Very Inconsistent GPU Usage

[reasure]

Hi guys

I recently upgraded my my graphics card and for the first couple of days it was great, however recently i started to notice games i play started to stutter a bit and the average fps across all games were decreasing.

 

i checked my on afterburner and i saw very inconsistent gpu usage.

 

My pc specs are:

i5 4670k @ 3.4ghz - 212 evo cooler

asrock h97 fatal1ty ( can explain why i have h97 )

8gb ripjawx

asus r9 390 stock clocks

fsp group aurum s 650w

 

help is greatly appreciated.

[don_svetlio]

Use DDU to remove all drivers (NVidia and AMD and Intel) and install 16.4.2

[reasure]

1 minute ago, don_svetlio said:

Use DDU to remove all drivers (NVidia and AMD and Intel) and install 16.4.2

oh yes, i forgot to mention i did that earlier today, still the same.

[don_svetlio]

Just now, reasure said:

oh yes, i forgot to mention i did that earlier today, still the same.

Hmmm - could be a PSU issue.

[reasure]

20 minutes ago, don_svetlio said:

Hmmm - could be a PSU issue.

really? 

[don_svetlio]

Just now, reasure said:

really? 

It's possible - if the PSU is defective and not supplying enough/clean power

[reasure]

is there a way to diagnose or fix it? or do i just get a new one.

[don_svetlio]

1 minute ago, reasure said:

is there a way to diagnose or fix it? or do i just get a new one.

Test the GPU in a different system

[reasure]

2 minutes ago, don_svetlio said:

Test the GPU in a different system

i dont have a another pc to test this in and my friends don't have built desktops either.

[reasure]

started a more gpu intensive game, results are still very similar

[don_svetlio]

3 minutes ago, reasure said:

started a more gpu intensive game, results are still very similar

Hmmmm. Try reseating the card

[reasure]

44 minutes ago, don_svetlio said:

Hmmmm. Try reseating the card

just tried that, i also blew my psu with canned air and used 2 power cables instead of one. still the same results.

[don_svetlio]

15 minutes ago, reasure said:

just tried that, i also blew my psu with canned air and used 2 power cables instead of one. still the same results.

Hmmm. Anything new happen before the issue? Driver update, OS update, housefire?

[reasure]

1 minute ago, don_svetlio said:

Hmmm. Anything new happen before the issue? Driver update, OS update, housefire?

nothing that i can think of really. i just noticed that that my frames started dropping a little everyday.

[don_svetlio]

1 minute ago, reasure said:

nothing that i can think of really. i just noticed that that my frames started dropping a little everyday.

Unintall Afterburner and anything that came with it. Check your fps with fraps. (sometimes AB fails epicly)

[reasure]

Just now, don_svetlio said:

Unintall Afterburner and anything that came with it. Check your fps with fraps. (sometimes AB fails epicly)

alright, ill uninstall afterburner. i used the in game fps counter for csgo, drops down to like 130 fps.

[Monarch]

Your CPU usage is pretty high so that seems to be the bottleneck. Either you have something running in the background or you play CPU intensive games. I also have a 4670k and I can tell you I get similar GPU usage in some games and it's normal considering it's a mid-range CPU. I suggest you OC it, it should give you a nice boost.

[reasure]

12 hours ago, Monarch said:

Your CPU usage is pretty high so that seems to be the bottleneck. Either you have something running in the background or you play CPU intensive games. I also have a 4670k and I can tell you I get similar GPU usage in some games and it's normal considering it's a mid-range CPU. I suggest you OC it, it should give you a nice boost.

yeah, i was afraid it was cpu, i cant OC cause im using a h97 board and its rather hard to find a z97 that doesn't break the bank and is in stock. i might just save up and get the i5 6600k and a z170 board. 

[Simon771]

What about your FPS in game while playing?

If your FPS is stable, you shouldn't worry about it.

 

While I'm playing Guild Wars 2, my GPU usage is jumping from 0% to 100% all the time, but I keep my 60 fps at most scenes.

[reasure]

1 minute ago, Simon771 said:

What about your FPS in game while playing?

If your FPS is stable, you shouldn't worry about it.

 

While I'm playing Guild Wars 2, my GPU usage is jumping from 0% to 100% all the time, but I keep my 60 fps at most scenes.

for csgo, my frames stutter a bit same with bf4, csgo seems to stutter more though.

[Simon771]

3 hours ago, reasure said:

for csgo, my frames stutter a bit same with bf4, csgo seems to stutter more though.

Did you try to run valley benchmark all on ultra settings?

When I use it, my GPU load is on 100% all the time (except during scene change for 1-2 sec).

It's not CPU heavy, so if you will have stutter and fps drop there, something might be wrong with GPU.

 

Some games are not best optimised and that will cause weird GPU usage (jumping up and down instead of 50% stable GPU usage or smth).

But valley benchmark will try to pull every bit of power your GPU have, so give it a try

[reasure]

On 5/1/2016 at 10:28 PM, Simon771 said:

Did you try to run valley benchmark all on ultra settings?

When I use it, my GPU load is on 100% all the time (except during scene change for 1-2 sec).

It's not CPU heavy, so if you will have stutter and fps drop there, something might be wrong with GPU.

 

Some games are not best optimised and that will cause weird GPU usage (jumping up and down instead of 50% stable GPU usage or smth).

But valley benchmark will try to pull every bit of power your GPU have, so give it a try

yeah i ran valley, and there was some dips to 0% gpu usage, most likely scene changes. looks like i need to upgrade my cpu and mobo.

 

[Carclis]

2 hours ago, reasure said:

yeah i ran valley, and there was some dips to 0% gpu usage, most likely scene changes. looks like i need to upgrade my cpu and mobo.

 

You might as well just upgrade your mobo alone since you have an overclockable cpuand if that's not good enough then you could go for a 4790k instead.

[Simon771]

14 hours ago, reasure said:

yeah i ran valley, and there was some dips to 0% gpu usage, most likely scene changes. looks like i need to upgrade my cpu and mobo.

 

I think everyone get that GPU usage drop to 0% while scen is changing. That's like 1 sec or something.

[reasure]

On 5/1/2016 at 10:28 PM, Simon771 said:

for some reason i couldn't quote the correct reply until i posted this. no biggie i guess

Edited May 5, 2016 by reasure
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