Question RTX 2070 - i7 7700 GPU Bound?!

[arbalest]

Hey Everyone, brand new member as of today with a somewhat noob question about my first build.

I just upgraded my GPU to an RTX 2070 from a GTX 1070. It's exactly the boost I was looking for and from a performance standpoint (fps, temps), everything seems accurate ...until I check out the readings in Afterburner; GPU utilization is 95-98% while none of the CPU cores ever rise above 50%. Not to say something is definitely wrong, but given my system specs, it's not what I expected to see.

i7 7700 (non-K)
Asus Prime H-270 Plus MoBo
2x8 Hyper X Fury 2400 MHz
RTX 2070 Gaming Z
240 Sandisk SSD
1TB HD
Corsair CX 650M
Cooler Master NR600

Loaded with fans, full mesh front panel, custom fan curve etc... GPU temps maxed at 67°. Nothing seems wrong.

Again, I do not want to suggest a definitive issue, but I was anticipating 90-100% utilization on all CPU cores with the GPU sitting anywhere in the 60-85% range. Everything I have read thus far indicates the GPU should be limited by the CPU, not the other way around. But I don't know anything. Is this normal? Am I over thinking this?

*all the readings are pulled from Rage 2 - 1080p* If this isn't enough info, I'm open to actually benchmarking if anyone has suggestions of free ones....

I probably forgot something so please ask questions. Thank you to everyone.

 

[Kaamos_Llama]

You've got things backwards there. For the most part its better that the GPU is sitting near 100%. In action games like Rage 2 generally speaking the CPU is not pushed that hard.

You probably are over thinking it anyway, just play your games without the monitoring software. If and when you actually sense a problem with the performance start looking for the reason.

 

[arbalest]

Hey thanks for the reply...

You're totally right, and I got the exact same feedback from a couple guys on a Facebook group. I guess I just didn't expect the 2070 to match my CPU that well. Needless to say, I'm really happy with the turn out.

 

[StingingVelvet]

You might need more cores someday, more and more games are wanting 6 cores, but for now your CPU is just fine. Enjoy!

 

[Oussebon]

Adding to the above, it also depends on the settings you play at, and the games,

If you played esports twitch shooters at low settings you might end up CPU limited depending on the title. But a modern AAA with the settings mashed to ultra will usually be GPU limited.

 

[arbalest]

Gotcha, that makes sense.