HD 5770 coming up with ridiculously low GPU usage

El_Mayo · Oct 25, 2011, 09:38 PM

I'll be playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and i'll get normal frame rates (about 180-ish), then every once in a while it'll drop to about 40

When I alt-tab out I see GPU usage down around 13%
the clocks are normal (960/1360) and I've rolled back drivers to 11.8 because I only started having this problem around last month

erocker · Oct 25, 2011, 10:44 PM

When you alt+tab out, the GPU usage will drop. Run GPU-Z in the background and log GPU usage and run Task Manager performance tab in the background to see what your CPu is doing.

El_Mayo · Oct 25, 2011, 10:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by erocker

When you alt+tab out, the GPU usage will drop. Run GPU-Z in the background and log GPU usage and run Task Manager performance tab in the background to see what your CPu is doing.

Ohhh I'm not that dumb :P
I was checking with MSI Afterburner
I brought up the little graph page
it would spike at about 80% for a few seconds then drop down
I'll use GPU-Z to monitor this time now tho

El_Mayo · Oct 26, 2011, 02:37 AM

Same thing's showed on GPU-Z
minimum GPU load of 15% during gaming

Neuromancer · Oct 26, 2011, 03:34 AM

You did enable sensor logging when this application is running in background in GPUz?

that is bizzare, are you running deafualt fan profile? If so try cranking it up to 50% on manual and see if it still happens

Might be thermal throttling.

Mussels · Oct 26, 2011, 03:42 AM

could just be the system choking for a second, and the video card idling at that time. doesnt mean its the GPU at fault - could be CPU, audio, a background task interfering (getting a message on FB/MSN/yahoo etc)

Neuromancer · Oct 26, 2011, 04:27 AM

Could be a low clock issue thats true, I used an athlon 11x 240 and 6850 to play it., Or was that MW2...

anywho I had to clock up to 3.4 ish GHz to eliminate stuttering issues. easy peasy on amd did it with stock cooler.

Might be the same deal on your thuban, then again I was also running slow ass ram like you.

El_Mayo · Oct 26, 2011, 12:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neuromancer

You did enable sensor logging when this application is running in background in GPUz?

that is bizzare, are you running deafualt fan profile? If so try cranking it up to 50% on manual and see if it still happens

Might be thermal throttling.

Nah it ain't thermal throttling, the temps are about 70 degrees

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mussels

could just be the system choking for a second, and the video card idling at that time. doesnt mean its the GPU at fault - could be CPU, audio, a background task interfering (getting a message on FB/MSN/yahoo etc)

I'll close down all tasks and try CoD4 now

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neuromancer

Could be a low clock issue thats true, I used an athlon 11x 240 and 6850 to play it., Or was that MW2...
Might be the same deal on your thuban, then again I was also running slow ass ram like you.

I'll try and monitor the CPU speed while I'm playing

pantherx12 · Oct 26, 2011, 04:07 PM

Protip: Stop playing COD, problem solved!

Also, like the system specs, it's like a computer built by me XD

Dj-ElectriC · Oct 26, 2011, 07:56 PM

Since when is 960MHz core clock on a HD5770 is normal? try with 850MHz...

brandonwh64 · Oct 26, 2011, 07:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pantherx12

Protip: Stop playing COD, problem solved!

Also, like the system specs, it's like a computer built by me XD

First MW = OK!

All other COD games = FAIL!

TacoTown · Oct 26, 2011, 08:05 PM

When I had my 5770 and would play mw It was about the same with me, I could have everything maxed and still get over 100fps and my GPU temps would still be around 60ish (it was about 30C room temp and I would idle at 50C) Ill pop the 5770 back in and see if it does that with me too

TacoTown · Oct 26, 2011, 08:18 PM

KK I played like 2 mins of CTF with the 5770, and this is what it looks like, turns out Mw wasn't installed so I went on mw2. peak was 63%, lowest was 18% I didn't drop below 80FPS

El_Mayo · Oct 27, 2011, 10:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dj-ElectriC

Since when is 960MHz core clock on a HD5770 is normal? try with 850MHz...

I said normal not "stock"
I've used those clocks since I bought the card

I think it might be the games I'm playing though
I only get problems on CoD and New Vegas
Deus Ex runs real smoooooth

El_Mayo · Oct 28, 2011, 09:15 PM

that's what it looks like when I play CoD4

GPU usage is low and it's rarely down to low clocks

El_Mayo · Nov 13, 2011, 01:36 PM

It's happening with Skyrim now

This is not good :'(

pantherx12 · Nov 13, 2011, 03:56 PM

have you tried running everything at stock yet?

TacoTown · Nov 13, 2011, 05:24 PM

Uninstall your drivers and reinstall

El_Mayo · Nov 13, 2011, 06:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pantherx12

have you tried running everything at stock yet?

Yeah man, it'll be 850/1200 but still about 20% usage

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kevinheraiz

Uninstall your drivers and reinstall

Done that several times, but I'll try one more time.
Should I un-install from control panel or from the Catalyst Manager?

erocker · Nov 13, 2011, 06:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by El_Mayo

Should I un-install from control panel or from the Catalyst Manager?

The fact you say this, leads me to believe it is indeed a driver problem.

Folllow everything in this guide: http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=52502

Don't skip any steps.

c12038 · Nov 13, 2011, 06:12 PM

RMA time me thinks

El_Mayo · Nov 13, 2011, 06:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by erocker

The fact you say this, leads me to believe it is indeed a driver problem.

Folllow everything in this guide: http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=52502

Don't skip any steps.

2. Uninstall video drivers. Generally this is done through the control panel (add/remove programs for XP, Programs and Features for Vista) in Windows. For ATi it called "ATi - Software Unintall Utility

couldn't find that, so I uninstalled with Device Manager

brandonwh64 · Nov 13, 2011, 06:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by El_Mayo

2. Uninstall video drivers. Generally this is done through the control panel (add/remove programs for XP, Programs and Features for Vista) in Windows. For ATi it called "ATi - Software Unintall Utility

couldn't find that, so I uninstalled with Device Manager

WRONG, you just uninstalled the device you need to find the software and uninstall as well or it does no good.

El_Mayo · Nov 13, 2011, 06:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brandonwh64

WRONG, you just uninstalled the device you need to find the software and uninstall as well or it does no good.

hmm... well I'm running Driver Sweeper now, surely that'll do it

Goodman · Nov 13, 2011, 07:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by El_Mayo

hmm... well I'm running Driver Sweeper now, surely that'll do it

1-Uninstall driver true Programs & Features

2- restart

3- Now run DriverSweeper (if needed/wanted) & restart

4- Install the new driver

As for GPU-z log can you posted here?
You may confuse the idle speed vs full speed in games?

BTW: You'll have to setup GPU-z first in Sensors tab you must click Log to file & Continue refreshing this screen... & than leave GPU-z open while you game

Oct 25, 2011, 09:38 PM	#1
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erocker Senior Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Milwaukee, WI. Posts: 31,957 (12.78/day) Thanks: 2,793 Thanked 12,318 Times in 7,831 Posts System Specs	When you alt+tab out, the GPU usage will drop. Run GPU-Z in the background and log GPU usage and run Task Manager performance tab in the background to see what your CPu is doing.

Oct 26, 2011, 02:37 AM	#4
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Neuromancer Join Date: May 2008 Location: South Jersey Posts: 376 (0.21/day) Thanks: 66 Thanked 66 Times in 61 Posts	You did enable sensor logging when this application is running in background in GPUz? that is bizzare, are you running deafualt fan profile? If so try cranking it up to 50% on manual and see if it still happens Might be thermal throttling.

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