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How Do I Correct a High GPU Usage on an Intel® Processor?

Content Type: Troubleshooting | Article ID: 000091441 | Last Reviewed: 12/19/2024

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Windows® 10*, Windows® 10, 64-bit*

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High graphics usage while using a 3D CAD design software

To fix high GPU usage, read the suggestions below:

Verify compatibility within the components.
Verify the application's minimum requirements.
Install the latest graphics drivers for your GPU.
Clean Install the graphics driver.
Roll back the graphics driver to a previous version in case newer drivers are causing the issue.
Confirm that the processor passes the Intel® Processor Diagnostic Tool test.
Confirm that no other heavy workload programs are running in the background while using the application.
- Open the Task Manager (Ctrl+Shift+Esc).
- Click the CPU, GPU and Memory tabs to check whether anything is using up large chunks of your CPU or RAM (such as a web browser with many tabs open).
Keep the operating system up to date.
Check other systems with the same specification and application to isolate the issue.

This article applies to 65 products.

Intel® UHD Graphics 750 Intel® Arc™ A380 Graphics Intel® HD Graphics 5300 Intel® Arc™ A370M Graphics Intel® Arc™ B-Series Graphics Intel® HD Graphics 5500 Intel® UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel® Processors Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 655 Intel® UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel® Processors Intel® UHD Graphics 770 Intel® UHD Graphics 610 Intel® HD Graphics 6000 Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics Intel® UHD Graphics 630 Intel® Iris® Graphics 6100 Intel® UHD Graphics 620 Intel® UHD Graphics 710 Intel® Arc™ A770 Graphics (16GB) Intel® UHD Graphics 617 Intel® UHD Graphics P750 Intel® Arc™ A350M Graphics Intel® Arc™ A-Series Graphics Intel® HD Graphics 510 Intel® Arc™ B570 Graphics Intel® Arc™ A750 Graphics Intel® HD Graphics 505 Intel® Arc™ A570M Graphics Intel® Iris® Pro Graphics 6200 Intel® Iris® Xe MAX Dedicated Graphics Family Intel® Iris® Xe MAX Graphics Intel® UHD Graphics 730 Intel® Arc™ B580 Graphics Intel® UHD Graphics 605 Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 645 Intel® Arc™ A580 Graphics Intel® Arc™ A770 Graphics (8GB) Intel® UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel® Processors Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors Intel® Arc™ A530M Graphics Intel® HD Graphics 500 Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics eligible Intel® UHD Graphics 615

Intel® Iris® Pro Graphics 5200 Intel® HD Graphics 2000 Intel® HD Graphics 4000 Intel® HD Graphics 2500 Intel® HD Graphics 520 Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 640 Intel® HD Graphics 530 Intel® HD Graphics 4200 Intel® HD Graphics 3000 Intel® HD Graphics 620 Intel® HD Graphics 615 Intel® HD Graphics 630 Intel® Iris® Graphics 5100 Intel® HD Graphics 4400 Intel® Iris® Graphics 540 Intel® HD Graphics 515 Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 650 Intel® HD Graphics 4600 Intel® HD Graphics 5000 Intel® Iris® Graphics 550 Intel® Iris® Pro Graphics 580 Intel® HD Graphics P630 Intel® HD Graphics 610

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