Low gpu usage..

[Sarbartha]

Something is seriously wrong ! I'm getting 50-60% gpu usage while playing watchdogs. I have asus strix gtx 970 and fx 8350. Is my cpu bottlenecking the gpu ? If not then I'll replace the card but I need to be sure. Please help.

[beebskadoo]

What resolution are you playing it at? also what are your settings at?

[Sarbartha]

1600x900

High.
Should have 60fps and that too in ultra.
But I'm geting 40-45 in high settings.

[Sarbartha]

What resolution are you playing it at? also what are your settings at?

1600x900

High.

Should have 60fps and that too in ultra.

But I'm geting 40-45 in high settings

[i_build_nanosuits]

1600x900

High.

Should have 60fps and that too in ultra.

But I'm geting 40-45 in high settings.

That's normal with the FX-8350...it's the reason i upgraded to an i7...poor performance in many games.

 

My FPS in watchdogs went from 40-55FPS (FX running at 4.6GHZ) to 65-80FPS...same settings, same GPU, same RAM, same everything except motherboard and CPU.

 

Same thing with many other games as well...there where a few games in which the FX-8350 was able to maxout my GTX 780 at 1080p and offer good performance (battlefield 4 for example) but in most cases it won't and will dip in the 30 to 40FPS range a lot...just annoying.

 

...and also the GTX 970 is not a card to play at 1600x900...it's defenetly a 1080p card...even a core i7 would have a hard time maxing that GPU at such low resolution...but the FPS would be MUCH higher across the board that's for sure.

 

I think you should invest in a good 1080p 27'' display, and push the graphics settings...you will still get 40-45FPS in many games, but at least it will look very pretty!

[Sarbartha]

That's normal with the FX-8350...it's the reason i upgraded to an i7...poor performance in many games.

 

My FPS in watchdogs went from 40-55FPS (FX running at 4.6GHZ) to 65-80FPS...same settings, same GPU, same RAM, same everything except motherboard and CPU.

 

Same thing with many other games as well...there where a few games in which the FX-8350 was able to maxout my GTX 780 at 1080p and offer good performance (battlefield 4 for example) but in most cases it won't and will dip in the 30 to 40FPS range a lot...just annoying.

 

...and also the GTX 970 is not a card to play at 1600x900...it's defenetly a 1080p card...even a core i7 would have a hard time maxing that GPU at such low resolution...but the FPS would be MUCH higher across the board that's for sure.

 

I think you should invest in a good 1080p 27'' display, and push the graphics settings...you will still get 40-45FPS in many games, but at least it will look very pretty!

Shit..didn't know that. ! I had the idea that lower the resolution..higher would be the fps in games !!! So if i get a 23inch 1080p will the usage increase in games ??

[FruitBasketSilex]

Shit..didn't know that. ! I had the idea that lower the resolution..higher would be the fps in games !!! So if i get a 23inch 1080p will the usage increase in games ??

probably not in games that are already bottlenecked by your CPU.

[Sarbartha]

probably not in games that are already bottlenecked by your CPU.

That is what i want to know !! Is my cpu bottlenecking my gpu or is it some problem with my gpu?? 

[Sarbartha]

That is what i want to know !! Is my cpu bottlenecking my gpu or is it some problem with my gpu?? 

 

probably not in games that are already bottlenecked by your CPU.

fx 8350 is a decent cpu and 970 is a high end gpu. I should be getting more usage !

[FruitBasketSilex]

That is what i want to know !! Is my cpu bottlenecking my gpu or is it some problem with my gpu??

Unless you ONLY play bf4 and multithreaded games, the fx-8350 will bottleneck the 970. A 4460 on Intel's side is the lowest reccomended to pair with a high end graphics card.

[i_build_nanosuits]

Shit..didn't know that. ! I had the idea that lower the resolution..higher would be the fps in games !!! So if i get a 23inch 1080p will the usage increase in games ??

yes the GPU usage will be significantly higher if you increase the screen resolution it make the graphics card work harder.

 

That said, If the FX-8350 does not meet your performance goals, then you have a CPU performance issue. The GPU is irrelevant to this issue. Performance originates with the CPU, not the GPU. Any gaming GPU can play any game at any frame rate that a CPU can generate. The difference between lower end gaming GPUs and higher end gaming GPUs will always manifest as a difference VISUAL QUALITY in actual real-world implementation, not FPS.

fx 8350 is a decent cpu and 970 is a high end gpu. I should be getting more usage !

the FX-8350 despite what you might think of it is fairly old by now and wasn't a very good performer even at launch, the cores on this CPU are very slow and in games it quickly expose that weakness in the design.

intel haswell CPU cores are a good 50% stronger and they perform a lot better in games, including those multi-threaded games. A core i3 flatout beat the FX line up in most games...a core i5-4460 for example pulverise even the FX-9590 in every single games out there.