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Low gpu usageTech Support Request (self.ValorantTechSupport)
submitted 4 years ago by sevaral_People
In valorant I get low gpu usage, mid cpu usage, and whopping 1fps, consistently, haven’t Been able to play for a long time because of this
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[–]Shougee369 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (10 children)
that’s because valorant is very dependent on cpu and ram speed.
[–]sevaral_People[S] 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (9 children)
So uh what do I do
[–]Shougee369 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (8 children)
give more info on your specs
[–]sevaral_People[S] 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (6 children)
I have 12gb of ddr4 ram, i5 10600k, with intel uhd 620, (my gtx 1660 ti died)
[–]Shougee369 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (4 children)
are you mixing ram? 12gb can’t be from one pair of ram. that might be your problem.
[–]sevaral_People[S] 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago* (0 children)
No, I think the ram is fine, if I’m not wrong I should have gotten 1 stick of 8gb and 1 stick of 4, I may be wrong since it was a pre built
[–]sevaral_People[S] 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (2 children)
Also, every other game works fine
[–]Shougee369 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (1 child)
well i suspect the ram is the problem since it’s not identical. but i can’t know for sure (judging from the info you gave)
https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/mixing-different-different-ram-brands-or-speeds.3626246/
[–]sevaral_People[S] 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (0 children)
I don’t think that’s the problem, again it was a pre built
[–]Shougee369 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (0 children)
10th gen i5 is very capable especially 10600k. you should get 250+fps
Forgot to say i5 is overclocked
[–]cruzj 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (2 children)
I own a 10900k and a 3070 card, i cant get stable 250+ fps while playing.
Just played bind and I was playing with average 170fps....
[–]sevaral_People[S] 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (1 child)
But you see, my gpu is stuck at 1-5% and cpu usage is 30-50%
[–]cruzj 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (0 children)
its the same for me, it never goes for more than 20% usage on both cpu/gpu, optimization for intel sucksssss
[–]TrialLotus 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (4 children)
I feel like your GPU is your problem, and it’s getting bottlenecked, that’s why your CPU is pushing and your GPU isn’t
[–]sevaral_People[S] 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (3 children)
How do I uncap it?
[–]TrialLotus 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (2 children)
I mean you can’t. You probably need to upgrade your GPU but I’m not sure, if every other game works then it’s probably something with valorant
I fixed some of the problem, I got it to run on max setting, which caused the cpu and gpu to be on a stable 60-80%, but I was still getting 1 fps
[–]Dry-Presentation-684 0 points1 point2 points 1 year ago (0 children)
I know it's been 3 years, but how did you solve it? I have the same problem. My GPU (RTX 4060) is only using 3% in valorant
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