GPU usage in Fallout 4?

[Jogostar]

Hello Folks!

 

Can someone tell me what's up with my GPU usage in Fallout 4? http://i.imgur.com/PBsRHnU.png

It spikes up and down from 0 to 100 (...real quick)

Also, why doesn't Fallout make full use of my GPU and CPU? I drop down to like 40 frames but my GPU usage is at 60% maybe 70% and CPU at around 80%.

[DevilishBooster]

 

Hello Folks!

 

Can someone tell me what's up with my GPU usage in Fallout 4? http://i.imgur.com/PBsRHnU.png

It spikes up and down from 0 to 100 (...real quick)

Also, why doesn't Fallout make full use of my GPU and CPU? I drop down to like 40 frames but my GPU usage is at 60% maybe 70% and CPU at around 80%.

 

What is your storage solution? I had a similar issue a year ago that led myself and several others to think I had bad VRMs on my R9 280, turns out it was a faulty HDD that was causing it. The GPU would get data, process it, and then sit there waiting for the HDD to send more data - causing the usage to spike up and down similar to that.

[stealth80]

from what I understand Fallout 4 is incredibly CPU intensive. Out of interest are you using an AMD card? Ive seen a comparison review of 4790k vs 6600K, AMD 6 and 8 cores, and AMD card with lower end cpu has massive FPS swing. I think its just a driver issue rather than actual limitations

[Jogostar]

What is your storage solution? I had a similar issue a year ago that led myself and several others to think I had bad VRMs on my R9 280, turns out it was a faulty HDD that was causing it. The GPU would get data, process it, and then sit there waiting for the HDD to send more data - causing the usage to spike up and down similar to that.

I have Fallout 4 installed on my SSD, no other game does that.

[Jogostar]

from what I understand Fallout 4 is incredibly CPU intensive. Out of interest are you using an AMD card? Ive seen a comparison review of 4790k vs 6600K, AMD 6 and 8 cores, and AMD card with lower end cpu has massive FPS swing. I think its just a driver issue rather than actual limitations

Yeah, I'm using an R9 290, hmm AMD didn't release a new driver yet, maybe that's the problem?

And CPU isn't at full usage either.

[DevilishBooster]

I have Fallout 4 installed on my SSD, no other game does that.

Hmmm... Can't really help you then. Sorry.

[Opeth747]

It's a fairly bad port. I get drops from 60 to the low 40's all the time. Needs a lot of optimization. Don't know if it's the same for Nvidia users, I don't really care. But I know it's a problem with pretty much every AMD user. Even people with a 390x. 

[mr195]

I get the same thing with my gtx 780. On max settings I get constant random drops to mid-low 40s. Very annoying. I managed to get a mostly solid 60fps by turning shadow distance to medium

[Colomon84]

It's a fairly bad port. I get drops from 60 to the low 40's all the time. Needs a lot of optimization. Don't know if it's the same for Nvidia users, I don't really care. But I know it's a problem with pretty much every AMD user. Even people with a 390x. 

 

Same... 390X here and I get usage stats from 30%-100% when looking at heavily detailed items (forest, distant city) but when I'm in the interior of a structure I'm at 100%.

 

I think it's just drivers/optimization.

[SGM]

Dual 290Xs here and even after lowering the resolution to 1080p (I normally play at 4K) I still can't keep the frames from dropping. Even tried lowering the settings to medium and it still drops! 

No new drivers means no optimisation for Fallout 4 and no crossfire profile so my second card is sitting doing nothing. 

Just need to wait for AMD. Given their track record for driver releases it could be weeks...