How to check CUDA effective workload?

[RobertoAlfieri]

I have installed a brand new GTX1080ti on my Windows 10 system, with CC2017 suite

When I start rendering (of course with Mercury GPU acceleration selected) or exporting i see all may CPU cores (Intel cores i mean) go up to 100%, and al the case FANs increase airflow; but the GTX temperature, fan speed and GPU usage remains very low (I can see this with the ASUS GTX monitor utility).

Have I to think that rendering is not working with my card? How could I check this? Have I to set something special as I have done in the past with a GTX670?

Thanks all for any idea.

[R Neil Haugen]

The GPU is not generally involved in exports unless they involve resizing, Lumetri,  Warp Stabilizer, or the other effects on the GPU accelerated effects list. It's not a long list.

So perhaps you're not doing something to invoke that GPU. And also make sure that in your preferences you have Mercury acceleration set to CUDA.

Neil

[RobertoAlfieri]

My export involves resizing, lumetri, warp stabilizer AND some other effects including Magic Bullet (I don't know if they are on the accelerated list or not)

Of course, as I have written before, project preferences are set to CUDA.

So, thank you for your answer but again seems that the investment in a GTX 1080 ti is a little bit wasted?

[R Neil Haugen]

It shouldn't be ... perhaps moving this to the Hardware forum will get more information from the better tech heads.

Neil

[RobertoAlfieri]

May be! Anyway, thank you for the acion and your answers

[Bill_Engeler]

If you install GPU-Z, or similar, you can monitor the usage of your video card. It does sound like something is not right.

[RobertoAlfieri]

1st of all thank you;

I have downloaded and installed it, and there is a ROG version so due to the fact i'm working with a GTX1080ti Strix i decided to use that one. I am using the standard ASUS tool too, which is reporting similar information, I want to see.

Can't understand if Premiere is really working with CUDAs and how much or not, the temperature remains always around 45/51, so can't see a real stress.

[Bill_Engeler · Accepted solution]

I missed that you already have a means to monitor the usage. If it is low, it is working. It's a yes or no thing. Sounds like one or more effects may be slowing things down. Make sure you have the latest Red Giant versions, as older iterations weren't as efficient.

[RobertoAlfieri]

Bingo!

[Bill_Gehrke]

If you want to see 100% GPU usage run my Premiere Pro BenchMark (PPBM) and when you run the second test which is exporting the specially constructed MPEG-DVD timeline to use all the GPU you have.  

[RobertoAlfieri]

i will check for sure!!!

thank you