Game not using 100% of my gpu?

[Kag]

Im at 30% cpu 45% gpu and fluctuate fps 50-65, anyone know how to make it use 100%?

[Gillium]

The CPU utilization number is practically useless so just ignore it. You have a bottleneck somewhere, probably the processor. Post your hardware and what resolution you're playing at.

[Kag]

I9-12900k
3060
32 ddr5
2tb ssd
21:9 2560x1080

[R3TRI3UTION]

Have you tried dropping the res to 1080p, play a bit in fullscreen, then switch to windowed. Also in your nvidia control panel, have you limited background application to 30fps? If you have a background limiter on and are not playing in fullscreen, it may be having a game of tug o war.
Just a few things you may want to try.
Also is this recent, if so what was your fps beforehand?

[Moose]

if your game was using 100% of your gpu it would be incredibly laggy.

[Gillium]

Yeah, it's most likely a CPU bottleneck. Tends to happen at 1080p. Nothing you can really do about it. You can try increasing some of the graphics settings or even use supersampling (not sure how to do it on NVIDIA) to put more load on the GPU.

[D. Flame]

Raise graphics settings. Uncap frame rate. Raise resolution.

All of these can help to raise your GPU utilization. By making your GPU work harder, and taking the pressure off of the CPU.

[侍Kage]

Originally posted by Moose:

if your game was using 100% of your gpu it would be incredibly laggy.

Wrong, you are thinking of CPU. Using 99% gpu means your pc in a good shape and all parts are perfectly balanced together. Your cpu 100% however is bad and will make your game stutter hell, fps drops and all that.

[NocheLuz]

Originally posted by 侍Kage:

Originally posted by Moose:

if your game was using 100% of your gpu it would be incredibly laggy.

Wrong, you are thinking of CPU. Using 99% gpu means your pc in a good shape and all parts are perfectly balanced together. Your cpu 100% however is bad and will make your game stutter hell, fps drops and all that.

That is also wrong, GPU at 100% means the same thing as CPU. If you really want to get everything out of your GPU it should hover around 80-90%. If it hits 95%+ it means your GPU cannot keep up with the graphic setting and will not hit the max FPS you are setting (if there is one).

Let's say your monitor is 144Hz and you set your FPS to unlimited, sure, your GPU can hit 100% all the time and have like 200+ FPS. But other than lowering the input lag, there is no other benefit in getting FPS higher than 144FPS. In fact, 144FPS should have a very low input lag already.

[MrHustler]

Go into your BIOS and turn on Resizable Bar!

[D. Flame]

Originally posted by NocheLuz:

Originally posted by 侍Kage:

Wrong, you are thinking of CPU. Using 99% gpu means your pc in a good shape and all parts are perfectly balanced together. Your cpu 100% however is bad and will make your game stutter hell, fps drops and all that.

That is also wrong, GPU at 100% means the same thing as CPU. If you really want to get everything out of your GPU it should hover around 80-90%. If it hits 95%+ it means your GPU cannot keep up with the graphic setting and will not hit the max FPS you are setting (if there is one).

You are 100% wrong.

[NocheLuz]

Originally posted by D. Flame:

Originally posted by NocheLuz:

That is also wrong, GPU at 100% means the same thing as CPU. If you really want to get everything out of your GPU it should hover around 80-90%. If it hits 95%+ it means your GPU cannot keep up with the graphic setting and will not hit the max FPS you are setting (if there is one).

You are 100% wrong.

Enlighten me please.

[Pocahawtness]

Originally posted by TheKagarin:

I9-12900k
3060
32 ddr5
2tb ssd
21:9 2560x1080

What fps have you set?

I think the default in the game is 60, in which case it may well be that at that resolution that's all the CPU and GPU need.

The requirement for the game is quite low, with just the occasional bursts of high CPU use, but with a 12900 you probably don't even notice those bursts.

[D. Flame]

Originally posted by NocheLuz:

Originally posted by D. Flame:

You are 100% wrong.

Enlighten me please.

Your GPU is your most expensive PC component. It is also the part that does the heavy lifting in most games. Games are usually built with that in mind.

If your GPU is below 98% or so, in most of the games that you play, then you literally payed for performance that you are not using. If your GPU is at near 100%, and you are getting good FPS, then you have basically hit the the most idea situation.

If your CPU can't keep up with your GPU, then your GPU utilization will drop. Your GPU will have sit and wait for the CPU to finish processing what it already has before it can send it more data. This is why performance can look choppy even thought your GPU utilization is below 100%. Your GPU is pumping out high performance, then pausing to wait for the CPU, then pumping out high performance, then waiting on the CPU.

There is a reason why pretty much every benchmarking video shows games sitting at around 98 to 99% GPU utilization:
https://youtu.be/MReofNIPIfo?si=QhGsiKe-bF49H7k2&t=32

[NocheLuz]

Originally posted by D. Flame:

If your GPU is below 98% or so, in most of the games that you play, then you literally payed for performance that you are not using. If your GPU is at near 100%, and you are getting good FPS, then you have basically hit the the most idea situation.

There is a reason why pretty much every benchmarking video shows games sitting at around 98 to 99% GPU utilization:
https://youtu.be/MReofNIPIfo?si=QhGsiKe-bF49H7k2&t=32

I'll just ask this, what is wrong with my answer? CPU hitting 100% mean the same as GPU hitting 100%. They'll just bottleneck each other. There is no such thing as GPU 100% is good. If your GPU cannot hit 100% and your CPU isn't bottlenecked, then it just means you can pump up your graphic settings or FPS limit.

The benchmark or "Test" that they do usually doesn't lock the FPS and lets the GPU use unlimited FPS. You can just ask them if the GPU pumps out 200 FPS but your game caps the FPS at 144 FPS. Will GPU still be at 100% all the time? The answer is no, it'll hover around 50 - 70%. That is the most ideal situation because it still has leeway in case there is something heavy on GPU so FPS will not drop so hard.

You can adjust your settings until the GPU hits 100% and good FPS. But just be ready for a dip in FPS from time to time because the GPU doesn't have room for an increased load.

[ZEED]

Originally posted by Moose:

if your game was using 100% of your gpu it would be incredibly laggy.

wait this is some stupid talk. IT WOULD NOT gpu got 0 to wo with lag thats yours ♥♥♥♥ internet connection.