Why is my GPU Burning with Processing Work (97.5%) while displaying a Main Menu ???
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Because they havenāt put a frame cap on the Menu screens. You have to do it yourself by setting, for example, the Max Framerate in your control panel.
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Didnāt they add a setting a few updates ago to lower usage in menus? You have to enable it.
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Sorry, I always forget thatā¦
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Iāll take a look at frame caps and that setting to reduce GPU usage while in a menu. I thought they added something a few updates ago alsoā¦ Thanks for the tips and reminders !
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What in the world is that GPU being tasked to do while setting at a general menu ?
Nothing special, only simple things, and thatās the problemā¦
If you donāt set any limiter youāre asking to your computer to run at its fastest possible speed. Menus are simple to manage and display, so your computer can refresh it at a very high frame rate, probably several hundred fps per second (check it and youāll see), and your components are overused obviously. This is true for any kind of game loop. No limit = 100% GPU (100% CPU is nearly impossible managing just menus), so what you saw is expected.
Edit: I think for long than Devs should force a vsync or fps limit during menus, even if the user didnāt set any limiter. What happen during fly is the user responsibility as he set what he want (even if educate them is sometimes needed). Should not be true during menu.
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Thanksā¦ Appreciate your comments and thoughts about my runaway GPU.
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Glad to see this topic. I have the same issue and it drives me nuts. Thankfully my GPU isnāt overheating (around 65Ā°C) while itās running at 95% load, but the fans are cranking and itās producing a lot heat.
Iāve never wanted to impose an FPS rate cap - I like flying at 100 FPS - but maybe Iāll try capping it at 60 and see if that ācools downā my GPU some.
Where can I find that setting? I know I can do it in the nVidia control panel. But ideally Iād like to keep unlimited FPS while flying, and cap it in the menu screens.
@snowdropchi
Thank you!
Amenā¦ Thank youā¦ I had forgotten about that settingā¦
Many Thanks !
OH Geeā¦I think I spoke to soon.
I already had Low Power Mode selected ON and my GPU usage at this menu is 95.5% - 99.3 %.
This is a āStaticā menu so what in the world is the GPU doing ???
ā¦Other than getting HOT for no reason, processing Nothing !
The first thing Iāll do when I get home from work today is test my system.
(Well, maybe not the āfirstā thingā¦) 
Looking forward to your reply.
I cannot imagine why our GPUās have to be processing the same thing over and over while in a static menu like this. In the menu I am displaying, our GPU usage , under āNormalā conditions, should go to near ZERO. Are they deliberately trying to burn out my GPU so I will have to buy anotherā¦ Maybe they are targeting our lower end GPUās so they can change the MSFS Specsā¦ ?? Smile
Indeed.
Iāve got an RTX 3090 Ti 24GB - Itās no slouch. No way it should be working that hard in the menus.
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Not limiting the fps is like having your car stopped with the engine running, and pressing the accelerator hard without gear engaged. The result is normal and expected. The fewer things to manage, like a simple menu, the faster the system will run. Everyone does what they want but I limit myself to avoid overheating and engine breakage;)
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Isnāt the plane in your hangar being rendered invisibly behind everything? Thatās what i thought anyway.
Open Task Manager window
What is the GPU usage when Experimental Low Power Mode is on and also when it is off.
For example mine is:
GPU usage when Experimental Low Power Mode is on: 53.9%
GPU usage when Experimental Low Power Mode is off: 97.1%
Huge difference.
If there is no change then there maybe something else that is causing your issue.
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I used GPU-Z to get GPU load and power info.
Best result in the menu screen was when Experimental Low Power mode was ON, nVidia CP power set to normal, and Windows power plan set to balanced. I going to leave ELP ON, but set nVidia and Windows power back to the highest performance settings. My GPU is working hard when flying, and I may need to change things (especially by setting a frame rate limit) when I start using my VR headset.
No frame rate limit. Iām going to set it to 60 FPS and rerun these tests.
Like @CodeLoran69 said, constantly revving the GPU engine canāt be good for it long-term.
Plus, summer is coming, and I donāt need the computer fighting the central A/C. 
My default settings
In Menu
HDR ON. DX11. 2K mode. DLSS-DLAA
Experimental Low Power = OFF
nVidia Power = High Performance
Windows Power = Maximum Performance
GPU Load = 95%
GPU Power = 405.6 W
Experimental Low Power = ON
nVidia Power = High Performance
Windows Power = Maximum Performance
GPU Load = 76%
GPU Power = 332.4 W
Big difference.
Experimental Low Power = ON
nVidia Power = Normal
Windows Power = Balanced
GPU Load = 70%
GPU Power = 310.1 W
Small improvement compared to the above. Still significant.
