Faulty GPU?

[kieran_read]

First things first

I have a RX480 (Sapphire OC)
Ancient Core2Quad Q9550
6GB RAM

Now at first I thought I was being bottle-necked by my CPU as I was playing newer games but I recently reinstalled Red Orchestra 2.

I can hardly playing on the LOWEST settings in fact settings make no difference to my FPS Highest of Lowest the FPS is crap between 10-50 more on the lower end.

I had Task Manager up on my second screen and noticed that it wasn't even using all of my CPU i'm around 60-80% Utilisation which is obviously confusing.

I then logged a GPU sensor and noticed something rather bizzare.

My GPU is ONLY pulling 37W of power, 37.1 and 37.2 are pretty much the only number logged in a 10 min session.

1 in 10-15 numbers it will spike to 148W, 100W, 40W.

But basically somewhere along the line this GPU isn't pulling the power it should be to run games.

Does anyone know if this is a PSU fault of a GPU fault.

I currently have a EVGA Supernova 650 P2 this is a recent purchase, only got it last year. (On a side note do you need to register for the 10yr warranty?)


Any input on this would be appreciated.

 

[Disco_P]

Is it just red orchestra 2 that you get the really bad performance?

Might be cpu bottle necked cause the game can only use 2 cores/threads.

 

[kieran_read]

No most modern games but it's hit and miss with old games.

I can play Borderlands flawlessly but Borderlands 2 is unplayable. (Before I was using a 7790 and could play it find but with a 480 unplayable)

Overwatch struggles to hit 30fps on the lowest settings.

Skyrim plays on Ultra settings with the HD texture pack and never drops below 50fps.

But again regardless of game it never draws more than 37W of power when it's supposed to draw 150 it seems crazy.

The same issue occurs on EVERY game which is something I've recently noticed. I have just reset the GPU and switched to a new cable no change.

But what's confusing me, regardless of the age of my CPU even on games that are ancient with my CPU that can easily run them such as RO and Skyrim the GPU still only draws 37W.