Low GPU usage

[MyGoatsDumb]

So about a week ago I got a new gpu and when I tested games it wasnt even running at 50% usage. At the time I thought it was the psu because I only had a 450w and it said recommended 500w. Got a new psu and same problem. I have reset windows, did a clean  gpu driver install with ddu, updated chipset drivers and other stuff also pretty sure its not a bottle neck. Here are my specs

Ryzen 5 2600 stock cooler

RTX 2060 6g

512g ssd

Gigabyte b450m ds3h v2

16g ddr4 3200mhz ram

Thermal take 700w 80+

 At this point dont know what to do so any help would be much apreciated.

[Srijan Verma]

Could you try turning up the settings in the game you are trying and see if the gpu usage increases?

Usually low gpu usage means a cpu bottleneck.

[MyGoatsDumb]

Umm well the settings dont change to much but resolution does 1440p and 4k is 100% use but I dont think its a bottle neck but could be. some times the cpu is more sometimes the gpu is more and a lot of the times they both stay around the same percent but either one dont go above 60 maybe the cpu might 

 

[johnt]

What games are you seeing the low GPU usage?

[MyGoatsDumb]

all

 

[Eigenvektor]

26 minutes ago, MyGoatsDumb said:

all

You either need to quote people or mention them like @johnt, otherwise they aren't notified you replied. Low GPU usage is usually a sign that you're CPU bound.

 

The CPU usage you see can be misleading, because the game may only be using a few cores and e.g. ~16% usage on a six-core CPU means one core could be running at 100%. If the game can't use more than one core then you're CPU bound, even though usage seems low.

[johnt]

I did a little research on YT and your CPU/GPU combo should not be bottlenecking each other. That's why I was asking specifically about the game bc there's been a few bad apples lately that have not given results as we would expect. Like valorant or whatever it's called.

 

If you have not yet tried triple A titles like Cyberpunk, Witcher, any Ubisoft game (Farcry, AC, etc.) then it is worth giving it a shot. You need something to really stress your GPU to determine if the CPU is the bottleneck. It certainly could be in older titles and GPU-weak games.