GPU suddenly starts underperforming

[Arduino88]

I first built my PC without a GPU, deciding to wait for the next gen nvidia cards, but I couldn't handle not having a GPU, so I bought an rx580 (I already know it's a bottleneck). It started underperforming quite a bit within the first day, dropping from 100+ fps to 20-30 in Overwatch from high to medium settings, and 90 to 10-20 fps in Metro Exodus. The only way to fix it has been to uninstall and reinstall my drivers with DDU, but the problem starts again within 24 hours. Please help

 

Specs:

i7-9700k

4x8gb g.skill trident z rgb 3200mhz

Gigabyte rx580 8gb

msi mpg Z390 gaming edge ac

NZXT Kraken X62

NZXT h500i

1tb m.2 SSD

1tb HDD

Corsair rm750x 750w PSU

 

[svmlegacy]

20 minutes ago, Arduino88 said:

I first built my PC without a GPU, deciding to wait for the next gen nvidia cards, but I couldn't handle not having a GPU, so I bought an rx580 (I already know it's a bottleneck). It started underperforming quite a bit within the first day, dropping from 100+ fps to 20-30 in Overwatch from high to medium settings, and 90 to 10-20 fps in Metro Exodus. The only way to fix it has been to uninstall and reinstall my drivers with DDU, but the problem starts again within 24 hours. Please help

Have you measured temperatures in-game, background utilization out of game?

[Arduino88]

Temps in-game hover around 60C in Overwatch, and 65C in Metro. Background utilization is 1-2% out of game.

[Arduino88]

10 hours ago, svmlegacy said:

Have you measured temperatures in-game, background utilization out of game?

Temps in-game hover around 60C in Overwatch, and 65C in Metro. Background utilization is 1-2% out of game. Sorry for second post, I'm new to this, and didn't realize you needed to quote

[svmlegacy]

3 hours ago, Arduino88 said:

Temps in-game hover around 60C in Overwatch, and 65C in Metro. Background utilization is 1-2% out of game.

Those are good temps, and a fine background utilization. This is certainly an odd problem. A shot in the dark, but can you get a screenshot of the device driver in use once the problem is occurring?

 

Assuming Windows 7+:

1. Open Device Manager
2. Under Display Adapters
3. Right Click your GPU
4. "Properties"
5. Select Driver Tab.

It should look like this:

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[panasubatomic]

Where are the games installed? If on an re-purposed hard drive, it may be failing. I know Microsoft has been pushing updates lately, make sure those are out of the way.

[Arduino88]

2 hours ago, svmlegacy said:

Those are good temps, and a fine background utilization. This is certainly an odd problem. A shot in the dark, but can you get a screenshot of the device driver in use once the problem is occurring?

 

Assuming Windows 7+:

1. Open Device Manager
2. Under Display Adapters
3. Right Click your GPU
4. "Properties"
5. Select Driver Tab.

It should look like this:

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Mine looks the same to me, except for the different card model.

[Arduino88]

2 hours ago, panasubatomic said:

Where are the games installed? If on an re-purposed hard drive, it may be failing. I know Microsoft has been pushing updates lately, make sure those are out of the way.

Metro is installed on my M.2 SSD, and Overwatch is on a re-purposed hard disk. Most of my games are on my SSD though.