Hey everyone! I'm replaying Borderlands 3 on my PC, and I'm really confused about my performance. I have an NVIDIA 4070 TI Super and an Intel i7-14700F, but I'm consistently getting poor frame rates, around 100-150 FPS, regardless of whether I set the graphics to low or high. Both my GPU and CPU seem to be only around 20% utilized. I'm hoping to find some ways to optimize my settings to achieve a higher refresh rate. Any suggestions?
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Another thing to consider is the refresh rate of your monitor. What’s your panel’s refresh rate?
I did some digging and it looks like Borderlands 3 tends to cap around 160 FPS even with high-end setups like i9-4090 rigs. You're not alone in this—it seems like many players experience similar performance.
I'm playing at 1080p with low settings, and it feels weird to be getting way less performance. I mean, even weaker systems are pulling higher FPS!
100-150 FPS with 20% GPU utilization in Borderlands 3? That tells me something's not right because it’s not a super light game. What program are you using to monitor your CPU and GPU usage?
I was using Nvidia's monitoring tool at first, then switched to Afterburner. It showed about 25% utilization with occasional spikes to 30%.
It sounds like you might be hitting a CPU bottleneck or have V-Sync enabled. Since your GPU is at only 20%, that's a hint that it’s not the limiting factor. CPU usage isn’t always helpful unless you know how well the game utilizes multiple threads. Check your V-Sync settings as well!
I double-checked, and V-Sync was off while I was playing. Do you think a CPU bottleneck could really be that significant? I'm considering returning the CPU and looking for something else.
It's 240Hz. I definitely don't want to stay capped at 150 FPS if I can push it higher!