Low GPU usage

[Maizel]

My GPU usage hovers around 60-75. It causes slowdowns when the usage dips low, and I'm sure it would have given me a few more fps were it running on 100% usage.

I'm running an i7 @ 3.4
HD 6970


I;m using the 11.8 drivers.


Anyone else experiencing this? Any fixes, maybe?

 

[Maizel]

The menu runs at a 100% gpu constantly, by the way. Thats kinda funny.

 

[b4l74z4r]

The menu runs at a 100% gpu constantly, by the way. Thats kinda funny.

I have the exact same problem! I'm also using the 11.8 drivers

Specs

8 GB DDR3
I5 750 @ 3,5 GHz
HD5970 @ stock

 

[xMueller]

maybe the game doesn't use that much graphics, but more processing power? i'm just shooting in the dark here lol

 

[GanglarToronto]

Same with my Amd phenom ii x4 945 @ 3.4 and gtx 460 1gb oc to 825mhz. All ultra minus AA and Shadows which are med/high. Maybe some beta drivers or optimization can take place.

 

[Zap Rowsdower]

Same here

Usually betwen 40-60% on both of my 6950's, it seems to scale usage to both GPUs correctly but it's not maxing them

11.8 Drivers, Latest CAPs.

 

[Carrick1973]

maybe the game doesn't use that much graphics, but more processing power? i'm just shooting in the dark here lol

I think Yosh stated that this game is very GPU intensive and less CPU intensive which would make your graphics cards work at a higher, not lesser rate. Perhaps it's because it's using DX9 and not DX 10 or 11, so it's not able to use the GPU as well?

 

[PUTZ]

It could be a hardware/software issue that we are looking into. Stay tuned!

 

[Dionysos]

Just to "confirm" this, according to Catalyst my 5870 runs at about 36% max during low fps ranges on Fallen Fighters.

 

[Filo90]

same thing with gtx570

 

[ingsoc39]

Kind of strange, maybe its just me, geforce GTX 570, latest drivers, the directx 9c bump and bitmapping, textures, dont really seem that good, maybe its just in the beta, Im not sure, Im comparing them to say, the older Call of duty/2 COD World at War textures, which were really nice..is this just me here?

 

[u-s-e-r]

Well this does sound strange, havent checked my own GPU usage but I will later

 

[u-s-e-r]

Yeah, it never uses all of the GPU, always something like 60-80%

 

[Scrappa]

Just to "confirm" this, according to Catalyst my 5870 runs at about 36% max during low fps ranges on Fallen Fighters.

I have the EXACT same thing with my HD5770. Runs at ~35% on Fallen Fighters even when I'm looking from one side of the map to the other and getting 15fps. I can stand inside and its ~35% and I get 50fps on that map.

On apartments I get like 25-50fps. I'm playing on "high" settings with Fps Smoothing off.

 

[swifta]

I have the exact same thing with my 3x gtx 580s. it usually hovers around 60% but a lot of times it dips into the 30-40% range and my fps follow.. from aroun 80-90 fps when around 60% to 45-50 fps when around 30%, no joke. I my fps meter on all times and MSI after burner on my keyboard to see how much of my gpu's are being used.

i7-980x @4.4
3gtx 580s in SLI
2560x1600 resolution..

 

[Maizel]

i7-980x @4.4
3gtx 580s in SLI
2560x1600 resolution..

A little OT

But 3 580's seem a bit overkill for a 2560x1600 resolution. Why don;t you get a nice 3 monitor 5760x1200 set up, or something?

 

[OneRainyNight]

My gpu usage never goes above 40%....

 

[swifta]

A little OT

But 3 580's seem a bit overkill for a 2560x1600 resolution. Why don;t you get a nice 3 monitor 5760x1200 set up, or something?

Thought about that but I can't get over the black panels between the screens... I haven't researched it too much yet but I expect there might be some setups without the black panels there?

 

[IndianScout]

here's some of my shots and settings.

I don't find it's low usage as you can see by each screen shot..

BTW the program is PlayClaw I highly recommend it.

http://i55.tinypic.com/v3imug.jpg

http://i54.tinypic.com/30syqub.jpg

http://i51.tinypic.com/28rmvzb.jpg

I did some testing and between XP and win7, huge difference in fps. I'll post up my win7 pics a bit later..

Indian

 

[Luf7w4ffl3]

The game IS heavily dependent on GPU.

This game barely tasks my 2500k @ 4.8GHZ.

http://imgur.com/a/kFmJH

(Top four numbers are my CPU usage percentages while the bottom number is my GPU usage percentage.)

2500k
5850
^specs.

I do notice cores 1 and 2 do a lot less work than 3 and 4 however.

Everyone ITT: CPU Bottleneck trolololol.

here's some of my shots and settings.

I don't find it's low usage as you can see by each screen shot..

BTW the program is PlayClaw I highly recommend it.

http://i55.tinypic.com/v3imug.jpg

http://i54.tinypic.com/30syqub.jpg

http://i51.tinypic.com/28rmvzb.jpg

I did some testing and between XP and win7, huge difference in fps. I'll post up my win7 pics a bit later..

Indian

Also what the heck! Turn on ambient occlusion, it's what makes the games shadows soft... That's like the best feature.