Is high load for a gpu bad?

[jewishdolphins]

Title says it all. Trying to run fallout 4. Temps are perfect 24/7, but usage is really high. Is this bad? Will it lead to a decrease in performance to my graphics card? Or will it just make it word hard?

[shadowbyte]

I have run GTAV at almost 100% GPU load with overclocking and have had no problems. Temps are bad. Usage usually isn't.

[Virtual01]

No, you want it to be at or as close as possible to 100% load. It means your GPU is contributing everything it can to running your game.

 

Obviously if you're running minesweeper and getting 100% load there is a problem though.

[thatguyyouknow75]

assuming it has adequate cooling its fine

[jcw150]

it's absolutely 100% fine and dandy

[GrobfootGaming]

That just means that your graphics card is working.  If your card isn't under load you're never actually taking advantage of it.  Load is what they are made for

[Lord_Karango17]

Using 100% of your gpu is sort of the point. They don't make high end gpus for you to play pacman on.

 

If the gpu usage is high, then you are getting the most out of your gpu, and you should be focusing on the temps, as that is what will cause issues.

[jewishdolphins]

Using 100% of your gpu is sort of the point. They don't make high end gpus for you to play pacman on.

 

If the gpu usage is high, then you are getting the most out of your gpu, and you should be focusing on the temps, as that is what will cause issues.

Funny cause i was so used to it being low since i don't really play graphic intensive games. The only other game ive gotten that was graphic intensive was mgsv but even that game didnt have it as high as fallout 4 did. Right now my other only concern is the fact that fallout 4 struggles to keep a solid 60 fps the entire time. I also don't think i could overclock my gpu since it's already superclocked. (it's a gtx 960 at 4 gigs)

[vanished]

If you're not using 100%, that means you need a better CPU because it's bottle-necking it.  If that was the case, you would have to upgrade your CPU so that the GPU is getting used 100%

 

So no, it's not bad, it is how it is supposed to be.

[SkilledRebuilds]

Funny cause i was so used to it being low since i don't really play graphic intensive games. The only other game ive gotten that was graphic intensive was mgsv but even that game didnt have it as high as fallout 4 did. Right now my other only concern is the fact that fallout 4 struggles to keep a solid 60 fps the entire time. I also don't think i could overclock my gpu since it's already superclocked. (it's a gtx 960 at 4 gigs)

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2015-the-best-pc-hardware-for-fallout-4-4023

Thats because it takes more than a GTX 960 to maintain a constant 60fps.

GTX 970

GTX 960

 

Almost there, either OC or lower some settings from Ultra to High (Namely those demanding UltraGodrays)

[ybriK]

Yes it's bad. /s

[GoldSrc]

It's fine as long as it doesn't start to go above 85-90ºC.

[Lord_Karango17]

If you're not using 100%, that means you need a better CPU because it's bottle-necking it.  If that was the case, you would have to upgrade your CPU so that the GPU is getting used 100%

 

So no, it's not bad, it is how it is supposed to be.

Vsync, or frame caps can also lead to lower gpu usage, but those are less of an issue than a cpu bottleneck...

[vanished]

Vsync, or frame caps can also lead to lower gpu usage, but those are less of an issue than a cpu bottleneck...

Well, yes, but I'm just saying in general.  Unless the game is capped or the user has capped it themselves, it should max itself out