# GPU running on 100% **URL:** \ **Category:** Community & Industry Discussion\ **Tags:** gpu, GPU-Profiling, unreal-engine, question\ **Created:** [January 21, 2021, 9:55am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/gpu-running-on-100/477570 "2021-01-21T09:55:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![GablerGames](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@GablerGames](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/GablerGames)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 9:55am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/gpu-running-on-100/477570/1 "2021-01-21T09:55:44Z")
Hey, i want to learn how i can optimizing my GPU in UE4 but i dont know how i can fix my Duration. I have only a landcape with directionalLight etc: ![](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/6/d/7/6d7ec674025b3da2393e9b7104c8c429e6b77cd8.png) My Scene Duration is to much with 52.82 ms … ![](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/4/b/3/4b37fd00e522f4af41e437b856e218ed136fc958.png) How i can learn to find the Solution? Where do I look? Here my GPU: ![](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/f/8/c/f8ca870cad1a572e2314ac8bf229492dd1cd6c2e.png) ---
**Author:** ![ClockworkOcean](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/clockworkocean/32/1169999_2.png) [@ClockworkOcean](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/ClockworkOcean)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 10:12am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/gpu-running-on-100/477570/2 "2021-01-21T10:12:51Z")
If that’s all you have in the scene, it will be the landscape material causing the problem. And then from that, -probably- textures used, or too many layers. ---
**Author:** ![GablerGames](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@GablerGames](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/GablerGames)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 10:59am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/gpu-running-on-100/477570/3 "2021-01-21T10:59:19Z")
Thx for the fast answer, i will replace my texture on landcape i have 2 layers: ![](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/6/0/260b22ea3d2df3edb4b3ed2199a2753fd9e52b8a.png) ---
**Author:** ![ClockworkOcean](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/clockworkocean/32/1169999_2.png) [@ClockworkOcean](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/ClockworkOcean)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 11:03am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/gpu-running-on-100/477570/4 "2021-01-21T11:03:57Z")
Could also be the landscape is too complex, very hard to tell from here. EDIT: Sorry, coming at this in ‘bits’. Two layers doesn’t sound like much. Before you try and optimize anything, look at your framerate. If you’re getting 120fps, nothing is wrong. Once you have a level with anything worthwhile in it, the GPU will probably be stuck on 100%. ---
**Author:** ![GablerGames](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@GablerGames](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/GablerGames)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 11:10am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/gpu-running-on-100/477570/5 "2021-01-21T11:10:23Z")
![](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/b/4/4/b44d403cdfdd96343ab363c537be964f0f43f464.jpeg) is my texture to large? I also have the texture on the mountains^^ ---
**Author:** ![ClockworkOcean](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/clockworkocean/32/1169999_2.png) [@ClockworkOcean](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/ClockworkOcean)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 11:12am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/gpu-running-on-100/477570/6 "2021-01-21T11:12:53Z")
No, that’s fine. The easy way to tell what causing the problem is by removing things from the scene. If you delete something ( landscape, mountains etc ), and you framerate goes from 40 to 120 ( say ), then you know what’s causing the problem. ---
**Author:** ![GablerGames](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@GablerGames](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/GablerGames)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 11:16am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/gpu-running-on-100/477570/7 "2021-01-21T11:16:34Z")
[Framerate](https://i.gyazo.com/b2ee738a644cff21e6969d5351e27906.mp4) ---
**Author:** ![GablerGames](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@GablerGames](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/GablerGames)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 11:20am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/gpu-running-on-100/477570/8 "2021-01-21T11:20:32Z")
Ok thx, then I’ll check what the cause is and get back to you 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ClockworkOcean](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/clockworkocean/32/1169999_2.png) [@ClockworkOcean](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/ClockworkOcean)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 11:23am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/gpu-running-on-100/477570/9 "2021-01-21T11:23:22Z")
You have a LOT of stuff in the scene! At a glance, I’d say the trees are probably one of your main problems ( maybe ). ---
**Author:** ![GablerGames](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@GablerGames](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/GablerGames)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 11:32am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/gpu-running-on-100/477570/10 "2021-01-21T11:32:47Z")
[Without landscape](https://i.gyazo.com/330a375d5c6c5c052276af1b6b414d84.mp4) GPU (without landsacpe ) : 76% The Water is a blueprint and the deleting and resetting did nothing, just something with landcape ---
**Author:** ![ClockworkOcean](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/clockworkocean/32/1169999_2.png) [@ClockworkOcean](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/ClockworkOcean)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 11:35am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/gpu-running-on-100/477570/11 "2021-01-21T11:35:28Z")
By ‘landscape’, though, I think you mean ‘and everything on it’ 🙂 I meant, the actual material or mesh. I’m still banking on foliage being a problem… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![GablerGames](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@GablerGames](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/GablerGames)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 11:38am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/gpu-running-on-100/477570/12 "2021-01-21T11:38:40Z")
But if i delete the landscape, the the foliage is deleted too. And 76% for water BP and sky etc is to much ---
**Author:** ![ClockworkOcean](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/clockworkocean/32/1169999_2.png) [@ClockworkOcean](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/ClockworkOcean)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 11:44am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/gpu-running-on-100/477570/13 "2021-01-21T11:44:06Z")
You can’t tell much from the GPU%, it’s not a profiling tool. First port of call is framerate. If your framerate is not good, the easiest and quickest way to get an idea what is causing the problem is removing actors. Once you know what’s loading the system, then you can look at profiling. What’s your framerate with just water and sky? ---
**Author:** ![GablerGames](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@GablerGames](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/GablerGames)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 11:44am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/gpu-running-on-100/477570/14 "2021-01-21T11:44:31Z")
![327752-foliage.jpg](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/0/2/d/02da5fae0d556d80297088048e2949d413c34f24.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![ClockworkOcean](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/clockworkocean/32/1169999_2.png) [@ClockworkOcean](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/ClockworkOcean)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 11:46am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/gpu-running-on-100/477570/15 "2021-01-21T11:46:02Z")
Is that a particle system for snow? That could also be the problem… ---
**Author:** ![GablerGames](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@GablerGames](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/GablerGames)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 11:50am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/gpu-running-on-100/477570/16 "2021-01-21T11:50:49Z")
no, i deleted it ---
**Author:** ![GablerGames](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@GablerGames](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/GablerGames)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 12:21pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/gpu-running-on-100/477570/17 "2021-01-21T12:21:13Z")
Only with water and sky i have 120 fps Is it normal for my graphics card to run continuously at 100 %? ---
**Author:** ![ClockworkOcean](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/clockworkocean/32/1169999_2.png) [@ClockworkOcean](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/ClockworkOcean)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 12:34pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/gpu-running-on-100/477570/18 "2021-01-21T12:34:48Z")
120 is correct ( max by default ). Like I say, GPU% in windows doesn’t mean anything. It will be typically around 100 for almost any load. ---
**Author:** ![GablerGames](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@GablerGames](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/GablerGames)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 12:38pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/gpu-running-on-100/477570/19 "2021-01-21T12:38:52Z")
Ok, thx for your Time 🙂 Now i unterstand ---
**Author:** ![ClockworkOcean](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/clockworkocean/32/1169999_2.png) [@ClockworkOcean](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/ClockworkOcean)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 1:01pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/gpu-running-on-100/477570/20 "2021-01-21T13:01:57Z")
You’re welcome. From what I’ve seen, you should be able to get that level running at 60fps or above… If you’re standing in the road, the trees nearest to you should already be at LOD2. All the other trees should be billboards LOD.