GPU usage at 100% in steam games only
Hello. Today I installed a new CPU cooler in my PC. After rebooting, I noticed the performance in my Steam games was really low. The cause of the poor performance was coming from my RX 9070 XT GPU. Usage goes all the way up to 100% even while simply idle on main menus, and frame rates at 40-60 FPS. This seemingly only happens to titles launched via Steam, as other games launched will have normal performance.
Specs
MSI MAG Tomahawk X870E
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
GSkill 64 GB DRAM CL-30 6000 MT/s
What I've tried so far:
- Disabling the igpu
- Re-slotting the GPU
- Verifying BIOS configuration
- Changing compatibility tools in Steam
- Checked for updates via
- Tested 6 steam games, 4 non-steam games
- Changing graphics settings in games
Thank you for your help in advance
Specs
MSI MAG Tomahawk X870E
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
GSkill 64 GB DRAM CL-30 6000 MT/s
What I've tried so far:
- Disabling the igpu
- Re-slotting the GPU
- Verifying BIOS configuration
- Changing compatibility tools in Steam
- Checked for updates via
ujust update- Tested 6 steam games, 4 non-steam games
- Changing graphics settings in games
Thank you for your help in advance
Solution
I have resolved this issue. For anyone experiencing the same, consider changing the "Initial Graphics Device" between IGP and PEG may work. The BIOS may have misconfigured this setting and started mismanaging the gpu.
