This Game Uses Up 100% Of My RTX 4070

[Jelly Donut Galaxy]

Is this just expected from a game of this graphical quality, or is something really wrong here? this is one of the few games that makes my pc roar, the only other to make it make some noise is monster hunter wilds, and path of exile 2. ofc, im playing at max settings but i feel like i should be able to run it decently well at it.

[GoldInfinit7]

I believe you answered your own question. You're playing it at max settings. No, there is nothing wrong. If you want to lower the demand, enable/increase the amount of DLSS or reduce the quality level.

[Jelly Donut Galaxy]

Originally posted by GoldInfinit7:

I believe you answered your own question. You're playing it at max settings. No, there is nothing wrong. If you want to lower the demand, enable/increase the amount of DLSS or reduce the quality level.

Right... Thats why lowering it still has it using 95% of the gpu? im playing on low right now. the requirements say it needs an rtx 2080, and I'm no scientist but thats quite weaker than my card

[GoldInfinit7]

I would keep it at High preset but would try DLSS Balanced or DLSS Performance. If still not satisfactory, then turn off ray tracing which probably has the biggest impact on performance.

Edit: if you’re not, you should use v-sync and cap your framerate to 60 fps, or something, otherwise what I wrote above is pointless because instead of reducing demand it would generate much extra frames per second to as much as your gpu can handle or you hit a CPU bottleneck. Without a cap to a framerate even an old game hitting all those hundreds wasted frames per second will push your gpu to maximum

[tfa]

100% GPU usage is normal and means you have a well balanced system that's not bottlenecked by the CPU. You want full GPU usage. If you were at say 80% it would mean that your CPU is limiting GPU's full capability. Does your 4070 have 2 fans or 3? 2 fan GPU's are typically going to be louder. You sure it's not your CPU fans? You could use a framerate limiter though which would reduce fan noise.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vYN3yG9U5U

[Jelly Donut Galaxy]

Originally posted by tfa:

100% GPU usage is normal and means you have a well balanced system that's not bottlenecked by the CPU. You want full GPU usage. If you were at say 80% it would mean that your CPU is limiting GPU's full capability. Does your 4070 have 2 fans or 3? 2 fan GPU's are typically going to be louder. You sure it's not your CPU fans? You could use a framerate limiter though which would reduce fan noise.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vYN3yG9U5U

i looked at my system and yeah the cpu was only 50%, i think the card only has two fans but idk it just gets me a little worried when i hear it get so loud because that never happens. thanks for the info though

[Ashflame]

Dude..... 100% usage is NEVER a problem, EVER. Its literally DESIGNED TO DO THAT.

When you increase DLSS and its STILL using 95-100%, Thats because you are now GETTING MORE FRAMES AND ITS USING THAT DIFFERENCE IN YOUR CARD TO PRODUCE THOSE EXTRA FRAMES. When you increase DLSS to the point that dont get any more frames and your GPU usage goes under 100% you have now hit a CPU bottleneck and that is your max FPS. Please guys if you are going to game on a PC at least understand what it is that you are looking at when you look at those stats.

Find a balance of FPS and graphical fidelity that you want and be happy. Just cuz your GPU is at 100% is NEVER a problem. GPU's are designed to run at 100% for THEIR ENTIRE LIFESPAN if you need it too.

Consoles do this exact same thing for a decade at a time you just don't realize it because you cant see your FPS and usage like you can on a PC.

[tfa]

Originally posted by Jelly Donut Galaxy:

Originally posted by tfa:

100% GPU usage is normal and means you have a well balanced system that's not bottlenecked by the CPU. You want full GPU usage. If you were at say 80% it would mean that your CPU is limiting GPU's full capability. Does your 4070 have 2 fans or 3? 2 fan GPU's are typically going to be louder. You sure it's not your CPU fans? You could use a framerate limiter though which would reduce fan noise.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vYN3yG9U5U

i looked at my system and yeah the cpu was only 50%, i think the card only has two fans but idk it just gets me a little worried when i hear it get so loud because that never happens. thanks for the info though

CPU usage is different and 50% is actually a lot for a game. Some games can have a CPU bottleneck at only 45% CPU usage. The PC in the video I linked is only at about 20% CPU usage. If you want to find out for sure, look at GPU and CPU usage in other games to determine whether it's you GPU fans or you CPU fans.

[OmegaBolt]

Max settings are ridiculously demanding with diminishing returns. The game overall is pretty badly optimised. Put shadows & shaders lower for sure. Personally I would never try run a GPU at 100% simply because that means you have no more head room for any unexpected demand the game throws at it, resulting in more stutters. Remember to lock the frame rate too, as otherwise it will always max out your hardware by running as fast as possible in any given scene, while potentially delivering wasted frames if they're higher than your monitor's refresh rate. The cutscene FPS unlocker breaks the game's frame cap entirely AFAIK FYI, so with it you'll probably max out your GPU in any scene.

[Zephyr]

Originally posted by OmegaBolt:

Max settings are ridiculously demanding with diminishing returns. The game overall is pretty badly optimised. Put shadows & shaders lower for sure. Personally I would never try run a GPU at 100% simply because that means you have no more head room for any unexpected demand the game throws at it, resulting in more stutters.

More stutters should not happen when a game has good frame pacing. Just variable FPS without noticeable stutters. For example God of War range between 80-90+FPS average on my system. If it runs with 80 FPS or 100 FPS in a given situation is not that much of a difference. I would lock FPS at 85 FPS or 90 in such a case most likely and most of the time the GPU will be at 95-100%.

It is completely fine to always run a GPU at 100 % and if the minimum average FPS are above 60 FPS there will be no stutters usually and no noticeable issues at all.

Silent Hill runs at 55-70+ FPS on my system (set 70 FPS limit) and in most situations the GPU will be at 100% within this limit.

Setting FPS limits is always a good idea to improve efficiency.

Overall I would suggest to run a game first at unlimited FPS with the desiered settings for 30 min or so to see what your GPU can manage reasonably and then set a FPS limit close to the average FPS (+/-5FPS). That way you will more or less optimize for performance vs efficiency.

Having A GPU at 80% avrage just to have some extra for heavier situations is a waste of money. I mean, you pay for a certain "horsepower", if you almost never use it...., what is the point?

Silent Hill 2 is an unfortunate case of very unstable FPS/stutters that are there rather due to bad game optimization. It should not be that way :).

[headlesscyborg]

Expected with such a low end gpu.

[Zephyr]

Originally posted by headlesscyborg:

Expected with such a low end gpu.

That has nothing to do with it. Even with a RTX 5090 you would want 95-100% load (and then simply more FPS or higer settings/resolution, try Silent Hill 2 4K native, lol), otherwise you could just as well burn 1500 $ during barbecue (nice to get it going) and buy a RTX 5080 instead of a RTX 5090 with another 1500 $. Replace the mentioned models with any GPU, just have a higher tier and a lower one, the principle works the same.

[Jelly Donut Galaxy]

Originally posted by tfa:

Originally posted by Jelly Donut Galaxy:

i looked at my system and yeah the cpu was only 50%, i think the card only has two fans but idk it just gets me a little worried when i hear it get so loud because that never happens. thanks for the info though

CPU usage is different and 50% is actually a lot for a game. Some games can have a CPU bottleneck at only 45% CPU usage. The PC in the video I linked is only at about 20% CPU usage. If you want to find out for sure, look at GPU and CPU usage in other games to determine whether it's you GPU fans or you CPU fans.

i think i actually misread it it was something like 10% yesterday, sorry

[Starwight/ttv]

Originally posted by tfa:

100% GPU usage is normal and means you have a well balanced system that's not bottlenecked by the CPU. You want full GPU usage. If you were at say 80% it would mean that your CPU is limiting GPU's full capability. Does your 4070 have 2 fans or 3? 2 fan GPU's are typically going to be louder. You sure it's not your CPU fans? You could use a framerate limiter though which would reduce fan noise.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vYN3yG9U5U

Exactly. Whenever someone complains that their GPU useage is 100%, you know right then and there that they don't understand the basics of how their systems work.

I get it, i was there once. But a little research could clear that up.

[Jelly Donut Galaxy]

Originally posted by Starwight/ttv:

Originally posted by tfa:

100% GPU usage is normal and means you have a well balanced system that's not bottlenecked by the CPU. You want full GPU usage. If you were at say 80% it would mean that your CPU is limiting GPU's full capability. Does your 4070 have 2 fans or 3? 2 fan GPU's are typically going to be louder. You sure it's not your CPU fans? You could use a framerate limiter though which would reduce fan noise.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vYN3yG9U5U

Exactly. Whenever someone complains that their GPU useage is 100%, you know right then and there that they don't understand the basics of how their systems work.

I get it, i was there once. But a little research could clear that up.

The point is, this is the first game ever that makes the gpu work to its fullest, literally no other game i have comes close and i play reasonably much more demanding games than what basically is re4 remake, which btw runs perfectly fine at max settings 1080p 165 fps. Doesn't even have the pc making noise. meanwhile sh2 can barely push 60 unless i set the graphics to low.

Basically the question I was asking is, is this game optimized, or does it run like ass? I got my answer, but thanks for inputting nothing to the conversation

[JUDY]

Originally posted by headlesscyborg:

Expected with such a low end gpu.

Failed Youtuber and AMD user talking out of their ass.