I'm using an Intel i5-12400F CPU, 32GB of DDR5 RAM running at 6000MHz, and an EVGA RTX 2060 KO Ultra GPU with a 650W PSU. I'm curious why my GPU is only reaching about 35% usage while gaming. My CPU usage hovers around 50-60%, and the RAM usage is roughly 50% as well, so there doesn't seem to be any clear bottleneck. So far, I've only tested this with Fortnite.
3 Answers
There might be some sort of setting limiting your frame rate. You should check:
- The Nvidia Control Panel for frame caps
- In-game settings for frame capping
- Vsync settings
- GSync and Reflex settings, as these can cap your frames close to your monitor's refresh rate.
Make sure to check your core usage. Sometimes, balancing the load across your CPU and GPU can help. If you're not familiar with it, let me know, and I can guide you through how to check it!
Fortnite isn't particularly demanding on GPUs, so seeing lower usage like that is pretty normal. You might want to try a more graphics-intensive game to see if your GPU usage increases. Have you checked your settings?
Would Warzone be considered more demanding? I don't want to shell out for a heavy title right now.
How would I go about checking that?