GPU being underused?

[HelloitsLuke]

Hello I'm here in need of help.

A few weeks ago when I first bought my GTX 1060, I was getting around 120-150 fps on ultra settings (100% render scale) in Overwatch. I checked the GPU usage and it was at 99% usage

But now I can barely hit above 100 and my GPU usage never saw to be above 50% constantly.

I tried bumping up some settings (150% render scale even) and it still hovered over 30-40% (Using Afterburner). What seems to be the the problem?

I'm using a:

i5 2500

8GB RAM

GTX 1060

Win 10 Pro 

Latest Stable Nvidia driver

[Wolly9102]

9 minutes ago, HelloitsLuke said:

Hello I'm here in need of help.

A few weeks ago when I first bought my GTX 1060, I was getting around 120-150 fps on ultra settings (100% render scale) in Overwatch. I checked the GPU usage and it was at 99% usage

But now I can barely hit above 100 and my GPU usage never saw to be above 50% constantly.

I tried bumping up some settings (150% render scale even) and it still hovered over 30-40% (Using Afterburner). What seems to be the the problem?

I'm using a:

i5 2500

8GB RAM

GTX 1060

Win 10 Pro 

Latest Stable Nvidia driver

what's the temp of the gpu?

[MVPernula]

I'm calling memory leak

[HelloitsLuke]

1 hour ago, Arjan W said:

what's the temp of the gpu?

60 deg Celsius at that load. If used to 99% (Main Menu seems to exhibit this behavior), goes up to 70 C

 

1 hour ago, MVPernula said:

I'm calling memory leak

My memory usage doesn't top off though.

[Guest]

What frequency is the GPU running at? (and CPU, while I'm asking :p) I had this weird issue long ago with my 550Ti where it would underclock to something like 400MHz (rip framerate).

 

edit: re-reading your question I find my experience is irrelevant - still could be cpu frequency though

[HelloitsLuke]

5 hours ago, cyanogen_ said:

What frequency is the GPU running at? (and CPU, while I'm asking :p) I had this weird issue long ago with my 550Ti where it would underclock to something like 400MHz (rip framerate).

 

edit: re-reading your question I find my experience is irrelevant - still could be cpu frequency though

My CPU is running at 4.2Ghz boost actually. Most of the time the CPU tops off (could be a sign of slight bottleneck), but it never occurred the first 2 weeks since I purchased the GPU.

[AMD Spec]

1) did u test any other game ?  

2) could be power settings ?

3) what is your PSU ?

[HelloitsLuke]

5 hours ago, AMD Spec said:

1) did u test any other game ?  

2) could be power settings ?

3) what is your PSU ?

1. I don't have AAA titles (Poor af). League runs a-okay

2. I checked the GPU clock it's at the correct setting

3. Thermaltake Smart 630 80+ Bronze. Both 6 pin connections work just fine.

[AlTech]

14 minutes ago, HelloitsLuke said:

1. I don't have AAA titles (Poor af). League runs a-okay

2. I checked the GPU clock it's at the correct setting

3. Thermaltake Smart 630 80+ Bronze. Both 6 pin connections work just fine.

That power supply could probably do with replacing.