GPU USAGE LOW when Playing Games

[KuyaJustin]

So as the title said, when I play games like GTA V and GTA San Andreas I always get fps drops. Upon checking my task manager I saw that both the games are using cpu usage instead of gpu usage.

 

• Tried downloading furmark and yes, gpu usage became 90-100% [meaning that my gpu works]
• I use two monitors, one attached on the gpu and one attached on the mobo [does that affect the performance?]
• I already disabled the IGPU on the Bios.
• My power option is not on "power saving mode"
• NVIDIA Control Panel 3D Settings is already set to my GPU.

• I use two 720p monitors, does 720p affects my gaming experience? 

 

Any thoughts?

 

System:

CPU : Intel Core i5 - 7400 @ 3.00GHz
GPU : NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB
MOBO : GIGABYTE H110M - DS2
RAM : Hyperㄨ Fury Black (2x8gb) DDR4 2400MHz

 

Thanks in advance!

 

[minibois]

4 minutes ago, KuyaJustin said:

• I use two monitors, one attached on the gpu and one attached on the mobo [does that affect the performance?]

Is your game playing on the monitor connected to the GPU or the monitor connected to the mobo?

[KuyaJustin]

3 minutes ago, minibois said:

Is your game playing on the monitor connected to the GPU or the monitor connected to the mobo?

I am playing my games on the monitor that is connected to the GPU. I also use a vga to hdmi converter imma just add it here [dunno if this affects the gaming experience]

 

Soon, I am going to connect my 2nd monitor also to my gpu? will that change drastically?

[Hairless Monkey Boy]

3 minutes ago, KuyaJustin said:

Soon, I am going to connect my 2nd monitor also to my gpu? will that change drastically?

Worth a shot. eliminating a variable is always helpful for troubleshooting.

 

10 minutes ago, KuyaJustin said:

I use two 720p monitors, does 720p affects my gaming experience? 

These are pretty low resolution. This means that they are relatively easy for your GPU to drive. But the low resolution doesn't do anything to help the CPU.

 

San Andreas is an older game, not well optimized for modern hardware and probably single threaded.

 

What kind of frame rate are you getting?

[minibois]

5 minutes ago, KuyaJustin said:

I am playing my games on the monitor that is connected to the GPU. I also use a vga to hdmi converter imma just add it here [dunno if this affects the gaming experience]

HDMI to VGA shouldn't have an impact.

Is the game actually using 0% dedicated GPU or just a low amount?

[KuyaJustin]

4 minutes ago, HairlessMonkeyBoy said:

Worth a shot. eliminating a variable is always helpful for troubleshooting.

 

These are pretty low resolution. This means that they are relatively easy for your GPU to drive. But the low resolution doesn't do anything to help the CPU.

 

San Andreas is an older game, not well optimized for modern hardware and probably single threaded.

 

What kind of frame rate are you getting?

I mean I am getting 60fps + on both GTA San Andreas and GTA V, it is just annoying that I seem to get fps drops more often and the low gpu usage on task manager is making me nuts.

 

Could it be my cpu just being bad? or gpu being bad? 

[KuyaJustin]

2 minutes ago, minibois said:

HDMI to VGA shouldn't have an impact.

Is the game actually using 0% dedicated GPU or just a low amount?

GPU usage spikes at 0-10% [never seen it peak to 20%+] 

 

[Hairless Monkey Boy]

Frame drops could he caused by game assets loading in, or background programs running. It seems like you should be able to turn up the graphics settings and still get the same FPS, while putting a bit more load on your GPU.

[Hairless Monkey Boy]

5 minutes ago, KuyaJustin said:

low gpu usage on task manager is making me nuts.

Use GPU-Z GPU monitorung, or hwmonitor for everything monitoring. Task Manager is iffy.

[KuyaJustin]

6 minutes ago, HairlessMonkeyBoy said:

Frame drops could he caused by game assets loading in, or background programs running. It seems like you should be able to turn up the graphics settings and still get the same FPS, while putting a bit more load on your GPU.

Yeah, I think this is also the problem the "game assets". Because upon playing the game for 20-30mins game became smoother but still gpu usage is still on low [based on task manager]

 

4 minutes ago, HairlessMonkeyBoy said:

Use GPU-Z GPU monitorung, or hwmonitor for everything monitoring. Task Manager is iffy.

Will definitely use the programs you just said, thanks for the fast response! 

 

EDIT: Tried using the CPUID HWmonitor.

CPU Usage Max Peak is at 87% [lol]

GPU Usage Max Peak is at 15% [wat]

[Hairless Monkey Boy]

5 minutes ago, KuyaJustin said:

Yeah, I think this is also the problem the "game assets". Because upon playing the game for 20-30mins game became smoother but still gpu usage is still on low [based on task manager]

 

Will definitely use the programs you just said, thanks for the fast response! 

 

EDIT: Tried using the CPUID HWmonitor.

CPU Usage Max Peak is at 87% [lol]

GPU Usage Max Peak is at 15% [wat]

So a CPU bottleneck then. You've got head room on your GPU, so you should turn up your graphics settings.

[KuyaJustin]

1 minute ago, HairlessMonkeyBoy said:

So a CPU bottleneck then. You've got head room on your GPU, so you should turn up your graphics settings.

Already play GTA San Andreas / GTA V on Max Settings.

Maybe it's because of my 720p monitor [not playing on 1080p]

 

 

[Hairless Monkey Boy]

1 minute ago, KuyaJustin said:

Already play GTA San Andreas / GTA V on Max Settings.

Some settings can effect CPU more than GPU. IE sometimes draw distance and shadows in some games. You'll have to play around with them.

2 minutes ago, KuyaJustin said:

Maybe it's because of my 720p monitor [not playing on 1080p

Yes, 720p is very easy for your GPU. 44.4% as many pixels as 1080p.

[agent_x007]

Just throw DSR at this problem, 4x should solve your low GPU usage problem

[KuyaJustin]

11 hours ago, agent_x007 said:

Just throw DSR at this problem, 4x should solve your low GPU usage problem

Sorry, but what is DSR? Anyways, I'm going to try it and update you guys what happened.

 

EDIT: Tried enabling the DSR but it doesn't work I think? It says input not supported [on my monitor] even tried changing my resolution on nvidia control panel to the "DSR Resolution" but still no luck? is it because im using a 720p monitor? or using an hdmi cable? or it will just automatically activate the "dsr" on games even tho I use my native resolution 1366x768? Also I tried restarting my pc but still no luck.

 

EDIT AGAIN: So tried playing GTA V, then yes I can see the "DSR Resolutions" on the settings but once I applied it, it doesn't work and it just says input not supported on my monitor. Something's wrong? already watched some YouTube videos and they just change the reso and it works, but for mine it won't work? any guess?

 

Thanks in advance.

[agent_x007]

@KuyaJustin If you monitor has issues on 1366x768 (because morons programmed EDID for your monitor), I suggest you try using Downsampling (or "custom resolution" as it's also called).
Example resolutions worth checking :
1920x1080 60Hz / 1920x1080 xxHz
2560x1440 60Hz / 2560x1440 xxHz
(xxHz is value between 30 and 60 depending on how much monitor can handle)
I recommend setting resolution scaling on GPU instead of monitor.

You have to disable DSR for Downsampling to work.

[KuyaJustin]

2 hours ago, agent_x007 said:

@KuyaJustin If you monitor has issues on 1366x768 (because morons programmed EDID for your monitor), I suggest you try using Downsampling (or "custom resolution" as it's also called).
Example resolutions worth checking :
1920x1080 60Hz / 1920x1080 xxHz
2560x1440 60Hz / 2560x1440 xxHz
(xxHz is value between 30 and 60 depending on how much monitor can handle)
I recommend setting resolution scaling on GPU instead of monitor.

You have to disable DSR for Downsampling to work.

So.. tried "custom resolution"

The 1920x1080 doesnt work I don't know why. But the 2560x1440 definitely works!

So should I play games with 2560x1440? 

 

EDIT: So it does work on games, but the problem is I can't even read a single thing lol. Will it work if my desktop is at 1366x768 then I play my game on 2560x1440?

 

[agent_x007]

You can (FPS permitting), and yes it will work (not in window/bordeless mode when desktop is at 720p though).

Just tweak scaling options for GUI to make things bigger.

Some games GUI may depend on Windows scaling, so forcing 1440p on desktop with setting 200% scaling should help you.