I have a problem with low CPU/GPU usages

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I’ll do my best to explain. It’s your CPU. And ONLY because the poor optimization of new world. Because I’m willing to bet you do not have this problem with other games.

Same thing happened to me when I upgraded my GPU first and then ended up having to upgrade my CPU anyways.

Ideally you want your GPU to use as much as it needs, but your processor cannot keep up. So it is “borrowing” resources from your GPU to compensate. This is leaving your GPU not running to its potential.

Upgrade your CPU and you’ll see much better numbers, but be warned again… Don’t expect a miracle because this game is not optimized well.

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Try this before you upgrade anything.

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I think I understand the concept. But then again pay attention to my CPU numbers. The game is not making it struggle! It just doesn’t use it.

The bottlenecking problem you’re talking about would cause the CPU to always be at 90%+ and the GPU to be generally lower, or am I wrong?

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i was going to say, try this first before upgrading anything… especially if your cpu usage is hovering around 50% or under.

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NW is not able to use the CPU to 100% for two reasons:
1 - game don’t use all cores (many games only use 2-3)
2- processor is waiting for data from ram and is idle. Overclocking the ram can help a little but it won’t solve it

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I will try this but from what I understand this fixes some type of latency issues with the game at the cost of some performance. Thanks for the idea nonetheless.

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Im not super knowledgeable in computers but I have a pretty high end computer and this fixes my only issue which is studdering in high pop areas.

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I recommend using Nvidia Profile Inspector. It will help with your framerate and it provides a serious competitive advantage. You can disable the rendering of foliage and solid objects, such as boulders or rocks, and even set the draw distance for when this happens. That way, if you’re on an older pc, the game won’t boh down as much when there’s a lot happening on screen. The developers have already stated it is not against ToS or considered cheating to do this. A lot of players use the tool because New World isn’t optimized very well.

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Look up “how to set your page file.”
Your cpu may not be able to allocate enough processing capability because it isn’t allowed to.

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I don’t believe that this is the case. I get the desired usages and frame rates in other very heavy games.

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Please see my post to another user. See if anything can help you.

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@mateus987

That’s pretty much why. I had a worse and less capable CPU than you do, so mine was indeed at 90% or more. However what mateus987 is true nonetheless. You can try some smaller upgrades or tricks to help… and they may indeed help a little bit. But IMO if it’s feasible for you to do, and your motherboard is compatible (make sure to check!) I would upgrade that CPU.

I mean do you. I’m just some dude on the internet, don’t spend your money because of what I say. Definitely try some of these suggestions from these other people if you haven’t already. You never know.

You can reply to this too and I’ll make some suggestions if you want to avoid spending money first.

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with 7950x3d ppl are getting 120fps on windsward.

It is the CPU, my i7 4790K is only 70-80% usage too. But it is the bottleneck

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I tried this, I think the game is running better now, thank you

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  • CPU is lacking
  • Certain configuration settings may not be enabled, XMP/Rebar/etc

Unfortunately, if you don’t want to upgrade, try to tune your PC. Overclock the CPU speeds to all core overclock, ensure your ram is running at max speed via xmp or overclock ram mhz. Install on nvme. Enabled ReBar. Update all drivers

I hit 100% GPU utilization in open world but never in high intensity combat moments, that’s when the game needs more CPU computational power and the CPU/ram cannot feed the gpu fast enough

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I’ve always been distant to the idea of overclocking but I might as well try. Thank you

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If you do try to overclock your CPU, which will not yield much result because it’s not a k model (has better oc capabilities) check your temperatures. I’m gonna guess that you are using the intel stock cooler? Not much headroom if yes.

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Also check your power supply temperatures, mine was overheating b/c the fan was not working. Now I’ve put a fan on it always on and the PC don’t reboot anymore while playing NW

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I have an Arctic air cooler mounted on the CPU. But yeah, I don’t think my model can be overclocked much.

No temperature issues. I’ve got 8 fans all working and monitored regularly.

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