I recently purchased a PC and noticed that while gaming, my GPU usage hovers around 40-50% and my CPU usage is between 85-90%. My setup includes an RTX 3070 GPU, a Ryzen 5 3600 CPU, 16 GB of DDR4 RAM, and a 1000 GB SSD, and I'm playing at 1080p resolution. I've seen benchmarking videos with similar specs showing much higher GPU usage and lower CPU usage. Any tips on how to balance this out? Thanks in advance!
3 Answers
One option is to consider upgrading your CPU, as it might be bottlenecking your performance. If you’re primarily playing CPU-intensive games, this could be a good move for a better balance in usage.
If you're looking for your GPU to take on more load, try increasing the resolution or enhancing the graphics settings in your games. Enabling ray tracing can also shift more of the workload to your GPU, which should help balance things out. Just keep in mind that this could impact your FPS, so adjust settings accordingly.
It’s normal to see this kind of GPU/CPU usage disparity with less graphically demanding games or when playing games that heavily lean on the CPU. As long as your frames per second (FPS) are satisfactory, it may not be a significant issue.
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