Games not using GPU

Tristan Sheppler · Sep 3, 2023

I just recently got a NVIDIA RTX 2060 to replace my AMD RX 580 and have been having issues getting games to use the new GPU. I have tried many of the suggestions I have found on google such as using old and new drivers, setting the game to high performance in the windows graphics settings, and setting the OpenGL rendering GPU to the 2060 in the NVIDIA control panel. Nothing has seemed to work for me. The GPU seems to be getting used by certain apps at such as chrome and the steam launcher as well as some games (at least according to task manager) but certain games such as Starfield, Destiny 2, and Ready or Not keep using my CPU instead of my GPU. Most smaller/less graphic intensive games seem to use the GPU with no problems so I am unsure as to what may be causing the issue. Any advice or recommendations would be appreciated.

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Obsessive Power

Hi,

That's not quite how graphics rendering works. The CPU handles the game logic and draws the scene. It then sends these drawn scenes/frames for the GPU to render to the screen. The CPU doesn't actually do any graphics rendering itself.

On any type of benchmark, if you see close to 100% CPU and lower GPU, it means your poor processor can't keep up with the game. A classic CPU bottleneck.

What CPU does your PC have?

The RTX 2060 is not a high end graphics card. It would actually be on the lower end of the scale in terms of minimum requirements to get a decent performance out of something like Starfield, a game like most open world titles, that also needs a good CPU.

Obsessive Power

I wouldn't use task manager as measure to see how much GPU or CPU you're using. A much easier solution would be install and run MSI afterburner. Then you can set a button to display your hardware performance while still in the game.

As my screenshot below. The performance settings show in the top left corner of the screen. I can have this on or off at will with a hotkey. Quite useful to see how well your machine is holding up.

Tristan Sheppler

My CPU is a Ryzen 5 3600 and while I understand that the 2060 is not a high end GPU, when I was using the 580 starfield at least used the GPU. It maxed it out and had some stuttering issues, but it was at least being used. Now with the 2060, games that had previously used my GPU are no longer doing so. In task manager under GPU Engine, it keeps saying GPU 0 - Copy instead of GPU 0 - 3D for the games I mentioned above and the CPU is being used instead.

XBF Crystal P

Hi there L7NWeaver,

Thanks for reaching out here in Xbox Forums. I understand there is an issue with launching the proper hardware from your PC to play Rise of the Tom Raider. If the issue persists, I would also recommend contacting

Nvidia Customer Support for more information on hardware configuration.

Hope this helps.

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You by try the
Rise of the Tomb Raider forums. There will be more people there with direct experience.

Games not using GPU