From BF1 to BF2042, the GPU cannot be fully utilized due the CPU usage too high

Updated feedback when at Update 3.1
Generally:
1. In-game music is still feel bad;
2. PS4 and XBOX ONE cannot be played with platforms such as PC, resulting in the number of active players has dropped to near zero some time; I also understand that the main reason for this is bcz of the HertZ number of the server, BUT, is this game really better than BF 4?;
3. CPU usage is still an issue, Job Threads rise to 16 when update to season 3 (BF 2042), really terrible;
4. The client side should have the option to "Prefer network latency", allowing players to choose an acceptable delay for themselves;
5. The console interface of the Frostbite engine cannot be like the console interface of the Source engine.

User.cfg Content:
PerfOverlay.DrawFps 1 (* Manual Required)
Render.DrawScreenInfo 1
Render.ResolutionScale 0.75
RenderDevice.UseReservedJobThreads 0 (* Not Working)
Thread.MaxProcessorCount 6 (* Not Working and getting worst)
Thread.JobThreadPriority 3
Thread.MinUnusedProcessorCount 2 (* Not Working)
Thread.MinFreeProcessorCount 2 (* Not Working)
PostProcess.DynamicAOEnable 0
WorldRender.EmitterSunTransmittanceMapEnabled 0
WorldRender.MotionBlurEnable 0 (* Manual Required)
RenderDevice.VSyncEnable 0
RenderDevice.TripleBufferingEnable 0 (* Manual Required)
SimulationTime.MaxVariableFps 60 (* Not Working)

* Permanently unavailable in DX12 mode or games:
RenderDevice.RenderAheadLimit
* Deleted in BF 2042:
GameTime.MaxVariableFps
RenderDevice.Dx11Dot1Enable
RenderDevice.Dx11Dot1RuntimeEnable
WorldRender.FilmicEffectsEnable

** If you find that your CPU usage is unstable or reaches 100%, try turn off the In-game overlay; If you find that your GPU usage is unstable, try turn off Hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling (also can stabilizes CPU usage).

Rig:
Current Working PC CPU: AMD FX(tm)-8300 Eight-Core Processor, 4000 Mhz(Overclock), 4 Core(s), 8 Logical Processor(s)
Another Gaming PC CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-9900K CPU @ 3.60GHz, 3600 Mhz, 8 Core(s), 16 Logical Processor(s)
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Total Physical Memory: 11.9 GB
Windows Version: 10.0.19045 Build 19045
Hyper-V - Virtualization Enabled in Firmware: No

discussion

YourLocalPIumber
3 years ago
@CoolWLKK The only way to reduce CPU stress is lower the player count or the response rate. People won't accept reduced played numbers below 64.

Reducing response rate also means people will get mad because net code, hit registration etc will go down the drain.

Look at BF4. People begged Dice to increase server tick rate because hit registration has been abysmal for 2 games in a row.

So there aren't many options Dice can take, and all of them involve pissing off major part of the community

23 Replies

YourLocalPIumber
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
@CoolWLKK Dude you're using ancient trash tier CPU and complaining about high CPU usage?

I had FX8350 during BF4 days and even then it was struggling.
sk1lld
Legend
3 years ago
@UP_LordPlumber

Is correct, see benchmarks below for more information.

Here: https://www.techspot.com/article/2370-battlefield-cpu-128-multiplayer/

You'll see anything without 8 physical cores struggling.
OskooI_007
Legend
3 years ago
'RenderDevice.RenderAheadLimit' only works with DX11 games. 2042 is DX12 so that's why it no longer works. This is true for all DX12 games, not just 2042.
CoolWLKK
3 years ago
@UP_LordPlumber Eh well, but even though I have a better computer (9900K), I still insist that the PS4 Pro configuration should be the modern minimum requirements.
CoolWLKK
3 years ago
@sk1lld I think I'll have to wait for future game updates.
CoolWLKK
3 years ago
@OskooI_007 Hmm so this feature 'RenderDevice.RenderAheadLimit' is no longer available for DX12 games, and while I guess DX12 games will throw away some features, even though this feature is unstable but it does increase my framerates, so it looks like I can only look forward to future game updates. Anyway thx for all u guys help, I appreciate even if there is no way to alleviate the problem further now.
cso7777
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
@CoolWLKK Why shouldn't games use the power of newer CPUs (/GPUs)?

Games have to move on and make use of newer hardware, that is just how things work.

Thinking that BF2042 will run fine on a 10 years old CPU (which was already slow when released) is naive.
CoolWLKK
3 years ago
@cso7777 Improve? If u think that all "improves" require higher performance requirements, that's the reason for those people to be lazy and make more money! As a PC/Console player, the requirements of each generation of games are rising off a cliff, and my BF 2042 progress was played on PS4 Pro when the game was released in 2021, but now PS4 Pro game may can match players but u even can counted that! I have to admit it's too late to talk about this, but I hope it wakes some people up to the fact that BF 2042 is really better than BF 3 or BF 4? Including the problem that Intel 12th generation i7 processors on the network can play BF 2042 with full load and stuttering, are all these improvements really good? BF 2042 increase the requirements but has limited improvements, which makes me angry, the reason PS4 Pro doesn't stuttering very often when playing BF 2042 is bcz the dev fixes the refresh rate at 20 Hz, in fact since BF 4 this BF game has always had a refresh rate of 30 Hz or lower on PS4. For those who just think to improve their computer configuration but are unwilling to face a fact the dev team has ability to torture ur computer in various ways (even they didn't mean that), it's useless to say anymore, im pretty sure they even not testing the game in 2021.
CoolWLKK
3 years ago
@cso7777 OK, if u still don't believe it, why u not to see how COD performs on the PS4, and then go back and see what the PS4 configuration looks like. Criticism of low configuration computers will only encourage the development team to be arrogant. They have made many performance problems too many times, but this time they really offended me. I think players including the PS4 Pro and Xbox One should also complain about the waiting time and the small number of people, behind these problems are all performance problems. I think dev team has selectively forgotten the lessons of Cyberpunk 2077. So I recommend a garbage game called The Division 2, My requirements are not high either. I only need a game of 1080P with a minimum image quality. The frame number can be at least stable at 40, just 40!
YourLocalPIumber
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
@CoolWLKK Reading your post about PS4 version VS PC vs CoD games make me believe you have little understanding how different hardware is being utilized by a game engine/server.

PS4 version is running because it has
1 Lower player count
2 Lower server tick rate
3 Much lower graphics

Player count and tick rate especially put alot of pressure on the hardware. But a higher tick rate means much more consistent hit registration. Its a balance between client and server performance. Look at BF3 and its 10Hz and how that feels. Yet the game ran perfectly fine (Even back in the day). 45Hz (BF2042 default rate) is the bare minimum. After BF5's 60Hz I can still feel the difference. But it was required since the player count went up.

Consoles will always have lower specs, meaning devs have to handicap your gameplay in order to make the game launch without turning your console into a thermonuclear bomb. So old gen got their downgrade.

As for 9900k, I have that running in my system with an RTX 3080Ti and I have little to no issues, especialy after 3.0 patch. Its overclocked to 5.1Ghz, running BF5 at 3840x1600p 90-100FPS at max settings with no issues.

I would also check your RAM usage if I were you.

As for CoD, it's a totally different game. It has fewer players, less action, no vehicles, no destruction, and no ground deformation. All these things are processed by the CPU.