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Why my Steam games use 80% of my gpu? (lemmy.wtf)
submitted 6 days ago by PrincessCory@lemmy.wtf to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.ml
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I have Arch linux with kde plasma. Now the problem is, i play Ark survival ascended, and its wery demanding game. But for some reason only 80% of my gpu is used. In cs go 2 its also using 80% of my gpu in game but thats fine because it gives me 300+ fps so i dont complain about not using my gpu to the max. But in menus and settings of cs go it ramps up to 99% usage, while in ark it stays to 80% even in menus before game starts. Pc specs: Radeon rx 6800xt Ryzen 9 5950x Ddr4 64GB 3200MHz Ssd 2TB PS Corsair 1000W

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[โ€“] umbrella@lemmy.ml 7 points 6 days ago (2 children)

csgo is a notoriously cpu-bound game. i hear ark is as well.

this is particularly noticeable at very high fps like you seem to have.

[โ€“] PrincessCory@lemmy.wtf 3 points 6 days ago

Yea ca go works great and i dont have a problem with it. But in Ark i need that gpu to work full power because game is wery heavy and i dont have high fps in it. Strangest thing is just two days before today i was playing cracked version of the game and it used my gpu to 99% so its not about my cpu or something. Now that i bought the game legaly i have this 80% usage and lover fps. ๐Ÿ˜ตโ€๐Ÿ’ซ

[โ€“] PlzGibHugs@piefed.ca 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

csgo is a notoriously cpu-bound game. i hear ark is as well.

I don't know about Ark, but CS2 fixed the overreliance on CPU with the new engine, so its more evenly balanced between CPU and GPU. Notably, it also wouldn't really make sense for it to be a consistent 80% limit, so its something about the OS or the hardware rather than anything game-specific.