Game stops using GPU after trying to load a save

[Blaze77gunYT]

At first I thought this was a mod issue, so I made a vanilla run.
Some time after playing and quitting the game, If i try to load in the save back again GPU usage drops to 0% when the load screen appears, everything else freezes.
From this moment forward the game waits 120s till a timeout crash occurs.
I've tried bypassing the timeout and letting it wait for an hour, still no change in 0% GPU usage.
I can confirm the game also goes to 0fps when this happens, I used to get stable 60 (capped) with some very rare drops to 55 at the least in very resource intensive moments, with everything set on high quality, but no tracing of any kind, and no DLSS or frame gen either.

 

[LeKill3rFou]

Hi,
Maybe you already did it, but if you used mods, you should perform a clean install of the game to be sure there is no mod data remaining in your game files :

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[Blaze77gunYT]

Hi,
Maybe you already did it, but if you used mods, you should perform a clean install of the game to be sure there is no mod data remaining in your game files :

How do I perform a clean install of the game? — Cyberpunk 2077 | Technical Support — CD PROJEKT RED

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Already did so, started a new run and the issue still persisted.
I have an i7-14700kf and a 5060, i've heard that the i7 can cause issues, is this true?

 

[devivre]

Already did so, started a new run and the issue still persisted.
I have an i7-14700kf and a 5060, i've heard that the i7 can cause issues, is this true?

it's not i7 in general that's known to be an issue but the 13th and 14th generation. Yours is 14th generation. So yes, it’s possible that the issues are connected.

Also see here:

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But you can also consider clean installating gpu drivers:
https://support.cdprojektred.com/en/cyberpunk/pc/sp-technical/issue/1700/game-crashes-6 (step 3)

 

[LeKill3rFou]

Already did so, started a new run and the issue still persisted.
I have an i7-14700kf and a 5060, i've heard that the i7 can cause issues, is this true?

Maybe, but not sure
If possible, check the power usage also. I saw some people having a similar issue due to power settings (or failing power supply). Like here :
Why is this keep happening? Gpu usage drops 0 suddenly. 4050 RYZEN 5 7640HS
Or the RAM & VRAM usage to check if it doesn't reach 100%.

In any case, if it's not already done, you should the support directly ("contact us" button). Be sure you tried everything suggested by the support at first.

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[Blaze77gunYT]

it's not i7 in general that's known to be an issue but the 13th and 14th generation. Yours is 14th generation. So yes, it’s possible that the issues are connected.

Also see here:

Instability issues when playing on 13th and 14th Gen Intel CPUs — Cyberpunk 2077 | Technical Support — CD PROJEKT RED

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But you can also consider clean installating gpu drivers:
https://support.cdprojektred.com/en/cyberpunk/pc/sp-technical/issue/1700/game-crashes-6 (step 3)

I already did a clean install of GPU drivers, issue still persisted tho

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Maybe, but not sure
If possible, check the power usage also. I saw some people having a similar issue due to power settings (or failing power supply). Like here :
Why is this keep happening? Gpu usage drops 0 suddenly. 4050 RYZEN 5 7640HS
Or the RAM & VRAM usage to check if it doesn't reach 100%.

In any case, if it's not already done, you should the support directly ("contact us" button). Be sure you tried everything suggested by the support at first.

Performance issues — Cyberpunk 2077 | Technical Support — CD PROJEKT RED

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support.cdprojektred.com

Thank you! I'm going to do that right now