GTX 970 [25-30% GPU usage when gaming] [How to get 100%?]

sokolshupak · Nov 15, 2016

Hi! I have a gtx 970 and when I use MSI afterburner to track my GPU usage it lands on 25-30% going up and down. How do I get 100%? I have only 120-200 fps when gaming and it can sometimes drop below 100 surface, or even crash my pc [ Blue screen ]

How do I get 100% gpu usage meanwhile gaming?
Ty!

Specs!
Windows 7 Home Premium
Grafic: Nvidia Geforce GTX 970
Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K 4GHz
Ram: Corsair x2 4gb DDR4 Vengeance
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A
Chassi: Fractal Design Define R4
Hard drive: ST2000DM001 64MB 2TB
SSD: Samsung 850 Pro 128GB
Power Supply: Corsair GS600 600W

SkyNetRising · Nov 15, 2016

Your PC specs are wrong. Asus Z97-A and i7-4790K doesn't support DDR4. It's DDR3.

Can you post screenshot of MSI Afterburner hardware monitor window, when gaming?

RobCrezz · Nov 15, 2016

Overheating CPU?

Wilhem991 · Nov 15, 2016

What kind of games?

if you play latest AAA games this could be max performance. Did you trye download nvidia shield and max out games trough it including resolution?
Also it might be that rams bottleneck your gpu. as CPU i dont believe it will. Mabye afterburner does not show well

And is your Video card MSI? I assume it is since you are using MSI afterburner.

geofelt · Nov 15, 2016

The frame rate will be limited by SOMETHING.

Some games have limits. 60fps is a common one.

Otherwise, you can be limited by the cpu, the gpu, or the display itself.

Some games are mostly single threaded.
If your cpu activity shows a low number like 20% utilization, do not assume that you have plenty of cpu capability.
What you may be seeing is windows distributing the activity of a cpu limited thread among all available threads.
This is typical of strategy games, sims and mmo types.

sokolshupak · Nov 15, 2016

SkyNetRising :

What do you want me to include in the screenshot? Gpu usage only?

Temps: Without stream - Optimal settings BIOS
CPU temp: 62-67°c
GPU temp: 35 °c, 27%
http://imgur.com/sXKl5d1
Results Benchmark: http://imgur.com/g8YgqUB

Game I play is: Counter:Strike GO - All settings low
Some people say that my PC should handle it really easily capped 300 fps.

RobCrezz · Nov 15, 2016

For CS GO, go into the nvidia control panel, set the Power management to Maximum performance, it might be lowering the cards power state as CS GO doesnt put much load on the gpu.

sokolshupak · Nov 15, 2016

RobCrezz :

I did. Also in control panel I have power to maxiumum.

Still 150-220 fps

SkyNetRising · Nov 15, 2016

sokolshupak :

Everything - cpu/gpu temperature,usage,clock charts when gaming.

sokolshupak · Nov 15, 2016

SkyNetRising :

here: http://imgur.com/a/isksH

hopefully this will help you to solve my problem, would be so appreciated!

SkyNetRising · Nov 15, 2016

sokolshupak :

That's not Afterburner Hardware monitor window.
It looks like this:

sokolshupak · Nov 15, 2016

SkyNetRising :

http://imgur.com/a/qCCtE
It's a photo album! Hope it can help!

SkyNetRising · Nov 15, 2016

I can see, that GPU usage was close to 100% at some point.

sokolshupak · Nov 15, 2016

SkyNetRising :

could've been because I started burner before i started the game?
I could try again.

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