Low GPU usage, any fix?

Battlefield 1 General Discussion
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Hi.
So when I’m playing Battlefield 1 multiplayer my GPU usage stays around 50-70 usage and resulting in a lower fps than I would prefer. I can run the game in 4k to get 99% usage but then the fps wouldnt really be any higher :expressionless: So does anyone know of a fix for this?
Every setting is maxed out at 1920x1080

This is the only game where I’m struggeling with low gpu usage so I know it’s not my hardware.

My specs:
EVGA Nvidia GTX 1080 FE (stock)
Intel Core i7 6700k 4.4ghz
16gb 2133mhz DDR4 RAM
Windows 10

Thanks.

UPDATE! So apparently my 2 memory sticks wasnt in dual channel mode and so I changed that and now my GPU usage is 85-99% like it should :stuck_out_tongue: Stupid fix but it worked for me!

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I have exactly the same setup, and I have the SAME problem. In some games I have 99% GPU usage like TitanFall 2. BTW sorry for my English.

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Same here. CPU usage is way too high.

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I’ve seen a lot of others with GTX 1080s, 1070s and so on with the same problem. And for some it works perfectly -.-" I hope there will be a patch or a graphics driver soon that fixes this

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Put this in your user.cfg file in your bf1 folder, this has helped me get 5 more fps and some more GPU usage.

Thread.Max.ProcessorCount 8

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That didnt seem to help me any, but thanks anyway :slight_smile:

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try max prerendered frames 2 in nvidia control panel

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Same problem. I was really hoping to play 1080p/144hz, but it’s more like 80-120 fps with rapid fluctuations. 60-70% GPU usage, 100% CPU (same build as you).

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This is during heavy fighting

And this is normal when nothing is happening

It does this all the time going from 80% usage all the way to 50.

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I have an old AMD phenom 2 quad core and suffer low usage on the GTX 1060 GPU, I thought it might be a CPU bottleneck.

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try this: High cpu usage/low fps potential fix.

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Thanks for the reply but it’s not working for me…

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muck around with the maximum pre-rendered frames in the nvidia control panel, try all of them as they do seem to make quite a difference, iirc i think 3 was the sweet spot for i7’s that were still @ 100% usage.

Also make sure HT is turned ON in this game.

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also you do realise your not in full screen mode in those screen shots dont you?

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I’ll try that thanks.

Yeh lol I’m well aware of that. That was just to capture screenshot of MSI Afterburner

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I have HT enabled, there is no difference in gpu usage

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UPDATE! So apparently my 2 memory sticks wasnt in dual channel mode and so I changed that and now my GPU usage is 85-99% like it should :stuck_out_tongue: Stupid fix but it worked for me!

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Also, in your GPU power management, set it to Maximum Performance… if you haven’t already. My GTX 1070 FTW pushes out 90-98% GPU usage.

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A bios setting?
Also, your temps look ok, but if you want an easy way to lower them, enable the ‘aggressive’ fan curve for your GPU with precision X. I did that and my GPU now runs around 62 under BF1 load, where it was in the 80’s before.

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Same for me -.-