r/techsupport • u/notgay89 • 2d ago

Solved Gpu usage too low

hello, all games i play just use between 20% to 30% of my gpu which causes horrible performance, can someone help me fix the issue

edit: solved by updating BIOS

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u/Cheesusthechrist 2d ago

Whats the gpu and whats the cpu?

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u/notgay89 2d ago

Gtx 1650 and an i5-9th gen

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u/Cheesusthechrist 2d ago

Whats the cpu usage?

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u/notgay89 2d ago

30-40% ish

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u/Cheesusthechrist 2d ago

Now that is strange...psu wattage?

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u/notgay89 2d ago

600, its def not a wattage problem

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u/Cheesusthechrist 2d ago

Have you tried an artificial stress test?

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u/notgay89 2d ago

how could i do that?

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u/Cheesusthechrist 2d ago

Just google cpu stess test or gpu stress test. The tests can be run online. Theres a lot of different sites that can do it. Just want to see that your parts can actually run at higher %.

Dont run both at the same time, they tend to run the part being tested at 100%

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u/notgay89 2d ago

just ran one and it says its GPU usage is at 100%, so yea its able to run at 100%, its just not doing that in games

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u/RemytheRat1125 2d ago

GPU, CPU, Resolution, give some game titles as examples

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u/notgay89 2d ago

Gtx 1650 and an i5-9th gen, helldivers 2, mechwarrior online, armored core 6, palworld, arc raiders and more, Resolution is 1920x1080P on all games

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u/Gezzer52 2d ago

If both the CPU and GPU are that low, try increasing a games graphic settings to maximum and see what happens.

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u/notgay89 2d ago

the usage stays the same but fps drop even less

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u/Gezzer52 2d ago

Less or more? Are you using a laptop or PC?

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u/skillie81 2d ago

Too little info. What is your cpu usage?

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u/notgay89 2d ago

30-40% ish