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markm31768141
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February 4, 2019
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Why is my GPU Barely used by Premiere Pro? Exporting Media CPU 90% + GPU 20-30%

  • February 4, 2019
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Hello. I'm very much a beginner when it comes to understand whats making my computer run, especially when exporting videos so please be patient with me.

I know there are many threads about CPU and GPU but I got lost looking through them all.

My problem:

Premiere is set to "Mercury Playback Engine GPU Acceleration (CUDA)" but when I check usage the CPU is being utlised more than the GPU.

CPU is in the high 90% and the GPU 20-30%.

I'm using Premier Pro cc2019

My computer is an Acer Nitro 5 (AN515-53)

Intel Core i5-8300H CPU 2.3Hz 2.30 GHz

8 GB RAM

64 bit operating system x64- based processor

GeForce GTX 1050Ti 4GB

Can someone help me please?

Thank you,

Mark

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    TTrajkov
    Participant
    November 19, 2020

    Hi Mark.

     

    Try using Adobe Media Encoder to export instead of Premiere.

    Encoder has a different method of exporting and uses the GPU to a much greater extent.

    Try outputting with Encoder and then Premier and note the speed differences, as well as the CPU to GPU use levels.

    Encoder is faster, and in many cases, much faster.

    Give it a try.

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      Scott5C9B
      Participating Frequently
      April 15, 2021

      2 years late to this post but you sir get a like. WOW, so much better

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      daeusx123
      Participant
      November 25, 2022

      not really much difference?!?!

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      markm31768141Author
      Participant
      February 8, 2019

      Hi, thanks for posting everyone, I think I understand now why the GPU is not doing much work from all the posts, I've learned a lot from you all. My thanks. Mark

        R Neil Haugen
        R Neil Haugen
        Legend
        February 8, 2019

        Happy to help ... there is so much about working in the Adobe DVA's ... "digital video apps" ... that is not obvious, and frequently is referenced a few different places in the various help things in different ways that can be even more confusing than not knowing at all.

        So ... do look through their online help, especially the pdf reference manual they finally updated ... and of course, feel free to ask questions. After all the work I've done, I finally learned a few more things about the way Lumetri processes color information last Friday. Sheesh!

        Neil

        Premiere Pro     https://helpx.adobe.com/pdf/premiere_pro_reference.pdf

        After Effects       https://helpx.adobe.com/pdf/after_effects_reference.pdf

        Media Encoder  https://helpx.adobe.com/pdf/mediaencoder_reference.pdf

        Everyone's mileage always varies ...
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        daeusx123
        Participant
        November 25, 2022

        yea but you shouldnt have to read through reference pdf's it should just work and the result seems to change each version released...

        Peru Bob
        Community Expert
        Peru BobCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        February 4, 2019

        moved from Premiere Pro CC to Hardware Forum

        Peru Bob
        Community Expert
        Peru BobCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        February 4, 2019

        Your GPU will only use what it needs to use.

        Not everything uses GPU acceleration when exporting.

        You only have 8 GB RAM.

        Your hard drive setup could also be a bottleneck. What is your hard drive setup (how many, what kind, what is on each, and how full)?

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        markm31768141Author
        Participant
        February 5, 2019

        Hello, thanks for getting back to me.

        I didn't know GPU was only used as much as needed, (I was just surprised to see my CPU struggling while GPU sat almost idle).

        I have a 240GB SSD which has 40GB used on it. I work from external hard drives because of GDPR regulations, so my files are not on the laptop itself.

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          tebit5735533
          Participant
          September 27, 2020

          Here is the problem with Resolve: It does not fully utilize the CPU no matter what, especially if you have a decent GPU; however, it will choke on an el cheapo, weakling GPU. That is different from Premiere Pro, which hammers (relatively speaking) the CPU. That said, Premiere Pro will still choke on a severely underpowered GPU (relative to the CPU).

          My Cineform-to-Cineform exports with a frame rate conversion using AME CC 2019 produced 100% CPU usage and about 20% GPU usage (with an i7-4790K CPU at 4.7 GHz, 32 GB of DDR3-1600 RAM, two SATA 6.0 Gbps SSDs and a GTX 1060 6 GB card). That's about what I had predicted. If the GPU usage in Premiere Pro gets pegged at 100% but the CPU usage remains much less than 100%, then you have a severely underpowered GPU. On the other hand, if the CPU usage remains pegged at 100% but the GPU usage remains at or near zero (that is, in the very low single digit percentage figures), then that GPU is overqualified for the CPU that your system is equipped with.


          Pretty sure you are wrong.

          I have 64 GB RAM, very fast NVME SSD, Intel I9 9900K, AMD 5700XT founders edition.

          So I think it is quite reasonable to expect Premiere to breeze through encoding in 4K HEVC, getting in Resolve over 80 fps and in Premiere I get like 5 and GPU is picking its nose at 12% aprox.

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