GTA 5 - High GPU Usage

venomx · 27 Mar 2021 at 09:37

I noticed I ocasionally get a bit of lag when playing GTA 5 ( offline )

Checked the GPU usage and it was about 100% which is crazy seeing as CP2077 uses less than that.

I turned down the settings from "ultra" to " high "

I have a 3060ti, 32gb of ram and an R5 3600.

What is normal GPU usage for this game ?

I have vsync turned on, it used to be fine until I upgraded to a 144hz monitor

I game in 1440p at 144hz

Puppetmaster · 27 Mar 2021 at 10:22

High gpu usage is good. If your want the usage to be lower, cap the frames.

MrRockliffe · 27 Mar 2021 at 10:37

venomx said:
CP2077 uses less than that

Thats because it’s more CPU bound, so the GPU doesn’t work as hard since the CPU is having to work harder.

You’ll find CPU usage higher on CP2077 compared to GTA :-)

StrongSad · 27 Mar 2021 at 11:38

Cap your frame rate. @144Mhz you are pushing the game to its very limit.

As has been said, the game is GPU bound rather than CPU.

Also turn off the advanced graphics, set Post FX to normal and make sure grass is high.

I game at 1440 with a 2070S @75Mhz and I still hit 80-90% at my settings, with frames capped at 73 to use Adaptive sync. My CPU does not get above 50%

venomx · 27 Mar 2021 at 13:30

OK I figured the fps is too high , on my old 60hz monitor it was capped at 60fps which was fine.

It now runs between 100fps and 144fps.

I have looked around but don't know how to restrict the fps ?
I do use vsync

StrongSad · 27 Mar 2021 at 13:52

venomx said:
OK I figured the fps is too high , on my old 60hz monitor it was capped at 60fps which was fine.

It now runs between 100fps and 144fps.

I have looked around but don't know how to restrict the fps ?
I do use vsync

If you use MSI afterburner, Riva tuner has an FPS cap option. Just cap it in there.

venomx · 27 Mar 2021 at 19:09

StrongSad said:
If you use MSI afterburner, Riva tuner has an FPS cap option. Just cap it in there.

Yea I use msi afterburner
Should I cap it to 72fps ?

Also is riva tuner inbuilt to afterburner ?

crazyDAJT · 27 Mar 2021 at 21:24

I don’t understand the issue. 100% GPU usage is a good think. Otherwise your paying for something you are not using.

you have a 144hz screen

why cap it any lower?

venomx · 28 Mar 2021 at 13:17

crazyDAJT said:
I don’t understand the issue. 100% GPU usage is a good think. Otherwise your paying for something you are not using.

you have a 144hz screen

why cap it any lower?

Because it's lagging sometimes. No other game lags

venomx · 28 Mar 2021 at 13:20

StrongSad said:
If you use MSI afterburner, Riva tuner has an FPS cap option. Just cap it in there.

Downloaded Riva Tuner. Added GTA5.exe, set the FPS to 72 and now the game doesn't load at all

HangTime · 28 Mar 2021 at 13:33

venomx said:
OK I figured the fps is too high , on my old 60hz monitor it was capped at 60fps which was fine.

It now runs between 100fps and 144fps.

I have looked around but don't know how to restrict the fps ?
I do use vsync

The FPS is not "too high"; the whole point of a 144hz screen is to run at a decent framerate. Enable gsync if your monitor is compatible and cap at perhaps 142fps with vsync disabled. This should get rid of the 'laggy' feeling which is inherent with vsync and instead give you dynamic refresh rate adjusting to performance. Monitor your framerate and if you see it dropping down a lot lower some settings that are GPU intensive such as AA.

venomx · 28 Mar 2021 at 13:39

Ok I capped it to 72fps, now it's fine.

venomx · 28 Mar 2021 at 13:40

HangTime said:
The FPS is not "too high"; the whole point of a 144hz screen is to run at a decent framerate. Enable gsync if your monitor is compatible and cap at perhaps 142fps with vsync disabled. This should get rid of the 'laggy' feeling which is inherent with vsync and instead give you dynamic refresh rate adjusting to performance. Monitor your framerate and if you see it dropping down a lot lower some settings that are GPU intensive such as AA.

Seems to work fine at 142fps capped.

Ocasionally it drops to 78fps and lags. I'll keep an eye on it.

Disco_P · 28 Mar 2021 at 14:54

GTA V craps itself at very high framerates. It'll stutter horrifically and unplayably around 180-200fps but is buttery smooth at 120.

SkeeterUK · 29 Mar 2021 at 21:51

Menus and map give severe fps drops if the fps goes too high, i just cap to 60 and its fine after even tho refresh rate is 75. On a 6700xt.

venomx · 30 Mar 2021 at 18:15

now thats sorted, another question.

Why can I only see pistol ammo and no ammo for any other guns at ammunation ?

remas81 · 30 Jun 2021 at 17:42

Hi, I think there is other problem than display limits.
I've got exactly the same issue.
My CPU is bottlenecking my rig especially in CP2077 but in GTA it's a weird thing
One day is working fine other it isn't
I've got i5-9600K@5200MHz 1x8Gb G.Skill 4000MHz and RTX3080
i've got FPS capped to 60 and Ultra settings 1920x1200
Usually it works smooth with 30-50% GPU load and the same with CPU
It only goes up to 90% when I drive through high grass areas (like shortcuts frome Vinewood Hills to Grand Senora Desert's Airport)
but still holds 60FPS
And now is the best, from time to time when I go on any lawn (especially high grass but any green field is enough)
I see my GPU hit 100% temp grows to 60C (but ussually never goes over 43) while CPU shows 50% load
FPS drops to 20-30 which is not funny
It might be something down to Riva Tuner as last time it happend just after upgrade software version
And I only see that in GTA V and I used to see something similar in SOTR which is absolutely weird as 3080 with DX12 and DLSS on must hold at least 60FPS

HangTime · 30 Jun 2021 at 23:05

It's probably a RAM issue. 8GB is a bit low, you might be paging to disk at times.

remas81 · 1 Jul 2021 at 12:05

I'm sorry but it meant to be 2x8Gb as dual bank.
I found it's something related to MSI Afterburner or rather to Riva Tuner which is an option to Afterburner.
I wonder how to get rig of it without Win10 reinstall.
As I said before usually (when it works as it should) I can see 50% GPU usage and only 780MHz core speed.
When I go on green areas it barely goes up to whatever my OC is 1950-2070MHz
ATM I can see 2170MHz core clock even in the office and 60C which is weird there is no objects to render so how ...?