GPU usage at 99%

[joker08]

I am playing call of duty advanced warfare on single player mission.
the game works fine and then all of a sudden it starts to lag a bit, the task manager shows GPU usage at 99.9%. I dont understand.

I played this without any issues around 2 or 3 years back on a much older computer. yes I can lower the display settings, but something doesnt seem right.
below is my system configuration.

• Intel Core i5-8400 2.8GHz Hex Core 14nm Coffee Lake Socket LGA1151 Desktop CPU
• Asus TUF B360M-PLUS GAMING Intel B360 LGA 1151 mATX Desktop Motherboard WO_TUF B360M-PLUS GAMING
• Palit GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Dual OC NE5105TS18G1-1071D 4GB GDDR5 128-bit PCI-E 3.0 Desktop Graphics Card
• G.Skill F4-2666C15D-16GVR Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2x8GB) 2666MHz DDR4 CL15 1.2V Red Desktop Memory
• Western-Digital WD10EZEX Blue 1TB 7200rpm SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch Internal Hard Drive
• Super Flower SF-550F14MP(WH) Leadex 550W 80 Plus Platinum Certified Fully Modular White Desktop Power Supply

 

[ponder]

Your gpu should be running at 99%

Your gpu might not however be capable of coping with the games gfx settings you have chosen. With the exception of the gpu the rest of your system specs seem pretty decent.

Can you show us you in game gfx settings?

nvidia geforce experience sucks btw, i would not rely on it to pick the game settings.

 

[joker08]

here are the settings

 

[RyanPCMR]

It is normal to have usage at 100% even. For better performance you need to have to lower your GPU expectations for performance and also read up on the reviews for your GPU via a search engine like Google.

 

[John_Phoenix]

Driver update?

Other than that drop your aa, ssao, gi and shadow maps.

Or alternatively, set everything to dogsh!t and start switching things on.

I run 2 x 1080s and I still manually tweak everything.

Eg. Shadows, turn that way down and crank it if the card seems stable. You get a feel for each game engine.

It's a ping pong between heat and fps. I prefer higher frames at the expense of fidelity. That water can look realistic as hell, but if it eats 5+ fps, it gets turned off.

Assassins Creed is a great example.

 

[ponder]

Drop your shadow resolution for starters.

 

[joker08]

dropped most of the features, the game is running better. I guess thats the only option until I upgrade my card.

 

[Traq]

Also disable nVidia ShadowPlay and xBox DVR if you are running Windows 10 and have not done so already.

 

[joker08]

Also disable nVidia ShadowPlay and xBox DVR if you are running Windows 10 and have not done so already.

done and done, Thanks !! never knew these settings existed !

 

[Traq]

done and done, Thanks !! never knew these settings existed !

No problem. xBox DVR sometimes get enabled after major patches, so you would need to keep an eye out if performance drops again.

 

[Rickster]

If all else fails you might have a bitcoin miner.

 

[joker08]

If all else fails you might have a bitcoin miner.

I have norton, shouldnt that detect it ?

 

[Rickster]

I have norton, shouldnt that detect it ?

People still use norton? wow.


I use Avast Free + Malwarebytes.

 

[genetic]

Your gpu should be running at 99%

This.

If it's not running at 100% whilst gaming, then either your CPU is holding your GPU back, or you're playing some kak old game.

Otherwise check what's using your GPU in Task Manager under the processes tab, that way you'll be able to see if a miner is using GPU resources.

 

[joker08]

This.

If it's not running at 100% whilst gaming, then either your CPU is holding your GPU back, or you're playing some kak old game.

Otherwise check what's using your GPU in Task Manager under the processes tab, that way you'll be able to see if a miner is using GPU resources.

It's only the game that using the GPU when I check the task manager.

 

[joker08]

People still use norton? wow.


I use Avast Free + Malwarebytes.

Got it free with new mother board.
I also don't like norton

 

[HerZeLeiD]

This.

If it's not running at 100% whilst gaming, then either your CPU is holding your GPU back, or you're playing some kak old game.
.

Or if you are like me, you have a 60hz monitor and cap your framerate around there or whatever gives you less noticeable screen tear. If you enjoy input lag you may even have Vsync on. Both results in modest GPU usage unless the game is really demanding on your GPU.

 

[MisterV]

Or if you are like me, you have a 60hz monitor and cap your framerate around there or whatever gives you less noticeable screen tear. If you enjoy input lag you may even have Vsync on. Both results in modest GPU usage unless the game is really demanding on your GPU.

So happy to see someone else also understands how vsync causes input lag. There are so many people that just can't believe it,, or understand it it guess. I for one would rather take the screen tearing over the input lag. Matters what game it is too.