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Low gpu usage

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Hi guys anyone find they are getting low gpu usage, im only at around 45-60% the whole flight.

FBW A320

specs rtx 3080 i7 10700k 16gb ram

and gpu set to max performance in NVidia.

 

Many thanks.

I7 10700K 16GB 3600MHZ RTX3080FE

21 minutes ago, Bilal2104 said:

Hi guys anyone find they are getting low gpu usage, im only at around 45-60% the whole flight.

FBW A320

specs rtx 3080 i7 10700k 16gb ram

and gpu set to max performance in NVidia.

 

Many thanks.

always depends on your resolution and graphic settings but it's pretty normal to be at a lower gpu usage as most of MSFS is core bottleneck. 

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im 1440p 144hz, surely the gpu can be used more id hoped.

I7 10700K 16GB 3600MHZ RTX3080FE

GPU usage is way down according to the Game Bar stats for many of my flights. I had been regularly at or near 100% during many flights but I've been as low as 45% a lot of the time since SU6. It can still suddenly spike to 100% in complex areas however. VRAM appears to take less of a hit too. Both of these are welcome changes for me as I'd had a few CTDs which seemed to be linked to the GPU hot spot getting up to or near the maximum.

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11 hours ago, Bilal2104 said:

im only at around 45-60% the whole flight.

Consider yourself lucky..  Try render resolution factor set to 120.. 😉

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3 hours ago, Bert Pieke said:

Consider yourself lucky..  Try render resolution factor set to 120.. 😉

i would but 30fps at gatwick? lol

I7 10700K 16GB 3600MHZ RTX3080FE

Low GPU usage is a symptom of main thread bottleneck. It may improve with DX12, if implemented decently.

Low GPU usage and low framerate can be mitigated by removing some load from the CPU with traffic sliders, airport aircraft/vehicles/workers density, terrain LOD, glass cockpit refresh rate sliders. 

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16 hours ago, Bilal2104 said:

Hi guys anyone find they are getting low gpu usage, im only at around 45-60% the whole flight.

FBW A320

specs rtx 3080 i7 10700k 16gb ram

and gpu set to max performance in NVidia.

 

Many thanks.

You will always be CPU bottlenecked with a 3080 on MSFS in complex airliners, especially in 1440p. It's the same for me (1080ti and 3600 at 1440p). It's not the fault of the GPU but rather it's how any flight sim works. You could upgrade your CPU and will gain around 5 FPS in heavy situations (like A32X at KFJK), but that's about it. I consider upgrading to a 5600X for that very reason. I am locked to 30 FPS, which means I am almost fine anywhere, but at KJFK or EDDF I drop to around 24 FPS since the last update, and that's rather annoying. Of course I am guilty of setting everything on ultra, but that's just my preference.

If you do not upgrade, turning down terrain LOD is basically the only graphics setting that has any major impact on CPU-bound systems. This and any AI or multplayer traffic.
 

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