G1 GTX 980 Ti [LOW GPU USAGE]

[FrostWolf]

Hey guys, i just got a gtx 980 ti from gigabyte and the first thing i did was to play some games, but i realized that the gpu usage is super low, it doesnt get passed  50%, per example in bf4 i get 60~fps in the other games im also not getting the fps i expected because the gpu is not at 100%. Can it be because of the cpu ?

 

PC Specs.

 

CPU: Amd Fx 9590 4.7ghz
MB: MSI 970 gaming
GPU: G1 GTX 980 ti Gaming

RAM: 8G @ 1600mhz (i know its bad)
PSU:1000W Xilence 80+ Bronze
Display: 1080p@ 60hz

 

[SeanBond]

Most games I would say yes it is the cpu, but in bf4? I can't imagine it's the cpu. 9590 when using all of it's threads is pretty fast. Bf4 has good thread utilization. 

[CaptainPebbleDash]

What is your CPU % in the games? If your at 100% then its a obvious bottleneck from the CPU to the GPU. 

 

But it could be a various amount of things.

 

Have you got the latest drivers, ensure you have power mode enabled in Power Management and Nvidia Control Panel?

[Suika]

It's the CPU. The FX-9590 is a huge bottleneck on the GTX 980 Ti, if you want to fully utilize the 980 Ti, you have to upgrade the CPU to the i5-4690k.

[theereal]

Is your CPU utilization at 100%? If so it's the CPU thats bottlenecking the 980Ti, and that wouldnt suprise me, its simple: Wanna game? Yes. Don't get an AMD CPU... (atm)

[Gofspar]

KEK, 9590 and a 980 Ti. help me god.

[ForsakenLive]

Is V-sync on?

[FrostWolf]

Is V-sync on?

Nop i never use v-sync.

[DarthSlater77]

Not the CPU The 9590 stomps the i5 into the dirt and the i7 only beats it by 1k.

https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i7-4790K+%40+4.00GHz    Score: 11239

https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=AMD+FX-9590+Eight-Core                   Score: 10283 

https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i5-4670K+%40+3.40GHz   Score: 7647

[FrostWolf]

Im now benchmarking other games and seeing if the cpu really bottlenecks the gpu.

[Luckylock]

all AMD cpus are weak in gaming on high end hardware at the moment.

 

CPU is the bottleneck, so lower shadow settings, and CPU intensive settings like MSAA and whatnot (or upgrade to a high-end intel CPU)

[Suika]

Not the CPU The 9590 stomps the i5 into the dirt and the i7 only beats it by 1k.

Yes it's the CPU. First off, those are not gaming benchmarks and cannot be used to measure the actual performance of the CPU. Second, passmark is an unreliable source as to measuring a processor's performance when real world results do not reflect actual differences. I've had both an FX-8350 and an i7-4790k and I can tell you the difference is night and day, not a 10% increase.

 

Here's a gaming benchmark that's more relevant to the conversation at hand. Be sure to notice that even versus old processors like the i5-2500k, each and every FX processor loses.

 

 

Im now benchmarking other games and seeing if the cpu really bottlenecks the gpu.

OP, it's the processor. The FX-9590 has very weak single threaded performance which games rely heavily upon. Even in Battlefield 4, which can use up to 6 threads, the processor will still fall behind because of single core performance. I have some benchmarks lined up for you.

 

 

As you can see from the multitude of benchmarks posted, the FX series processors always fall behind even older generation i5s, and that's because games prefer stronger cores over more cores. In plenty of scenarios an i3-4150 is the better processor due to its significantly stronger single threaded performance.

 

The highest end GPUs that should ever be paired with an FX processor would be the R9 380 and GTX 960, anything higher will experience severe bottlenecking and ultimately become wasted potential.

[FrostWolf]

Yes it's the CPU. First off, those are not gaming benchmarks and cannot be used to measure the actual performance of the CPU. Second, passmark is an unreliable source as to measuring a processor's performance when real world results do not reflect actual differences. I've had both an FX-8350 and an i7-4790k and I can tell you the difference is night and day, not a 10% increase.

 

Here's a gaming benchmark that's more relevant to the conversation at hand. Be sure to notice that even versus old processors like the i5-2500k, each and every FX processor loses.

 

 

OP, it's the processor. The FX-9590 has very weak single threaded performance which games rely heavily upon. Even in Battlefield 4, which can use up to 6 threads, the processor will still fall behind because of single core performance. I have some benchmarks lined up for you.

 

 

As you can see from the multitude of benchmarks posted, the FX series processors always fall behind even older generation i5s, and that's because games prefer stronger cores over more cores. In plenty of scenarios an i3-4150 is the better processor due to its significantly stronger single threaded performance.

 

The highest end GPUs that should ever be paired with an FX processor would be the R9 380 and GTX 960, anything higher will experience severe bottlenecking and ultimately become wasted potential.

I see, well i guess i need and upgrade , thanks for the graphs.

[FrostWolf]

Just tested Crysis 3 Maxed Out the gpu is on 70% usages aswell as all the 8 cores of my cpu .

[DarthSlater77]

Yes it's the CPU. First off, those are not gaming benchmarks and cannot be used to measure the actual performance of the CPU. Second, passmark is an unreliable source as to measuring a processor's performance when real world results do not reflect actual differences. I've had both an FX-8350 and an i7-4790k and I can tell you the difference is night and day, not a 10% increase.

 

Here's a gaming benchmark that's more relevant to the conversation at hand. Be sure to notice that even versus old processors like the i5-2500k, each and every FX processor loses.

 

 

OP, it's the processor. The FX-9590 has very weak single threaded performance which games rely heavily upon. Even in Battlefield 4, which can use up to 6 threads, the processor will still fall behind because of single core performance. I have some benchmarks lined up for you.

 

 

As you can see from the multitude of benchmarks posted, the FX series processors always fall behind even older generation i5s, and that's because games prefer stronger cores over more cores. In plenty of scenarios an i3-4150 is the better processor due to its significantly stronger single threaded performance.

 

The highest end GPUs that should ever be paired with an FX processor would be the R9 380 and GTX 960, anything higher will experience severe bottlenecking and ultimately become wasted potential.

I like your proper use of proof to prove me wrong. I tip my hat to you sir. 

[TheConverter]

KEK, 9590 and a 980 Ti. help me god.

 

Better then my 1st gen quad core i5 760 with a 980Ti ;p?

[TheConverter]

Not the CPU The 9590 stomps the i5 into the dirt and the i7 only beats it by 1k.

https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i7-4790K+%40+4.00GHz    Score: 11239

https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=AMD+FX-9590+Eight-Core                   Score: 10283 

https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i5-4670K+%40+3.40GHz   Score: 7647

 

AMD fanboy alert

[DarthSlater77]

AMD fanboy alert

 

 

I like your proper use of proof to prove me wrong. I tip my hat to you sir. 

learn to read. based on the computational benchmarks it wins but not on gaming. I even acknowledge that prior to your comment.  

[TheConverter]

learn to read. based on the computational benchmarks it wins but not on gaming. I even acknowledge that prior to your comment.  

It wins in workload because it's an 8 core.

[Tim Drake]

KEK, 9590 and a 980 Ti. help me god.

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Lol@u

[minibois]

The CPU bottleneck the videocard in this game and the i5 4690K will perform better in games.

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[Gofspar]

learn to read. based on the computational benchmarks it wins but not on gaming. I even acknowledge that prior to your comment.  

Care to try some Cinebench?

[TJPC]

I had the same issue when I first got my 980ti I had an AMD 9850 or whatever but I couldn't get more then 70% usage out of it, I ended up upgrading to an i7 4790k and I get the full 980ti experience.

 

The bottleneck is real!!