GPU Usage Slowly Drops While Gaming

[SirGuac]

Just recently, I've been having a problem where my GPU usage (and frames along with it) have slowly been dropping after I launch a game. I first experienced it on Forza Horizon 5, where I had around 70 frames on all max settings with my GPU usage at 90%+ when I first started playing, and after 10 minutes or so, I was down to 25ish frames and 30% usage on my GPU. If I pause the game and let it sit for a good while, the load will return to normal then slowly drop again when I resume playing. This has since happened on other games, such as Rocket League, Gang Beasts, and Jedi Survivor. As the usage drops, the audio will start crackling badly. I suspect this is because games sometimes use the GPU to handle audio. I've ruled out thermal throttling, as I've used this PC for 3 years now with no issues like this and my temps never get that high when this issue is occurring. I also tried taking off the front panel and blowing a fan into the PC and the issue still arose. I've DDU'd my drivers and reinstalled, set the games to high priority, cleaned my PC, ran a Malwarebytes scan, and nothing has worked.

Specs:
Ryzen 7 3700x
RTX 3060 Ti
Asus Prime x-570p
16gb of Corsair 3600mhz DDR4

If anyone has had this same issue and has fixed it or thinks they may know the root of this problem, any help is welcome! If any more information is needed, feel free to ask and I'll try my best to provide it. Thanks!

[191x7]

What do you use to monitor your GPU usage?

 

Do you have a multimeter to test the cmos battery voltage?

 

Latest motherboard Bios? Latest chipset drivers downloaded from AMD?

[SirGuac]

16 hours ago, 191x7 said:

What do you use to monitor your GPU usage?

 

Do you have a multimeter to test the cmos battery voltage?

 

Latest motherboard Bios? Latest chipset drivers downloaded from AMD?

I don't have a multimeter to test my cmos battery, I used the ingame GPU usage meter to track my usage, and I did install the newest chipset drivers from AMD but I haven't tried updating my BIOS. Do you think that would make a difference?

[191x7]

6 hours ago, SirGuac said:

I don't have a multimeter to test my cmos battery, I used the ingame GPU usage meter to track my usage, and I did install the newest chipset drivers from AMD but I haven't tried updating my BIOS. Do you think that would make a difference?

Update your Bios first.

Then replace your CMOS battery, cheaper than buying a multimeter.

Then load DOCP, Resizable BAR, ...

Retest.

[Mark Kaine]

could be temps, but try this

https://www.wagnardsoft.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1256

 

*read the instructions* many people seem to be intimidated by it but its actually incredibly easy to set up (typically you just set it to half your amount of RAM)

[Mark Kaine]

On 5/4/2024 at 8:52 AM, SirGuac said:

As the usage drops, the audio will start crackling badly

yeah... that's typically a bios or chipset issue... weird.

 

 

if all fails you probably have to buy a new motherboard