F@A CPU more intensive than GPU ?

[Sordeliel]

I noticed that F@A use way more CPU (87%) than my GPU (41%), I was wondering if there was a way to up the uses of my graphics card.
My setup:
CPU: Ryzen 7 2700x @3700
GPU: RTX 2080 ti

[Guest]

Noticed that as well and saw that it's not utilizing everything.

Folding doesn't use the video engine for example, so my guess is the percentage you're looking at is the average of them all.

[Sordeliel]

Actually, it seems to only use something called "Copy", I don't really know what it is, but there's three different "copy" that I can see in my task manager. It is still quite curious to see how it works

[Guest]

15 minutes ago, Sordeliel said:

Actually, it seems to only use something called "Copy", I don't really know what it is, but there's three different "copy" that I can see in my task manager. It is still quite curious to see how it works

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This may be what "copy" is, depending on which you select.

 Also, as I pointed out above, the percentage you're looking at (the left of the page) is the average of all the processes, so if something like the "GPU Video Engine" is not being utilized, then that's gonna lower the average %, at least afaik.

[minibois]

Change the graph for your videocard to 'CUDA' for the real F@H usage. 

Have you ensured there is always a CPU thread available on your processor? (Each videocard in your system needs at least 1 thread).

[vanished]

The way F@H utilizes your GPU, and the way this is reported in Windows is different than it is for other tasks like gaming, and also varies by card.  For example, when gaming I see usage reported under the "3D" chart, but when folding, it shows up under "Compute_2".  I also find that in some games, I'm able to fold while playing with hardly any impact on the game and vice versa, while in others, they are really rather mutually exclusive.  This feels like a topic @Mira Yurizaki might know something about.