Any fix jet for lowering the GPU performance cuz 100% on a brand new gtx 1660 super is way to much

[MrPanthouse]

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[salman.the.exorcist]

Hi G-J,
Yes, me too. I have noticed my GPU indicator reaching 100%.

[In Vitriol]

The obvious answer is to lower your settings, but i'm sure that's not the answer you want. You could of course upgrade your system. Gpu running at 100%, isn't necessarily a bad thing.

I believe they're going to be starting optimisation in A19, but the most will be done at the end when it's feature complete.

Also, i'll post this from Sylen now before we see the same comments, that have already been answered 100 times over:

https://forums.7daystodie.com/forum/-7-days-to-die-pc/general-support/41789-support-faq-information-and-common-solutions#post749987

[MrPanthouse]

Originally posted by In Vitriol:

The obvious answer is to lower your settings, but i'm sure that's not the answer you want. You could of course upgrade your system. Gpu running at 100%, isn't necessarily a bad thing.

I believe they're going to be starting optimisation in A19, but the most will be done at the end when it's feature complete.

Also, i'll post this from Sylen now before we see the same comments, that have already been answered 100 times over:

https://forums.7daystodie.com/forum/-7-days-to-die-pc/general-support/41789-support-faq-information-and-common-solutions#post749987

lowering settings doesnt change anytime.
upgrading to a rtx 2080? cuz 1660 is one of the better cards out there and 5 times better then the game asked for on the best stats

[Operation40]

https://www.google.com/search?q=why+gpus+run+at+100
it's normal. if your GPU runs less than 100% then you're frame capped or running very low settings.

[SylenThunder]

Originally posted by Operation40:

https://www.google.com/search?q=why+gpus+run+at+100
it's normal. if your GPU runs less than 100% then you're frame capped or running very low settings.

This. You WANT your GPU to run at 100%. If it isn't, then you have a problem with a bottleneck, or it's not being fully utilized by the software.

[36564176]

Originally posted by SylenThunder:

Originally posted by Operation40:

https://www.google.com/search?q=why+gpus+run+at+100
it's normal. if your GPU runs less than 100% then you're frame capped or running very low settings.

This. You WANT your GPU to run at 100%. If it isn't, then you have a problem with a bottleneck, or it's not being fully utilized by the software.

uh WHAT

you dont want your gpu being completely used, that's just asking for stuttering. its better to have less than 100% so you dont get frame drops during load spikes.

[Tux]

Originally posted by michael:

Originally posted by SylenThunder:

This. You WANT your GPU to run at 100%. If it isn't, then you have a problem with a bottleneck, or it's not being fully utilized by the software.

uh WHAT

you dont want your gpu being completely used, that's just asking for stuttering. its better to have less than 100% so you dont get frame drops during load spikes.

why does it matter either way? I mean as a player.

if game runs fine then why even look at GPU useage. not sure I understand why people are even looking at that. I mean if they are on the dev team I get it but as player?

[MrPanthouse]

Originally posted by Tux:

Originally posted by michael:

uh WHAT

you dont want your gpu being completely used, that's just asking for stuttering. its better to have less than 100% so you dont get frame drops during load spikes.

why does it matter either way? I mean as a player.

if game runs fine then why even look at GPU useage. not sure I understand why people are even looking at that. I mean if they are on the dev team I get it but as player?

well if you are working for lets say 48 hours straight you will break down same here specialy when you give 100% power you might break down earlier
thats why but i saw peeps complaining about this in 2015 but still no thing has changed

[SylenThunder]

Originally posted by michael:

Originally posted by SylenThunder:

This. You WANT your GPU to run at 100%. If it isn't, then you have a problem with a bottleneck, or it's not being fully utilized by the software.

uh WHAT

you dont want your gpu being completely used, that's just asking for stuttering. its better to have less than 100% so you dont get frame drops during load spikes.

It's apparent you don't understand how GPU's are designed to work. You want it to be at 99-100% load. That is when it's working most efficiently. This isn't like your CPU.

Actually read some of those threads from that Google search string in the quote. You'll see all the highly rated knowledge bases say the same thing.

You want to use 100% of your GPU while gaming. If you aren't at 100% at some point while playing the game then you are either playing a much older game, using too low of graphics settings, or your CPU isn't strong enough (you're totally fine).

While Gaming its perfectly normal and is expected to be at its maximum usage.

More GPU usage the better when playing Games.


When Idle, if its still got its 100% usage then something is wrong.

If it backs off in idle, then its normal.

If framerate is unlocked, GPUs should be running at 100% unless there is some CPU bottleneck. If CPU isn't bottlenecking and GPU isn't at 100% and vRAM isn't maxed and the card's memory bandwidth isn't limiting it, then the game is just unoptimized in some way.

[36564176]

Originally posted by SylenThunder:

Originally posted by michael:

uh WHAT

you dont want your gpu being completely used, that's just asking for stuttering. its better to have less than 100% so you dont get frame drops during load spikes.

It's apparent you don't understand how GPU's are designed to work. You want it to be at 99-100% load. That is when it's working most efficiently. This isn't like your CPU.

Actually read some of those threads from that Google search string in the quote. You'll see all the highly rated knowledge bases say the same thing.

You want to use 100% of your GPU while gaming. If you aren't at 100% at some point while playing the game then you are either playing a much older game, using too low of graphics settings, or your CPU isn't strong enough (you're totally fine).

While Gaming its perfectly normal and is expected to be at its maximum usage.

More GPU usage the better when playing Games.


When Idle, if its still got its 100% usage then something is wrong.

If it backs off in idle, then its normal.

If framerate is unlocked, GPUs should be running at 100% unless there is some CPU bottleneck. If CPU isn't bottlenecking and GPU isn't at 100% and vRAM isn't maxed and the card's memory bandwidth isn't limiting it, then the game is just unoptimized in some way.

no

[Raithon]

Originally posted by michael:

Originally posted by SylenThunder:

It's apparent you don't understand how GPU's are designed to work. You want it to be at 99-100% load. That is when it's working most efficiently. This isn't like your CPU.

Actually read some of those threads from that Google search string in the quote. You'll see all the highly rated knowledge bases say the same thing.

no

so you have issues accepting reality

we get it

its okay

not everyone knows lots about computers loads of people are perfectly happy remaining ignorant
just so lang as their game works

[Pille]

AFAIK if there's no fixed FPS limit and your CPU sufficiently fast, you'll get 100% GPU usage.

[Operation40]

i'm interested to hear more about these graphics cards that produce max fps at less than 100% utilization.. I should probably trade in my 2070 Super cause it's *always* running 100% in everything! Doom Eternal, Just Cause 4, 7dtd.. always trying to give me 100+ fps.. like wtf, chillax mr Gee Pee You.. slooow down..

[36564176]

Originally posted by linewalker:

Originally posted by michael:

no

so you have issues accepting reality

we get it

its okay

not everyone knows lots about computers loads of people are perfectly happy remaining ignorant
just so lang as their game works

so condescending...

sylenthunder is just repeating some uninformed drivel spewed by some random person on internet forums, literally copy and pasted the words of a couple people.
if you're capping your frame rate at 60 or whatever your monitor runs at, having 100% usage of anything is NOT good. below 100% usage is good, games have constantly varying power demands, so having below 100% usage acts as a buffer to prevent frame drops. it would make sense if the argument was "if your gpu usage is low your graphics card has wasted potential since the game could look better" but thats not the case. putting 100% load on your hardware for the sake of getting it to 100% usage makes no sense, and the only time this is desired is if you're doing a computational task where realtime framerate for a viewer doesnt matter, cause then it would be a waste.

[SylenThunder]

Maybe I should state this more clearly.

Having your GPU at 100% is not a sign of an issue in most cases.
Most of the time, it's a good thing. You want it there.

If you have your FPS locked down to 60, and aren't completely maxing out graphics options in a game at 4k, then you probably shouldn't see your GPU at 100%.

It's a case-basis.

If you didn't bother locking in an FPS, and are playing something that will utilize the power of the GPU, it will quite easily get to 99 or 100% and stay there, and that's good. As long as it's not overheating. (For most GPU's going over 85C is where you start to worry about running at those temps for a long time.)

The OP didn't give any real information though. Their statement of a 1660 running at 100% being too much is completely incorrect. Under most circumstances it's actually expected, and completely normal.