Very high CPU usage(basically CPU bottlenecking) on a 7700HQ, GTX 1060 laptop | Forums

[hiomachi]

Hi al! I know multiple threads have already been posted on this "High CPU usage" issue of this game but frankly I'm at my wits end right now.


I have a laptop running on a quad-core 7700HQ and a GTX 1060 config. This config till now has had zero issues running any AAA titles, even keeping 60 FPS stable with the latest MHW on high settings.

Then i met this horrendous nightmare known as GRW. And god, the performance was so bad. At default high settings which was what the game set for me when I first installed(and then reinstalled three times), the game was close to unplayable, with frequent framerate dips between 35-60 fps. I never actually managed to maintain 60 FPS at all. CPU usage was consistent at 88-100% while my dear GPU was happily idling at 50-60% usage. Setting to medium-high settings led to CPU usage spiking to 90-95% again, causing the FPS to dip into the 40s. Which is plain ******ed. Is this game that badly optimized or should I be worried that my CPU's having issues?

I dropped the settings down to low-medium across the board and basically zero change in the fps other than a incremental jump to 50-60fps steady, with less frequent framerate drops but CPU still throttling at 80-90%, temps high as hell while my GPU is so. Damn. Underutilised. I'm so confused here. This game can't possibly be THAT demanding, no? I run a quad-core 7700HQ coupled with a 1060 and it can't even run GRW on high? I can run witcher 3 on ultra at 45 FPS stable, and MHW at 60 fps on high stable, so i'm really confused here.

[hiomachi]

TLDR:

System specs:

Intel i7 7700HQ
GTX 1060 6GB Full, not max Q
16gb Ram 2400MHZ

Can't run GRW on med-high or high smoothly at all, CPU throttles to 95% usages for god knows what reason.

Another interesting point I noticed that MIGHT point to my hardware becoming faulty: I noticed my CPU usage for MHW and Witcher 3 is now higher than before(a month back) where previously, CPU usage would barely hit 15% on both games. Now CPU usage on both games(MHW and witcher 3) hit at least 50-60%, although i see no change in performance(FPS is still steady, just that the CPU temps are much higher, but within acceptable range). Could there be a degradation in my hardware that's causing my CPU to be overutilised?

[hiomachi]

Problem solved. Game was a piece of crap that's so badly optimised I'm better off going back to CS GO. Off to delete this game, thanks for the help guys.

[UbiMorning]

Hi hiomachi. We apologize for any frustration regarding this game. If you could submit your MSINFO and dxdiag files on a ticket, then update this thread with your ticket number, I'd be more than happy to investigate ti for you.