Is there a way to limit GPU usage?

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I am new to UDK and am following the programming quick start guide from the documentation website. After creating a new blank project the Unreal Editor starts. Right away my GPU activity jumps to 98% as seen in the AMD Catalyst Control Center → Performance → AMD Overdrive page. As soon as I close the Unreal Editor the activity drops back to 0%.

I am running Windows 8 with an AMD 7950 video card. I am running catalyst version 13.12.

Thanks.

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Does it stay at 98% when you turn Realtime(from the drop down menu that opens with the little arrow in the corner of viewport) off as well?

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When I turn realtime off the activity drops to 10-20 percent. At least my GPU fans stay off now.Thanks!

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It still jumps up to 98% as I rotate/move around the viewport though.

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That is normal, when you turn realtime off it renders only when you interact with the level.

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Ok. Thanks for the help.

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In the top right corner of the Editor there is an input field for console commands. Try to enter t.MaxFPS 30 , that will limit the fps to 30.
I do this a lot, so that the gpu doesn’t run at 99% all the time.

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“t.MaxFPS 20” works like a charm to limit GPU usage ( along with Realtime checkbox), unfortunately it also affects BluePrint Editor. Panning becomes very choppy…

Is it possible to limit only viewport FPS, without BP editor ?

thanks!

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and how can I execute this command each time I start editor/project ?

I tried to put it in config files, but not luck.

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found file to edit to get low FPS at startup

C:\Program Files\Unreal Engine\4.1\Engine\Config\Windows\WindowsEngine.ini

add this line at the bottom

t.MaxFPS=10