs at lower clock speeds than a desktop variant, but, should be close to maxing out a GTX1060, even a mobile...

 

[rgd1101]

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