New 7950; Weird GPU % usage chart

[Opyders]

http://postimage.org/image/x11r5scqd/

I just installed my 7950.The usage keeps jumping for 60%-100%. It does this while both OC'd and not OC'd. My GTX 580 never did this. Is this normal?

Other than that, it's an amazing card. 28C idle and 60C full load @ 1200/1450. Game play is fine. I get about 55-80fps in bf3 multiplayer 1920x1080 with 4X AA.

 

[Rhoxed]

system specs?

Your CPU could be bottle necking your GPU in BF3 multiplayer thus resulting in your GPU not needing to be at 100% usage to produce the frames your CPU allows.

 

[Greenlepricon]

That's idle I'm assuming? Also which drivers have you tried using?

 

[Opyders]

system specs?

Your CPU could be bottle necking your GPU in BF3 multiplayer thus resulting in your GPU not needing to be at 100% usage to produce the frames your CPU allows.

3570k @ stock
8gb 1600mhz dual channel
1tb 7200rpm
128gb crucial m4
AX750
ASRock Z77 Extreme4 Gen3

Sorry I took so long to reply

 

[hjalti8]

that is wierd, does it happen in every game or just BF3?
it would be interesting to see the matching fps graph.

 

[TakeNoPrisoners]

BF3 multiplayer is very CPU dependent, pretty much anyone with a powerful GPU will see somewhat of a CPU bottleneck. I would bet that if you overclocked that CPU your FPS would jump up. It will also utilize the GPU more in places where the CPU is a bottleneck.

 

[makken]

Is it a boost card? Mine shows a drop in gpu load drop in msi afterburner when I drop off the boost state.

 

[AnonymouseUser]

system specs?

Your CPU could be bottle necking your GPU in BF3 multiplayer thus resulting in your GPU not needing to be at 100% usage to produce the frames your CPU allows.

BF3 multiplayer is very CPU dependent, pretty much anyone with a powerful GPU will see somewhat of a CPU bottleneck. I would bet that if you overclocked that CPU your FPS would jump up. It will also utilize the GPU more in places where the CPU is a bottleneck.

Where are you guys getting this info? It's very much incorrect.

 

[Grooveriding]

Those are single player benchmarks. The CPU dependency shows up in multiplayer.

 

[AnonymouseUser]

Those are single player benchmarks. The CPU dependency shows up in multiplayer.

Oh yeah...