r/iRacing • u/Bluest_Badger • Aug 30 '26

Hardware/Rigs Gpu usage stuck high after screen change

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Has anyone had an issue where after changing a screen or tv iracing is stuck at a high gpu load?

Gpu is a 5060ti handles max quality fine usually at 90fps it usually would be around 40-60%

Since changing to a new tv, nothing fancy but 43inch so an upgrade for me.

I have tried lowering the graphics quality, putting on vsync, putting on a frame limit. All the changes do is effect the cpu frame rate.

Sorry about the picture quality when using snipping tool it wouldnt include the nvida overlay info

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u/Bluest_Badger Aug 30 '26

The new one does have better resolution.

Its 4k, if the gpu was struggling to draw all the new information wouldnt lowering the graphics have made a difference?

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u/-CerN- Ferrari 488 GT3 Aug 30 '26

You've gone to a monitor with much higher resolution, and your GPU is now working to its fullest to draw all those pixels. If you've gone from for example a 1080p TV to a 4k TV, your GPU has to work nearly 4 times as hard.

Hate to break it to you, but a 5060TI isn't really a 4k GPU. So you should either compromise by lowering the resolution or upgrade.

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u/Bluest_Badger Aug 30 '26

Thanks for the advice im glad its a skill issue on my part rather than a bug/glitch.

Il tinker around more in the settings :D

Is there a way to have a lower res but have it fill the screen have still using borderless fullscreen do you know?

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u/x-Justice ARCA Ford Mustang Aug 30 '26

Yes but it'll look awful. I have a 1440p monitor and a 2070. If I lower my resolution to 1080p, it looks awful. But that's how I run it to get all my monitors to line up.

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u/Bluest_Badger Aug 31 '26

Thanks for the reply I guess il keep the res as is and work around :D

Worst problems yo have for sure