I monitored my GPU and CPU activity while playing because my FPS is horrible in multiplayer(5-10). I saw that my CPU usage is somewhere around 50% while in multiplayer and GPU usage stays at 0%. When I tried singleplayer modes my GPU usage jumped to around 40-50% and FPS was around 40. I tried both lowest and highest settings with same results. Also I tried to update my GPU drivers but that didnt help at all. Selected map didnt affect results.
Description
Description
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- Legacy ID
- 417181037
- Severity
- None
- Resolution
- Open
- Reproducibility
- Always
- Category
- Performance
Steps To Reproduce
Start the game and see.
Additional Information
I have
Intel Quad Core Q9450
Amd Sapphire 6950 2GB
DDR2 6GB
Windows 8 64x
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If your GPU usage is only 40-50% in empty editor then your CPU is a bad bottleneck. Try to lower settings that are CPU heavy for example view and object distances.
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@St.Jimmy
Hello,
It might be so. However that doesnt explain why this issue only happens in multiplayer. Plus I want to add that my CPU is only used like 50%. Also I have lowered all my settings to minimum, yet the problem persists.
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@ST. Jimmy: I believe it's like that for most of the community.
@Slurppa: Do you get any FPS? What are you using to monitor usage? I haven't played multiplayer yet, so i haven't checked myself, though i'm not sure how you're seeing anything on the screen without the GPU being used.
How are you monitoring GPU usage?
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Hi,
I have used catalyst control centers manager and GPU-Z to monitor GPU usage. They have been working fine for other games.
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Ok, i see. No clue what's happening...according to me, you shouldn't be seeing much (or anything, really) on the screen if the GPU isn't being used...
Even if you have 5 or 10 fps, your GPU should have some utilization reported...
Not in a position to verify this, so will withhold my vote...but doesn't add up. Quite possible that there's a reporting issue (the monitoring utility isn't measuring properly in multiplayer, etc.).
I dunno, i dunno. Arma 3 has some of the weirdest bugs and glitches i've ever seen, so maybe this is another new one. :/
EDIT: Is this issue specific to AMD cards?
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I dont know about if its only amd related. About the GPU usage, I think that the usage is so low that it shows it as zero or maybe it only triggers when 3D clocks are used or something like that. Its zero when in desktop but usually over 60% when in other games. I have never seen anything like this before.