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Low gpu usage on R9 270X?

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  • Games
  • Crysis
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September 24, 2014 2:31:48 AM

Hi, i recently bought myself a R9 270X and in games, my average gpu usage is 60-65%. This happens even with games such as Crysis 3. When I ran the Furmark benchmark, my GPU usage is constantly at 99-100%. So why am I getting such low GPU usage in games? Any help/advice is appreciated.

Rest of my specs:

i7 2600
8GB ram
750W PSU
MSI h61m-p21 (B3)

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September 24, 2014 2:40:13 AM

If you have vsync enabled that can cause decrease in the GPU load, as the card is not trying to render maximum frames per second.
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September 24, 2014 2:48:59 AM

You shouldn't be worrying as long as it outputs the required performance.
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September 24, 2014 2:57:38 AM

pbm86 said:
If you have vsync enabled that can cause decrease in the GPU load, as the card is not trying to render maximum frames per second.


V-sync is disabled in everything.
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September 24, 2014 3:09:33 AM

I get random spikes to 100% but it mainly stays at 60%
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September 24, 2014 3:16:12 AM

Sorry, I chose a best answer by accident.
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September 24, 2014 4:08:38 AM

Do you getting enough FPS? what is your CPU usage? Try increasing the power limit of the VGA. What is the resolution you are using?
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September 26, 2014 10:17:01 AM

I just checked my usage with HWiN64 and I saw something strange. My gpu usage while gaming is 60-64% but my D3D usage is constantly above 90%. What does that mean?
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September 27, 2014 1:08:10 AM

I turned on unified gpu usage monitoring in afterburner and the problem is solved.
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