AMD Host Services

[Rowan88]

Hi,

Happy new year!

I started a game of Battlefield 5 and noticed it was lagging like mad. I checked task manager and noticed my CPU usage was at 99%. I also noticed it was the AMD Radeon Settings: Host Services that was taking up about 40-50% of the usage.

I ran DDU and installed a new driver clean but even sitting on my desktop the service is still using around 40% idle.



I then got a message saying something about it wanting to enable virtual resolution because of multiple high dpi displays or something... I enabled it and the cpu usage has went to normal.

But I only have one monitor connected so why is it detecting more?

Any ideas?

 

[gpuerrilla]

Turn off the fast boot feature as this causes lots of issues I come across. With a proper shut down and boot up completed windows updates and other driver related changes should get in a proper state so you can move on with troubleshooting elsewhere.

 

[ltron]

Make sure you have not opted in to the AMD User Experience Program. You may have to reinstall the driver to be able to untick the checkbox (actually you can do it from Radeon Settings instead). It takes up a lot of resources and it is a boneheaded idea by AMD to let it do this. See here: https://community.amd.com/thread/233629

 

[Rowan88]

Thanks, ill DDU, reinstall without that option ticked (and fast boot was already off).

Cheers for the advice.

Also are the optional updates worth doing? or just stick with standard

 

[ltron]

Thanks, ill DDU, reinstall without that option ticked (and fast boot was already off).

Cheers for the advice.

Also are the optional updates worth doing? or just stick with standard

Do you mean optional Windows updates or optional GPU driver beta updates? If it's the former there's no harm, if it's the latter I'd only do so if having a problem/there is an optimisation in the driver for a new game that you are playing.

 

[Rowan88]

Yeah I meant the AMD optional (newer beta) drivers.

Thanks again for the help.