PCBS 2 100% GPU usage

[Boby91 [CZ]]

Hello guys, I’m trying to play Beta version of PCBS2, I really like it, but I have worries to continue playing because my GPU is running on 100% usage… it’s really strange. I have RTX2070S… Does anyone have similar experience?

[coth]

GPU always running 100%. They are supposed to. The problem is when it's not running 100%. That means the game engine is badly designed.

If you don't need 100% load you can cap FPS in GPU drivers.

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Not the PCBS2 forums.
Ask Epic.

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Originally posted by Boby91 CZ:

Hello guys, I’m trying to play Beta version of PCBS2, I really like it, but I have worries to continue playing because my GPU is running on 100% usage… it’s really strange. I have RTX2070S… Does anyone have similar experience?

Make sure you enable vsync in the in-game settings. Depending on your monitor, it's resolution, and what refresh rate it runs at this might help you. What sort of monitor do you have? Do you know what resolution it is and what refresh rate it is?

Originally posted by coth:

GPU always running 100%. They are supposed to. The problem is when it's not running 100%. That means the game engine is badly designed.

If you don't need 100% load you can cap FPS in GPU drivers.

This is NOT true at all. Video cards do NOT always run at 100% all the time. I have an RTX 3070 Ti and I play at 1080p @ 144hz / 144 FPS and my video card does not run at 100% in the PCBS 2 beta. It averages 60% - 80% usage most times. I tried the beta (and the awful epic client) on a spare SSD in another OS behind a dedicated firewall. If your video card is running at 100% load all the time in every game you play then something is actually wrong or you have a very old / slow video card. That is not normal behaviour at all.

[joryma]

to be fair, an rtx 3070 ti has way more power than the 2070 super does.

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Originally posted by Shutupface:

to be fair, an rtx 3070 ti has way more power than the 2070 super does.

That is true. But if they are playing at 1080p/60 for example (we don't know yet what resolution and refresh rate they are playing at) then a 2070 Super should be enough with vsync on to avoid 100% GPU usage. Depending on the graphics settings they choose.

[coth]

Originally posted by Aquafawks:

This is NOT true at all. Video cards do NOT always run at 100% all the time. I have an RTX 3070 Ti and I play at 1080p @ 144hz / 144 FPS and my video card does not run at 100% in the PCBS 2 beta. It averages 60% - 80% usage most times. I tried the beta (and the awful epic client) on a spare SSD in another OS behind a dedicated firewall. If your video card is running at 100% load all the time in every game you play then something is actually wrong or you have a very old / slow video card. That is not normal behaviour at all.

Once again, you misunderstand the concept of GPU. It's always working at full load to give as much fps as possible. There is no any limit, unless you set it. Vsync does cap fps by refresh rate of your monitor or half of that, but it's not very ancient and not gaming solution.

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Originally posted by coth:

Once again, you misunderstand the concept of GPU. It's always working at full load to give as much fps as possible. There is no any limit, unless you set it. Vsync does cap fps by refresh rate of your monitor or half of that, but it's not very ancient and not gaming solution.

Actually vsync is the best solution and I use it in every game I play. It's actually kind of bad for a video card to be running at 100% all the time. It won't boost as high. It will run hot. The fans will be screaming all the time, etc, etc. If possible I would recommend everyone always limit their FPS to their monitor's refresh rate unless they're playing competitive FPS games in competition. All other games should be capped for the best gaming experience.

[Aldodrem]

What does a sequel to this game even bring to the table that the current version doesn't?
Like WHY buy it if you already own the first 1?

New next gen PC parts (Raptor Lake and Ryzen 7000)? Not worth buying the game a second time for that when the core gameplay is the same...

[Duky]

Every game is going to use 100% of your GPU, you have nothing to worry about.

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Originally posted by Ducky:

Every game is going to use 100% of your GPU, you have nothing to worry about.

Again for the second time: No this is not true. Also please stop spreading misinformation on purpose. I actually can't find any games to play that runs my 3070 Ti @ 100% usage when I play at 1080p/144. That never happens for me.

[보노미 BG]

my 3070 mobile uses like 30% of gpu and the frame is very unstable. game is badly optimize.

[coth]

Originally posted by Aquafawks:

Originally posted by Ducky:

Every game is going to use 100% of your GPU, you have nothing to worry about.

Again for the second time: No this is not true. Also please stop spreading misinformation on purpose. I actually can't find any games to play that runs my 3070 Ti @ 100% usage when I play at 1080p/144. That never happens for me.

That is the way GPU suppose to work. They suppose to produce as much fps as possible. If you see GPU usage lower than close to 100%, then you either using fps limiter, some kind of synchronization or GPU is idling waiting for CPU.

[coth]

Originally posted by BG:

my 3070 mobile uses like 30% of gpu and the frame is very unstable. game is badly optimize.

You sure you don't have vsync on?

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Originally posted by coth:

That is the way GPU suppose to work. They suppose to produce as much fps as possible. If you see GPU usage lower than close to 100%, then you either using fps limiter, some kind of synchronization or GPU is idling waiting for CPU.

Actually you have it backwards. The Graphics Cards are just a tool. We the human user can use that tool however we want it to work. I do not (and never would want) it to run 100% all the time. I do play with vsync + Gsync on on purpose and I want to use my video card that way. And nothing you say or anyone else says is going to change how I want to use my tool (video card). And the way I am using it is not "Wrong" either. There is no wrong way to use a video card. It's my card and I will use it how I want to use it.

By playing at 1080p / 144 hz and target 144 FPS (and only 144 FPS and nothing more) I can run very high gpu clocks without triggering the power limit and nothing reduces the clocks on my card.

I can run my 3070 Ti water cooled at 2205 Mhz all the time which is quite fast for these cards (most of them air cooled run around 1800 mhz, if not 1700 mhz). If I had vsync off it would trigger the power limit instantly and drop it down to 1800 (or slower) Mhz and reduce my game performance below 144 FPS in several titles. I have tried that. But if I run with vsync enabled and target 144 FPS I can game all day at 144 fixed with no power limits and fast clocks and everything is happy.

Originally posted by coth:

Originally posted by BG:

my 3070 mobile uses like 30% of gpu and the frame is very unstable. game is badly optimize.

You sure you don't have vsync on?

Before you reply do note that you *WANT* vsync on as often as possible on a laptop. You actually *DO NOT* want to game with vsync off on a laptop as that will just make the card run stupidly hot for no reason and thermal throttle to oblivion. Laptops do not have the cooling capacity to handle running video cards at 100% constantly. Laptops are designed to have the video card bounce around up/down in utilization while gaming. Also in laptops it is common for the main CPU And the video card to share the same heatsink. If you have your video card running 100% constantly then it will overheat the CPU and thermal throttle the CPU down slower as well which will just end up slowing down both the cpu and the video card and lead to a terrible poor gaming experience. Besides all that you probably wouldn't want to try to game with the thing's fans screaming at you at max speed all the time. That's not fun either.

[coth]

You probably does not understand what is vsync, what is stands for and how is it working. It's not a power saving solution. It's only intended to synchronize output buffer and display refresh rate, when needed. It's a very rare occasion nowadays. The technology is heavily outdated and is not considered to be useful for gaming anymore. So it's off nowadays in 99% of cases.

Mobile GPUs as any other GPUs are designed to work at full load. To mitigate weaker cooling solutions they draw less power. 3070 Ti Mobile usually have TDP of 115 W. Desktop 3070 Ti have TDP of 290 W.