performance issues in new games

[Tiwaz]

So today I got a Aorus gtx 1080 ti. Since  I installed I am really having performance issues. In Battlefield 1 my average GPU usage is around 25-40% all the time and i am getting around 50fps on ultra 2560x1440 which a bit of stuttering and missing frames here and there. I am getting way less fps on ultra with this card than on medium with my gtx 970 that i had before that. The game is more or less unplayable if you are used to 60fps+ gaming. In BF4 I am getting around 75% usage and Crysis 3 always runs 90-100%. I mean the fact that i get less fps than before on a 2,5x more powerful card than the gtx 970 is ridiculous considering my cpu isnt even that bad and still i am always on 100% cpu usage. As I've stated already, I dont really expect 100% bottleneck-free performance, but i honestly expected to get at least more frames than before and not 30fps less on a bit higher settings.

 

I appreciate any help!

thanks in advance!

 

i5 4690k overclocked 4,7Ghz   (not throttling, usually runs at 70°C~ under 100% on a hot day)

Aorus gtx 1080ti

4x4GB DDR3 kingston, i made sure that XMP is enabled

Gigabyte z97x-gaming3

AOC 1440p display

Silverstone 750w 80+gold 

 

[Zando_]

Did you run DDU before installing the new card?

[knightslugger]

Run DDU (Display Driver Uninstaller) and reinstall the driver.

 

@Zando Bob sniped me.

[Tiwaz]

1 minute ago, knightslugger said:

Run DDU (Display Driver Uninstaller) and reinstall the driver.

 

@Zando Bob sniped me.

 

1 minute ago, Zando Bob said:

Did you run DDU before installing the new card?

before i took out my gtx 970 i uninstalled all Nvidia drivers. when i booted with the new one i downloaded the proper 1080 ti drivers

[Zando_]

1 minute ago, Tiwaz said:

 

before i took out my gtx 970 i uninstalled all Nvidia drivers. when i booted with the new one i downloaded the proper 1080 ti drivers

I'd try it again anyways. And I think DDU makes sure every trace of the old drivers are gone. 

[Princess Luna]

If you did not use DDU then you did not truly wipe out old drivers, simple as that

[SpaceGhostC2C]

49 minutes ago, Tiwaz said:

I mean the fact that i get less fps than before on a 2,5x more powerful card than the gtx 970 is ridiculous

You changed the settings as well, so it's not very meaningful.

 

49 minutes ago, Tiwaz said:

considering my cpu isnt even that bad and still i am always on 100% cpu usage.

But then it is not about the GPU (unless it is its driver causing the high CPU usage). While most graphics settings are GPU dependent, some effects depend on the CPU, so by increasing details across the board you could have added load to the CPU (not familiar with those games in particular).

 

49 minutes ago, Tiwaz said:

As I've stated already, I dont really expect 100% bottleneck-free performance, but i honestly expected to get at least more frames than before and not 30fps less on a bit higher settings.

Medium to Ultra is not "a bit higher settings". Even high to ultra usually means "ridiculously more demanding for marginally better visuals".

[Tiwaz]

4 minutes ago, SpaceGhostC2C said:

You changed the settings as well, so it's not very meaningful.

 

But then it is not about the GPU (unless it is its driver causing the high CPU usage). While most graphics settings are GPU dependent, some effects depend on the CPU, so by increasing details across the board you could have added load to the CPU (not familiar with those games in particular).

 

Medium to Ultra is not "a bit higher settings". Even high to ultra usually means "ridiculously more demanding for marginally better visuals".

yea but everybody on this forum has always said that only the amount of frames the gpu wants to display matter and not the details itself for the CPU

[SpaceGhostC2C]

3 hours ago, Tiwaz said:

yea but everybody on this forum has always said that only the amount of frames the gpu wants to display matter and not the details itself for the CPU

Not really, there are physics related details that increase the CPU load. 

 

In any case, I'm not saying everything is as expected, but to find out the issue you need to troubleshoot it properly. Check the driver issue the others commented, and if that's not it try one change at the time. Revert to the settings you are using with the 970 and comparte the outcomes. Change things gradually and check at which point your CPU starts getting maxed out. Etc. 

[Tiwaz]

12 minutes ago, SpaceGhostC2C said:

 

thanks  I already got it sorted out. I set the game to DX12 and capped the fps on 120fps and now it works like a charm, jumped from 35% to 80-90% gpu usage which awesome i am 99% of the time sitting on 120fps on ultra 1440p now