Low GPU usage in CSGO?

[Benji_w]

Hello all,

 

I'm at me mam's for the holidays so I can play CSGO (glory to fiber internet!) I noticed I no longer get 100% GPU usage? Whats the deal with that? Have they messed up on the updates recently or something?

[Guest]

Does it even matter? Are you still getting 60/120/144FPS? are you running in VSync? If so thats why

[Swndlr]

I dont think CS should be using 100% of a 970 anyway... I dont think my card even goes to 100% while playing

[don_svetlio]

-threads 8

add that to launch settings and use multi-core rendering

[Fatelinha]

If your FPS is the same I wouldn't worry

[J/C]

I get 70%-77% max gpu usage on csgo, as long as your fps is okay its fine.

[flibberdipper]

I don't even know my average usage, but I get like 90FPS at 1440p on a G3258 and 7950 so I'm not complaining lol

[Benji_w]

Does it even matter? Are you still getting 60/120/144FPS? are you running in VSync? If so thats why

 

Well, i was getting it before?

 

I dont think CS should be using 100% of a 970 anyway... I dont think my card even goes to 100% while playing

 

I used to get that though so not sure what gives?

 

-threads 8

add that to launch settings and use multi-core rendering

 

How do I do that?

 

If your FPS is the same I wouldn't worry

 

Yeah it pretty much only drops slightly every now and then.

 

 

I get 70%-77% max gpu usage on csgo, as long as your fps is okay its fine.

 

I get 58-73% from a quick scan of my HWinfo graph lol.

[don_svetlio]

Well, i was getting it before?

 

 

I used to get that though so not sure what gives?

 

 

How do I do that?

 

 

Yeah it pretty much only drops slightly every now and then.

 

 

 

I get 58-73% from a quick scan of my HWinfo graph lol.

Right click on CS:GO in steam, properties, set launch options, type in -threads 8

[Benji_w]

Right click on CS:GO in steam, properties, set launch options, type in -threads 8

 

Will give it a try later on, thanks for the heads up, was completely unaware you could do such a thing. 

[LokiFire]

Adding more threads does nothing in CSGO, you are best leaving it as standard, it made performance worse for me on my Phenom, it caused stuttering at high FPS.

[don_svetlio]

Adding more threads does nothing in CSGO, you are best leaving it as standard, it made performance worse for me on my Phenom, it caused stuttering at high FPS.

The difference is day and night. Going from 1 core to 4 doubled my fps

[LokiFire]

The difference is day and night. Going from 1 core to 4 doubled my fps

I'm highly doubting it, and this would benefit AMD far more than any intel CPU.

 

The multi core render already does what you are making it do, the extra threads serve no purpose past a certain performance point, if you are on an APU it would make sense, i can even show you solid results, i get better FPS stock than i do by using -threads 4.

[don_svetlio]

I'm highly doubting it, and this would benefit AMD far more than any intel CPU.

 

The multi core render already does what you are making it do, the extra threads serve no purpose past a certain performance point, if you are on an APU it would make sense, i can even show you solid results, i get better FPS stock than i do by using -threads 4.

I'm on a laptop. Went from 1 core at 2.6GHz to 4 cores at 2.6GHz and my 860M utilization went from 60% to 100%

[LokiFire]

I'm on a laptop. Went from 1 core at 2.6GHz to 4 cores at 2.6GHz and my 860M utilization went from 60% to 100%

That's a mobile CPU, whilst still better than my Phenom, it still has a limited TDP and thermally not as robust.

 

As i said, a weaker CPU should benefit more, FX and Phenom are not slow enough.

 

My 580 is never maxed out no matter what settings i use.

[Swndlr]

Well, i was getting it before?

 

 

I used to get that though so not sure what gives?

 

 

How do I do that?

 

 

Yeah it pretty much only drops slightly every now and then.

 

 

 

I get 58-73% from a quick scan of my HWinfo graph lol.

I wouldnt worry about it, my card sits at about 50% usage, and at time spikes to 65%. Nothing to be worry about, thought I dont know why it would be happening now if you used to get 100% usage before.

[don_svetlio]

That's a mobile CPU, whilst still better than my Phenom, it still has a limited TDP and thermally not as robust.

 

As i said, a weaker CPU should benefit more, FX and Phenom are not slow enough.

 

My 580 is never maxed out no matter what settings i use.

580 is faster than a 860M

860M = 560 Ti