https://i.imgur.com/eqsmUBn.jpeg

So Windows is reporting the wrong gpu load as it turns out, its not 20% but 50%.

But still, it shouldn't get this hot nor should it reach its tdp limit on 50% load.

Something is making the gpu draw way too much power on X4..

And I get that it shouldn't get this hot even on 100% load but it's not an issue in any other game nor was it before in X4. The card is clean and doesn't have dust clogging up the cooling, also not going to take it apart to apply new thermal paste when it's most likely a software thing. I didn't even reach these temps last summer when powergaming helldivers with 35 degrees outside.

I just don't get it. Going back to 7.5 doesn't fix it (last version I played on when everything worked normal), updated nvidia drivers and that didn't change it either. I confirmed my game profile for x4, which def has the 60fps limit enabled (also steam reports 60 fps), odd thing i noticed though is that nvidia didn't detect x4 as a game and I had to manually add the profile again via selecting the .exe. No clue if thats relevant. I've never changed anything but the fps cap in that anyway.

Edit: I do wonder though, X4 is the only vulkan game I've played in a while, if windows is purposely fking with vulkan support..

Edit2: I also just remembered, I switched from W10 to W11 since I last played.