• rpnfan
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Topic: High GPU load when Totalmix (Windows 10 or 11) is open

I experience a significant amount of GPU load for the Totalmix window. Especially on lower powered systems this is a real nuisance, because it means the fans are likely to run more and on faster speed, thus louder....

I experience this on laptops from different generation and ask RME to have a look at this to optimize the code not to draw unnecessary power from a "boring" Totalmix window. BTW, playing a full HD video on YouTube in a browser has much less GPU usage than an open Totalmix window... :-/

2 Reply by MC

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Re: High GPU load when Totalmix (Windows 10 or 11) is open

Then there seems to be something wrong. You could toggle the option 'Use D2D' in Prefences to check if it makes a difference.

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Matthias Carstens
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