Recently i have noticed that my games are using substantially more GPU usage when i have 3DTV play either enabled or am using it. For example, when i use to play Dark Souls in 3D ( 720p @ 60FPS ) my dual 580's would consume around 18-20% GPU usage and in 2D ( 1080P @ 60FPS ) around 35-38%. Now if i leave 3DTV play enabled but still run the game in 2D the GPU usage is 55% and when i play in 3D the GPU usage is 60%!, but as soon as i go into Nvidia control panel and disable 3DTV play the GPU usage goes back down. Is this a driver issue of lately because this has been going on now for about 2 months.
Recently i have noticed that my games are using substantially more GPU usage when i have 3DTV play either enabled or am using it. For example, when i use to play Dark Souls in 3D ( 720p @ 60FPS ) my dual 580's would consume around 18-20% GPU usage and in 2D ( 1080P @ 60FPS ) around 35-38%. Now if i leave 3DTV play enabled but still run the game in 2D the GPU usage is 55% and when i play in 3D the GPU usage is 60%!, but as soon as i go into Nvidia control panel and disable 3DTV play the GPU usage goes back down. Is this a driver issue of lately because this has been going on now for about 2 months.
If Stereoscopic 3D is enabled in the control panel then you take a hit in performance even when you disable it in-game. There's ways to disable easily without going into the control panel every time, either using a script or the shortcuts in the start menu. If it was just a specific game you could make a script that disables 3D, runs the game, and then enables 3D again when the games closes.
something like this in notepad saved as *.bat:
[code]"C:\Program Files (x86)\NVIDIA Corporation\3D Vision\nvstlink.exe" /disable
"C:\PATH\TO\GAME\GAME.EXE"
"C:\Program Files (x86)\NVIDIA Corporation\3D Vision\nvstlink.exe" /enable[/code]
If Stereoscopic 3D is enabled in the control panel then you take a hit in performance even when you disable it in-game. There's ways to disable easily without going into the control panel every time, either using a script or the shortcuts in the start menu. If it was just a specific game you could make a script that disables 3D, runs the game, and then enables 3D again when the games closes.
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something like this in notepad saved as *.bat:
[MonitorSizeOverride][Global/Base Profile Tweaks][Depth=IPD]
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