Low GPU usage when playing COD 1 - - PLS HELP!!!!

Maninderdeep Singh · Jun 9, 2017

Hello everyone, i posted this earlier too but lost that account so couldn't see any solutions.SO here it is again..
My Laptop specs
Processor -> i3 3227u @1.9Ghz Dual Core 4 threads
GPU -> Gt 740m 1Gb Dedicated Memory
RAM -> 4GB DDR3

So i don't play a lot of new games. I usually Call Of Duty 1 multiplayer which is pretty old. My GPU usage while playing that game is 40% or around that with unstable 333 fps At resolution of 800*600.i can get stable but only in few maps. When i increase the resolution to 1024*768 the fps decreases only a bit and GPU usage goes upto 50-60%. Lowering resolution doesn't increase the fps a lot but only lowers GPU usage.
i can play High-end Graphics game like Assassins Creed 3 and 4 smoothly at high resolution and GPU usage for them is 95%.
so if there is any way to increase GPU usage For CoD upto 90% i can get my fps.
I have tried tweaking all settings from game and also from Nvidia Control Panel.
I have checked for virus.
Pls Help!

dotas1 · Jun 9, 2017

There is nothing wrong with your GPU and that is obvious by the high usage in some games. Your CPU and GPU are not good enough for better performance. You are bottlenecked by your CPU in lower resolutions.

RobCrezz · Jun 9, 2017

you arent getting high usage because the CPU is limiting the FPS. Try turning the detail settings higher.

Maninderdeep Singh · Jun 9, 2017

RobCrezz :

When i do that Gpu Usage increases and fps decreases only by a bit but it doesn't help with fps issue.

Maninderdeep Singh · Jun 9, 2017

dotas1 :

So can i do anything or just play at lower fps ?

and also i have seen people with worse GPU and CPU like pentium getting 333

Phillip Corcoran · Jun 9, 2017

COD 1 isn't a particularly GPU-intensive game anyway, 50% is about right. You can't make the game utilize more of the GPU than the game was designed to use.

It's just the nature of the game itself, nothing wrong with your hardware.

Maninderdeep Singh · Jun 9, 2017

Phillip Corcoran :

But what about forcing GPU to 99% .. Is anything in the world that can do that No matter what the lOad is But GPU is always At 99%. i have tried Kboost but it didnt help, it limits fps to 118

Rexper · Jun 9, 2017

This is a clear case of bottleneck (it is inevitable so don't be worries). You can read about it here: https://pcpartpicker.com/forums/topic/214851-on-cpugpu-bottlenecking-in-games

If you GPU isnt at 100% usage, it means it isn't performing all of it's juice, most likely because it doesn't need to. Yes, as you increase the resolution or graphical settings the workload on the GPU will increase and the graphics card will need to use more power to achieve the previous FPS.

At those framerates, it seems the CPU is limiting your FPS there. There isn't really anything you can do about it though. Why do you need more than 330 FPS? Any frame rate above your monitor's refreshrate wont become distinguishable smoother. Meaning if your monitor refresh rate is 60hz (most common), 500 FPS wont be any smoother than a stable 80 FPS.

My suggestion is to increase you resolution + graphic settings until your framerate is stable at your monitor's refresh rate.

So to conclude, you can increase your GPU usage by increasing the resolution + graphical settings. However the increase of GPU usage will not increase your frame rate, but will increase your graphic quality you see the game at. There is no need for higher FPS anyways.

Maninderdeep Singh · Jun 9, 2017

Rexper :

This is a clear case of bottleneck (it is inevitable so don't be worries). You can read about it here: https://pcpartpicker.com/forums/topic/214851-on-cpugpu-bottlenecking-in-games

If you GPU isnt at 100% usage, it means it isn't performing all of it's juice, most likely because it doesn't need to. Yes, as you increase the resolution or graphical settings the workload on the GPU will increase and the graphics card will need to use more power to achieve the previous FPS.

At those framerates, it seems the CPU is limiting your FPS there. There isn't really anything you can do about it though. Why do you need more than 330 FPS? Any frame rate above your monitor's refreshrate wont become distinguishable smoother. Meaning if your monitor refresh rate is 60hz (most common), 500 FPS wont be any smoother than a stable 80 FPS.

My suggestion is to increase you resolution + graphic settings until your framerate is stable at your monitor's refresh rate.

So to conclude, you can increase your GPU usage by increasing the resolution + graphical settings. However the increase of GPU usage will not increase your frame rate, but will increase your graphic quality you see the game at. There is no need for higher FPS anyways.

Thanks For help And for your question why i need more than 330 fps... Cause it give bigger jumps xD and you can reach higher spots than other

Maninderdeep Singh · Jun 9, 2017

and also Guys CPU usage is About 70%

dotas1 · Jun 9, 2017

Fps has nothing to do with the ability to jump higher in the game. Fps only changes the smoothness of the motion you are seeing in your monitor.

Rexper · Jun 9, 2017

dotas1 :

Yes, though to a point of your monitor's refresh rate. The FPS definitely isn't making you jump higher though.

With the 70% of the CPU used, my assumption is only a couple threads are being effectively utilized by the game. Again, nothing you can do here. If not, it would have to do with the game software, or just software in general.

Maninderdeep Singh · Jun 9, 2017

dotas1 :

Bro it does.. Try it yourself or Google is always there.

Maninderdeep Singh · Jun 9, 2017

So the conclusion is i can't really do anything about it..

Everyone thank you for your fast replies and the help.. I really do appreciate it . I thought it would take days to come to a conclusion.. Thank You everyone Again..
And if you have any other suggestions please do mention them... i'll be checking this thread

Rexper · Jun 9, 2017

Maninderdeep Singh :

After googling a tad it does seem jump height is increased with higher FPS. This is sort of stupid IMO. Anyways, it seem 333 FPS is sort of the set frame rate cap within the game for everyone, so there isn't anything you can do to increase FPS further.
In this scenario you should increase your graphics settings/resolution as high as you can while still being around that mythical 333 FPS.

dotas1 · Jun 9, 2017

Wow you are right and wrong at the same time. There is a script that enables you to make a bunny jump along with strafe jump in cod 1 when you have more than 333 fps. That was the right part. The wrong part is that the fps can't make you jump higher in any game but the script enables it in cod 1

kyzarvs · Jun 9, 2017

Rexper :

Old games for ya'

I remember a time when Everquest run speed was linked to CPU speed on logging in. Log in in a low-power state, knock it back up to full power and get a 400% run speed boost. Old coding relying on things that would never dynamically change back then.

CoD1 will almost certainly be a single-threaded game - you will never occupy 100% of a multi-core CPU with one thread - You will at best get the game hogging all of one core and Windows processes using the rest. Must be pretty fugly at 800x600...

Maninderdeep Singh · Jun 9, 2017

Rexper :

Maninderdeep Singh :

After googling a tad it does seem jump height is increased with higher FPS. This is sort of stupid IMO. Anyways, it seem 333 FPS is sort of the set frame rate cap within the game for everyone, so there isn't anything you can do to increase FPS further.
In this scenario you should increase your graphics settings/resolution as high as you can while still being around that mythical 333 FPS.

Jumps Work only if 333 is stable so i will better bump up resolution as you say and also save my eyes a bit

Maninderdeep Singh · Jun 9, 2017

kyzarvs :

Rexper :

Old games for ya'

I remember a time when Everquest run speed was linked to CPU speed on logging in. Log in in a low-power state, knock it back up to full power and get a 400% run speed boost. Old coding relying on things that would never dynamically change back then.

CoD1 will almost certainly be a single-threaded game - you will never occupy 100% of a multi-core CPU with one thread - You will at best get the game hogging all of one core and Windows processes using the rest. Must be pretty fugly at 800x600...

Yea it is ugly.... but playable and those bhops are really addicting.....

Rexper · Jun 9, 2017

Maninderdeep Singh :

Cool, I'm glad we could help! Good to know about that jumping programming with the scripts and old games, thanks.

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