The Starfield thread

So I just discovered that Starfield is only using 2% of my GPU?
Is that even possible?

Now you will say, CPU bottleneck.
Nope, 50%

The feck is going on? No wonder the performance is terrible
Or is task manager borked?
I checked it while playing - Task manager always on top
 
Beyond.Celsus said:
So I just discovered that Starfield is only using 2% of my GPU?
Is that even possible?

Now you will say, CPU bottleneck.
Nope, 50%

The feck is going on? No wonder the performance is terrible
Or is task manager borked?
I checked it while playing - Task manager always on top
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Check your GPU settings is set to using GPU or high performance.
 
RedViking said:
Check your GPU settings is set to using GPU or high performance.
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Did that
Changed it in windows to High GPU performance
Change power management in Nvidia to Maximum performance

Still only uses 1 - 4% of the GPU
Only game ever to do this
 
Dunno if it was mentioned already, Monday added DLSS mod, forced rebar on and my FPS went from 40-60 in new Atlantis to 100-120 on 1440p at Ultra settings. RTX 4080. New driver released last night, need to compare same area see what effect that had.

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Just found an article published only yesterday that the GPU utilization is a common problem and the reason why the performance on PC is so bad for a lot of people.
Bad port, like I said a few days ago

So now basically it's waiting and hoping Bethesda fixes it or, more likely, wait till mods fix their game for them
 
Beyond.Celsus said:
Just found an article published only yesterday that the GPU utilization is a common problem and the reason why the performance on PC is so bad for a lot of people.
Bad port, like I said a few days ago

So now basically it's waiting and hoping Bethesda fixes it or, more likely, wait till mods fix their game for them
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Just because "you think the gpu is underused" doesn't mean it is always so and probably not the entire makeup of the engine's needs. Do you really think that a game engine only uses a gpu for all its tasks?
 
Herr der Verboten said:
Just because "you think the gpu is underused" doesn't mean it is always so and probably not the entire makeup of the engine's needs. Do you really think that a game engine only uses a gpu for all its tasks?
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When entering a region like New Atlantis the GPU usage should spike.
Nothing.
A quick internet search will show this is a problem with the game. A massive problem.

Seeing a new driver update was released yesterday
Maybe that will solve some issues
 
Beyond.Celsus said:
Just found an article published only yesterday that the GPU utilization is a common problem and the reason why the performance on PC is so bad for a lot of people.
Bad port, like I said a few days ago

So now basically it's waiting and hoping Bethesda fixes it or, more likely, wait till mods fix their game for them
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They will most likely fix it if it is a common issue.
 
RedViking said:
They will most likely fix it if it is a common issue.
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Todd Howard's response was

'Upgrade your PC'

You can imagine how that went down - Especially when people running RTX40 series cards are having the same problem

Sweeping problems under the rug is a common Bethesda tactic
 
Beyond.Celsus said:
Todd Howard's response was

'Upgrade your PC'

You can imagine how that went down - Especially when people running RTX40 series cards are having the same problem

Sweeping problems under the rug is a common Bethesda tactic
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Usually the issue with new games launched and gets fixed couple of months down the line. That's why some only play 6 months after launch or when most of the critical bugs has been taken care of.
 
Haven't had the low-GPU usage problem but hopefully the new driver helps with that.
 
RedViking said:
Usually the issue with new games launched and gets fixed couple of months down the line. That's why some only play 6 months after launch or when most of the critical bugs has been taken care of.
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Considering some bugs never fixed in Fallout 4 was still present in Fallout 76 leaves little hope
 
We have no complaints. RTx4070. RTX 3060 OC in our house. Game runs like butter on both machines with high detail. 1440p & 1080P.

Haven't had a video game make me grin from ear to ear as much as this. Haven't touched the main quest since getting precognition. Might get back to it by xmas. maybe.
 
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