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Mac4zz Jun 30, 2023 @ 3:20pm
High CPU Usage/0 GPU Usage Fix?
When I play the game no matter the settings, the game always goes to 90-100% CPU usage and 0% GPU usage.

Specs:
AMD Ryzen 7 5800x 8 Core
Nvidia RTX 3070
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LeftIsBest-James Jun 30, 2023 @ 5:36pm 
Originally posted by Mac4zz:
When I play the game no matter the settings, the game always goes to 90-100% CPU usage and 0% GPU usage.

Specs:
AMD Ryzen 7 5800x 8 Core
Nvidia RTX 3070

1. check task manager, do you have multiple GPUs? (NVIDIA & Integrated)
1.1 NVidia settings.. check 'Preferred GPU'
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Mac4zz Jul 1, 2023 @ 12:01pm 
Originally posted by LeftIsBest-James:
Originally posted by Mac4zz:
When I play the game no matter the settings, the game always goes to 90-100% CPU usage and 0% GPU usage.

Specs:
AMD Ryzen 7 5800x 8 Core
Nvidia RTX 3070

1. check task manager, do you have multiple GPUs? (NVIDIA & Integrated)
1.1 NVidia settings.. check 'Preferred GPU'

No, I only have one GPU.
I'm not sure where to select preferred GPU because the game tells me in the settings that it recognizes my 3070 but doesn't seem to use it at all.
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LeftIsBest-James Jul 1, 2023 @ 12:42pm 
Originally posted by Mac4zz:
Originally posted by LeftIsBest-James:

1. check task manager, do you have multiple GPUs? (NVIDIA & Integrated)
1.1 NVidia settings.. check 'Preferred GPU'

No, I only have one GPU.
I'm not sure where to select preferred GPU because the game tells me in the settings that it recognizes my 3070 but doesn't seem to use it at all.

It's a management software that's available on the nvidia site.
It allows you to tweak the card settings.
"NVIDIA RTX Desktop Manager"/NVIDIA control panel
Last edited by LeftIsBest-James; Jul 1, 2023 @ 12:43pm
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Mac4zz Jul 1, 2023 @ 12:54pm 
Originally posted by LeftIsBest-James:
Originally posted by Mac4zz:

No, I only have one GPU.
I'm not sure where to select preferred GPU because the game tells me in the settings that it recognizes my 3070 but doesn't seem to use it at all.

It's a management software that's available on the nvidia site.
It allows you to tweak the card settings.
"NVIDIA RTX Desktop Manager"/NVIDIA control panel
I have control panel and it says it is using my graphics card. But when I boot up the game for some reason it heavily uses my CPU, while my GPU remains 0% most of the time and occasionally goes to like 1-2% for a split second.

I've tried researching fixes and implementing them best I can.
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episoder Jul 1, 2023 @ 12:54pm 
how do you monitor the gpu usage? could be a bug in the monitor software. some drivers in the past did not deliver usage or thermal stats on my end. or they show up in the "wrong" category in task manager.
Last edited by episoder; Jul 1, 2023 @ 12:54pm
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Mac4zz Jul 1, 2023 @ 12:56pm 
Originally posted by episoder:
how do you monitor the gpu usage? could be a bug in the monitor software. some drivers in the past did not deliver usage or thermal stats on my end. or they show up in the "wrong" category in task manager.
Task manager and HW Monitor
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episoder Jul 1, 2023 @ 1:41pm 
okay. and... you still get the performance required to play?

well... in this case you just have broken monitoring software then. this is not a game issue, tho. but the mainboard and gpu drivers having some quirks. maybe the mainboard and gpu manufacturer cut some corners. this sh!t happens.
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LeftIsBest-James Jul 1, 2023 @ 1:47pm 
It's a new one on me.
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Mac4zz Jul 1, 2023 @ 3:54pm 
Originally posted by episoder:
okay. and... you still get the performance required to play?

well... in this case you just have broken monitoring software then. this is not a game issue, tho. but the mainboard and gpu drivers having some quirks. maybe the mainboard and gpu manufacturer cut some corners. this sh!t happens.
Idk I don't have this issue on any other game
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episoder Jul 1, 2023 @ 4:13pm 
Originally posted by Mac4zz:
Idk I don't have this issue on any other game

it's not a game issue tho, is it?!? i mean... i'ts running fine on your end, i guess?!? you just don't see what it is doing. that's okay if your hardware can handle it. yo
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Mac4zz Jul 1, 2023 @ 4:31pm 
Originally posted by episoder:
Originally posted by Mac4zz:
Idk I don't have this issue on any other game

it's not a game issue tho, is it?!? i mean... i'ts running fine on your end, i guess?!? you just don't see what it is doing. that's okay if your hardware can handle it. yo

Yeah, I guess. Auto settings are on which is a mixture of high and ultra graphics, and it's capped at 80fps. So my CPU is running at about 60%+ on cutscenes and 90-100% loading new sections, and about 75-80%ish when playing most gameplay sections outside of the intro of the game which was literally 95-100%
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