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cromps99
Seasoned Novice
7 months ago

Unplayable Game - CPU maxing out at 100%

I have altered every setting in the game and gone internally to Nvidia and my computers settings to try and fix the performance issues of this game. It is so poorly optimized for PC and it is the same with other EA games. Has anyone got a fix as this company can't be asked to produce a decent game and then they can't be bothered to resolve the issues that they have caused. CPU permanently in high  90s to 100% usage when the GPU is only at 50% and every setting is on the lowest possible when I have a 3060 graphics card, i.e., I should be able to play on much higher settings with no issue.

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  • EA_Barry's avatar
    EA_Barry
    Icon for Community Manager rankCommunity Manager
    7 months ago

    cromps99​ 

    This tends to happen when there is a performance mismatch between the CPU and GPU. The CPU in your case is relatively underpowered and is working flat out trying to give the GPU the instructions to render the game while the GPU is having an easy time and is rendering everything the CPU throws at it without much sweat. A CPU (and potentially a motherboard) upgrade is the way to go here. Sorry there is no 'silver bullet' fix for this.

  • cromps99's avatar
    cromps99
    Seasoned Novice
    7 months ago

    I appreciate your advice, however, you have no idea what my CPU is. My CPU is an AMD Ryzen 5 3600 which is far better than the minimum requirements that your game states it needs and also it is very similar to the recommended requirements. Furthermore, I have no issue running any other games except your EA products. Therefore, I would be inclined to suggest it is an issue with the optimization of your game on PC rather than my hardware.

  • SofaSniper's avatar
    SofaSniper
    Rising Newcomer
    6 months ago

    The game seems to be poorly optimized I’m playing on a 9070xt , 7800x3d and  getting high CPU usage as well as higher than normal GPU power.  I even adjusted the settings and dumbed them down a bit,   Nothing seems to work.   

  • I am having the same problem aswell as 2 of my friends. I have basically the best pc money can buy and my cpu just shoots to 90% usage without a single other program running and makes the game move slow and even unplayable in online games. 

  • 86aWilson's avatar
    86aWilson
    Seasoned Newcomer
    5 months ago

    Literally EVERY other game I have works just fine, this is an example of EA incompetence. Hundreds of other players have posted the online plays in slow motion erratically & has an unpredictable input lag. This is borderline fraud, EA should sell the rights to the game so someone can make a playable version.

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