new rig gtx 4070 super 1440p running at 99%

[mazydizzle]

Hi guys, anyone else have high gpu utilisation when running max settings on a gtx 4070 super? Is this expected with a near £500 card? lol

[Kirby]

it's always going to run at 99% if you have an unlocked fps. Unless you're bottlenecked.

[mazydizzle]

Ah ok thanks mate

[Kirby]

Originally posted by mazydizzle:

Originally posted by Devil:

on a new rig, update windows, optional drivers, store apps, drivers provided by manufacturer, get latest NVIDIA driver, do BIOS update. Enable resizable BAR in BIOS. windows energy options on max/ ultra performance.

do a reboot and see what happens next. your gpu should be running on idle with graphics on ultra. it is a problem with your setup for sure.

Do you mean while playing the game with everything on ultra my gps should still be idle? Not sure about that surely.

Absolutely not if you have an unlocked framerate (no V-sync). The GPU will churn out as many frames as your CPU allows.

[mazydizzle]

Is there a recommended video settings article anywhere for this game?

[Kirby]

Originally posted by mazydizzle:

Is there a recommended video settings article anywhere for this game?

With a GPU as powerful as that you can run the game at pretty much max settings and still get good performance. There is an FPS limiter option you can set to your screens refresh rate and running at 400% scaling isn't necessary.

[Nimir-Raj]

For comparison sake I have the same GPU and it hits around 85% at 4k if I limit FPS in the game settings to 70fps. Unlimited and, well as mentioned it'll 99/100% all the way.

[Bobalazs]

you can try setting resolution to 1920x1080 125% render
gpu will be taking a break

[Mr.Mocca]

Like the others said: You graphics card will always try to perform it's best, unless it's bottlenecked or otherwise limited. This means running close to 100% all the time :)

[J8SUPRME]

Your GPU is designed for working and working hard. Just let it do its job. As long as the game runs the way you want it doesn’t really matter.
However - if you’re nervous about temps or wear and tear then limit the performance. 👍🏻

I have a 4070 Ti and I let it run unlimited for best performance and experience on my system. When gaming ETS2 my GPU is heating up to about 60-72 degrees. I’m not worried and I’m having a blast on the roads of the EU. 🙂

[mazydizzle]

Thanks for all your inputs guys... much appreciated...

so i disabled the Zero Frozr feature in MSI Center as i could see that the fans on the GPU would hardly spin and i was worried it was the temp of the gpu affecting its performance.

recently ive noticed that after trucking for a few hours the game starts to suffer performance issues quite badly making it almost unplayable... i noticed that eurotrucksimulator2.exe was using over 14GB of consumed physical memory and i only have 16GB.... so is it normal to see ETS2 eat so much RAM?

looks like i might need another 16GB...

[Buggy Boy]

You don't need more than 16GB of RAM for ETS2.

I recommend running it with a fps limiter for a start, 80fps should be the most anyone really needs, I run mine at 60fps with vsync and it runs very smooth. I don't have a 4070, and don't let the high value of the graphics card lull you into thinking a 4070 is capable of making an old game engine such as ETS2 look like a much more recent AAA game, it doesn't work like that. In some ways, an older GPU may perform better because it has hardware optimisations that an older game makes good use of, but if those optimisations are not present in a newer card then that card can actually perform worse because it might be having to do the same thing in software or some kind of backwards-compatibility mode / emulation.

Turn the scaling down to 200% as a starting point, tone down the mirror detail, disable AA entirely if you're running at 2560 x 1440 or above. With a 4070 I'd expect your GPU usage for this game to be around 50-60% max, any more and it's just wasting cycles, energy and heat doing nothing useful. If you run your GPU close to 95% constantly then it will most likely shorten the life of your expensive card considerably, but if that doesn't matter to you then enjoy the fan heater effect (be sure to direct the hot air flow towards your feet for maximum benefit!)

[Kirby]

Originally posted by Buggy Boy:

You don't need more than 16GB of RAM for ETS2.

I recommend running it with a fps limiter for a start, 80fps should be the most anyone really needs, I run mine at 60fps with vsync and it runs very smooth. I don't have a 4070, and don't let the high value of the graphics card lull you into thinking a 4070 is capable of making an old game engine such as ETS2 look like a much more recent AAA game, it doesn't work like that. In some ways, an older GPU may perform better because it has hardware optimisations that an older game makes good use of, but if those optimisations are not present in a newer card then that card can actually perform worse because it might be having to do the same thing in software or some kind of backwards-compatibility mode / emulation.

Turn the scaling down to 200% as a starting point, tone down the mirror detail, disable AA entirely if you're running at 2560 x 1440 or above. With a 4070 I'd expect your GPU usage for this game to be around 50-60% max, any more and it's just wasting cycles, energy and heat doing nothing useful. If you run your GPU close to 95% constantly then it will most likely shorten the life of your expensive card considerably, but if that doesn't matter to you then enjoy the fan heater effect (be sure to direct the hot air flow towards your feet for maximum benefit!)

stop the fear mongering, running your gpu at 99% while gaming most likely won't see any reduction to its lifespan, they are literally designed to run at 99%. And for God's sake do not disable AA.

[Wolfgang]

Originally posted by mazydizzle:

Thanks for all your inputs guys... much appreciated...

so i disabled the Zero Frozr feature in MSI Center as i could see that the fans on the GPU would hardly spin and i was worried it was the temp of the gpu affecting its performance.

recently ive noticed that after trucking for a few hours the game starts to suffer performance issues quite badly making it almost unplayable... i noticed that eurotrucksimulator2.exe was using over 14GB of consumed physical memory and i only have 16GB.... so is it normal to see ETS2 eat so much RAM?

looks like i might need another 16GB...

The game only uses half of your available RAM at launch unless you use launch commands to tell the game to use more than that. Which is why these launch commands are something for more experienced users.
What are your hardware temps?

Originally posted by Buggy Boy:

If you run your GPU close to 95% constantly then it will most likely shorten the life of your expensive card considerably

No, you won't. Degradation is by temperature. You can have your GPU running at 100% all the time as long as you have sufficient cooling.
And even if not, there are saftey measurments built in that throttle the GPU to stop it from overheating.

[Antaiir]

You just waste energy.

[mosshunt]

its supposed to run at 100% if you have not capped your FPS, you wont damage your GPU by doing this as long as your cooler is good and you have not bumped the voltages