# Low GPU usage, any fix? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [November 9, 2016, 7:27pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/low-gpu-usage-any-fix/102655 "2016-11-09T19:27:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![PandaTheory](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/pandatheory/32/103074_2.png) [@PandaTheory](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/PandaTheory)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 7:27pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/low-gpu-usage-any-fix/102655/1 "2016-11-09T19:27:00Z")
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 😑 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 😛 Stupid fix but it worked for me! ---
**Author:** ![ApolloHimselfTV](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ccd318/32.png) [@ApolloHimselfTV](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/ApolloHimselfTV)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 8:05pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/low-gpu-usage-any-fix/102655/2 "2016-11-09T20:05:00Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![rv112](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/rv112/32/103332_2.png) [@rv112](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/rv112)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 8:34pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/low-gpu-usage-any-fix/102655/3 "2016-11-09T20:34:00Z")
Same here. CPU usage is way too high. ---
**Author:** ![PandaTheory](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/pandatheory/32/103074_2.png) [@PandaTheory](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/PandaTheory)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 8:35pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/low-gpu-usage-any-fix/102655/4 "2016-11-09T20:35:00Z")
> [@ApolloHimselfTV](#): > > 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. 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 ---
**Author:** ![TrollFarmer](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/trollfarmer/32/103890_2.png) [@TrollFarmer](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/TrollFarmer)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 8:39pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/low-gpu-usage-any-fix/102655/5 "2016-11-09T20:39:00Z")
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 ---
**Author:** ![PandaTheory](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/pandatheory/32/103074_2.png) [@PandaTheory](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/PandaTheory)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 8:50pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/low-gpu-usage-any-fix/102655/6 "2016-11-09T20:50:00Z")
> [@ImpedingDeath](#): > > 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 That didnt seem to help me any, but thanks anyway 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Hero0fKvatch](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/hero0fkvatch/32/102201_2.png) [@Hero0fKvatch](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Hero0fKvatch)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 8:56pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/low-gpu-usage-any-fix/102655/7 "2016-11-09T20:56:00Z")
try max prerendered frames 2 in nvidia control panel ---
**Author:** ![SirDamm](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/sirdamm/32/103492_2.png) [@SirDamm](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/SirDamm)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 9:08pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/low-gpu-usage-any-fix/102655/8 "2016-11-09T21:08:00Z")
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). ---
**Author:** ![PandaTheory](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/pandatheory/32/103074_2.png) [@PandaTheory](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/PandaTheory)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 9:13pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/low-gpu-usage-any-fix/102655/9 "2016-11-09T21:13:00Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![k33fy](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/k33fy/32/102444_2.png) [@k33fy](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/k33fy)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 9:47pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/low-gpu-usage-any-fix/102655/10 "2016-11-09T21:47:00Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![fvmz](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/fvmz/32/102026_2.png) [@fvmz](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/fvmz)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 10:56pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/low-gpu-usage-any-fix/102655/11 "2016-11-09T22:56:00Z")
try this: [High cpu usage/low fps potential fix.](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/high-cpu-usage-low-fps-potential-fix/102543) ---
**Author:** ![ApolloHimselfTV](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ccd318/32.png) [@ApolloHimselfTV](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/ApolloHimselfTV)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2016, 6:48pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/low-gpu-usage-any-fix/102655/12 "2016-11-10T18:48:00Z")
Thanks for the reply but it’s not working for me… ---
**Author:** ![F1aw1ess](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/f1aw1ess/32/101905_2.png) [@F1aw1ess](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/F1aw1ess)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2016, 6:53pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/low-gpu-usage-any-fix/102655/13 "2016-11-10T18:53:00Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![F1aw1ess](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/f1aw1ess/32/101905_2.png) [@F1aw1ess](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/F1aw1ess)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2016, 6:54pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/low-gpu-usage-any-fix/102655/14 "2016-11-10T18:54:00Z")
also you do realise your not in full screen mode in those screen shots dont you? ---
**Author:** ![PandaTheory](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/pandatheory/32/103074_2.png) [@PandaTheory](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/PandaTheory)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2016, 7:03pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/low-gpu-usage-any-fix/102655/15 "2016-11-10T19:03:00Z")
> [@F1aw1ess](#): > > 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. I’ll try that thanks. > [@F1aw1ess](#): > > also you do realise your not in full screen mode in those screen shots dont you? Yeh lol I’m well aware of that. That was just to capture screenshot of MSI Afterburner ---
**Author:** ![ApolloHimselfTV](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ccd318/32.png) [@ApolloHimselfTV](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/ApolloHimselfTV)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2016, 7:32pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/low-gpu-usage-any-fix/102655/16 "2016-11-10T19:32:00Z")
I have HT enabled, there is no difference in gpu usage ---
**Author:** ![PandaTheory](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/pandatheory/32/103074_2.png) [@PandaTheory](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/PandaTheory)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2016, 8:53pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/low-gpu-usage-any-fix/102655/17 "2016-11-18T20:53:00Z")
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 😛 Stupid fix but it worked for me! ---
**Author:** ![Yumari\_Safari](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/yumari_safari/32/104169_2.png) [@Yumari\_Safari](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Yumari_Safari)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2016, 10:00pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/low-gpu-usage-any-fix/102655/18 "2016-11-18T22:00:00Z")
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. ![b8ts1e.png](https://battlefieldforum.co/uploads/default/original/3X/2/f/2f0984456f8dd47c5beb0a68b72c3d6cf62ef2aa.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![909EagleTwoThree](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/909eagletwothree/32/101114_2.png) [@909EagleTwoThree](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/909EagleTwoThree)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2016, 10:16pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/low-gpu-usage-any-fix/102655/19 "2016-11-18T22:16:00Z")
> [@PandaTheory](#): > > 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 😛 Stupid fix but it worked for me! 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. ---
**Author:** ![210586699](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/2/ecae2f/32.png) [@210586699](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/210586699)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2016, 10:20pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/low-gpu-usage-any-fix/102655/20 "2016-11-18T22:20:00Z")
Same for me -.- [Next page](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/low-gpu-usage-any-fix/102655.md?page=2)