Question What is wrong with my GPU?

[BerkieB]

PC specs:
CPU: R2700X
MB: Gigabyte B450M DS3H
GPU: MSI RTX 2070 Super Gaming X Trio
RAM: 32 GB Trident Z RGB Ram 3200MHZ
PSU: Seasonic S12II650GB

At first when I got it I got a lot of lag (I upgraded to this gpu from a gtx 1060) and then sent the card back and got a replacement but the same result and I couldn't find any answers on the internet so I'm asking here. I installed GPU-Z and looked at the usage and core clock and the cpu is using mostly 20% and the gpu 28% so it's not bottlenecking and the core voltage always stayed below 1000MHZ, I put the extreme performance scenario on and the same result, then I overclocked it with Afterburner (Core Voltage 100%, Power Limit 111%, Core clock +100, Memory clock +1000MHZ) and there was nothing different and I tried reinstalling the drivers, first without GFE and then with but I got the same result again and I got new ram as you see because on the msi forum I was advised to upgrade from 8GB to 16 or more and I did but the same result again and no one else is helping me there now and I looked at gpu-z while gaming and I see that the clocks of my graphics card don't get higher than 970 mhz while I boosted it to 1800mhz. I can't think of any other solution now.

 

[vov4ik_il]

It looks like your CPU became the weak link after the upgrade, is it running 100% on any of the cores? Some games only use one or two cores but run em up to 100%.

 

[BerkieB]

It looks like your CPU became the weak link after the upgrade, is it running 100% on any of the cores? Some games only use one or two cores but run em up to 100%.

I looked at the usage whilst gaming and all cores are running around 20%

 

[vov4ik_il]

I looked at the usage whilst gaming and all cores are running around 20%

Weird. Maybe game settings? Vsync? 3D Profile?

 

[BerkieB]

my settings in game are as low as I can without fully ruining the game's quality

 

[vov4ik_il]

my settings in game are as low as I can without fully ruining the game's quality

DO you have monitor FPS options in the game? Is Vertical Sync off?

 

[BerkieB]

vsync is off and I monitor my fps, in Minecraft I get up to 260 fps with the lowest settings and it occasionally drops to 40 and then slowly rises back up and with Fortnite on the lowest settings I get 320 fps and it also drops occasionally but not to 40 but to 80 fps.

 

[vov4ik_il]

Do you use more than one monitor?

 

[BerkieB]

No I only use one 144hz monitor

 

[vov4ik_il]

Did you try creating a profile in nVidia control panel/3d settings, and setting “prefer maximum performance” (default is “power optimized”)?

 

[BerkieB]

No i didn't ill try that

 

[BerkieB]

I tried it and it did'nt help, I'm going to return the card and get another version or one from another brand, have any suggestions?

 

[vov4ik_il]

I tried it and it did'nt help, I'm going to return the card and get another version or one from another brand, have any suggestions?

Before you head so far, try running a benchmark (say, MSI Kombustor) and see if the results are within expectations. Also, try removing the drivers using DDU and reinstalling from scratch. It might very well be a software issue with the game.

 

[BerkieB]

Before you head so far, try running a benchmark (say, MSI Kombustor) and see if the results are within expectations. Also, try removing the drivers using DDU and reinstalling from scratch. It might very well be a software issue with the game.

I already tried it and I benchmarked it with multiple apps and the result was below average and I already sent it back

 

[vov4ik_il]

Which one are you going to get? I usually pick one with the longest warranty (brand stopped being a matter, they all brake)