RTX 4090 not utilizing full potential

[Bammer]

Maximum Resolution & Refresh Rate (1)

4K at 240Hz or 8K at 60Hz with DSC, HDR

Yeah, my monitor I was gonna do 5120x1440 at 240hz. That comment was based on what the guy wanted for his build (he has a diff monitor).

[Bruce]

I’ll stay out of this one. (y)
not only are you in good hands with people with the right knowledge, but PC gaming (in particular FPS issues) I have stayed away from.
it’s a black magic area I’ve never had the time for.

good luck guys.

[Bammer]

Appreciate the help so far. Should I have my local repair shop check the components?

[PeterOz]

(he has a diff monitor).

Is this someone you know?
Can you try that monitor?

[Bammer]

Is this someone you know?
Can you try that monitor?

No, YouTuber.

[PeterOz]

Do any of your games support DLLS?

[Bammer]

Do any of your games support DLLS?

Yes, cyberpunk and mw2 (cod) do support dlss. They both run way under what they should be doing even on medium graphics. 60-100ish fps with frequent and drastic dips. Gpu only running at 30% max for those as well.

[PeterOz]

I’m running out of ideas
Instead, go into the control panel and set both your maximum frames to your monitor’s maximum refresh rate AND set your vsync to on or adaptive if you’ve a freesync or gsync monitor. [MEDIA=reddit]cyberpunkgame/comments/ka5jpp[/MEDIA]

Yeah, my monitor I was gonna do 5120x1440

If you change down from this what happens.
I know not what is wanted but for testing

[TwitchisMental]

I’m running out of ideas

If you change down from this what happens.
I know not what is wanted but for testing

I have to agree with this. I would try running at 1080p(1920x1080).

Do you get different results?

[Bammer]

I uploaded an unlisted yt video showing it in 5120x1440 with the settings selected (DLSS on). I had GeForce experience showing fps in the corner but for some reason it doesn’t show it in the video, so i wrote what it was showing. It also shows GPU usage. It went above 30% barely, but only because I was screen recording as well. I also tried it at 1920x1080 (not shown in video) and the fps went up to 120ish and jumped around a bit. DLSS on as well.

[Pyro]

To add to what has already been said:

Games need to be properly optimized, sometimes they just aren’t and the end consumer suffers.

Your GPU will not be running at 100% all the time, and it’s good that it doesn’t, that could theoretically shorten the life of the card, as with any other components.

Speccy would not pull your ram specs, try hitting CTRL + SHIFT + ESC, click more details, Performance, and then take a screenshot of the memory tab for us, it would be useful if you knew the memory model or advertised speed as well.

This is my laundry list, it’s a good starting point for troubleshooting and should get you an idea what’s going on:

1. Try running the following programs, also try to keep at least 25-30% of your disks as free space.

Run Disk Cleanup (check all the boxes) this will delete things such as your recycling bin, so make sure you don’t have any files you want to keep.

Run Defragment and Optimize Drives, run this on your drives.

1. Disable any overclocking or changes to power/performance settings

Undo any overclocking you may have done (if any)

Settings > System > Power and sleep > Additional power settings
Make sure your power plan is set to balanced, anything else could tamper with the wrong settings and cause issues.

1. Check for Operating System Corruption

Right click on the Windows logo in the bottom left and select Windows Powershell (Admin)
Run these three commands separately:

sfc /scannow

Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /CheckHealth

Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth

These will take a while to run, do not close out of Powershell while they are running, if one fails then move onto the next and then loop back around.

Note: It doesn’t hurt to make a system backup before you make all these changes, save any important files of folders. While these changes shouldn’t cause any issues, better to be safe than sorry.

1. Unplug unnecessary devices.

If you have a gamepad, extra monitor, external hard drive/flash drive, or anything that is not essential to using the computer plugged in, unplug it.

Once you have completed all of these tasks, restart it (using the restart option in the power menu) and re-test.

DDU:

Run DDU and download a fresh installer executable from here.

An important note: You MUST download the driver executable and disconnect your computer from the internet before running DDU, otherwise Windows will automatically download drivers (which you don’t want).

Once you have ran DDU in safe mode, boot up into a normal Windows session (ensuring that you aren’t connected to the internet for even a moment) and run the NVIDIA installer.

Restart your computer from the power menu and see if this helps.

[Bammer]

I’ll give it a shot and report back.

[Bruce]

@Bammer - any luck?

[Bammer]

@Bammer - any luck?

Sorry, no. No luck at all. Afterward, I took it to a repair shop to test the parts. I think it’s the motherboard. They still have it now. Once they confirm my suspicions I’m gonna send the motherboard back and get a new one.

[Bruce]

bugger.
no worries, I’ll close this for now and you can PM any staff member if you want it re-opened for any updates.

good luck. (y)