So I did a few experiments to see if I could reduce the GPU utilization. I have a 3090 and am playing the game on my primary monitor, which is an LG 120hz 38" widescreen. I'm not limiting the frame rate on the GPU and have Vsync set to Fast. I had a suspicion the grass foilage might be part of the issue. I think these tests confirmed that is true.
| 1 | Game as uploaded, with grass foilage | FPS 75, 99% FPS 63, GPU Utilization 98% |
| 2 | Game as uploaded, no grass foilage | FPS 108, 99% FPS 98, GPU Utilization 97% |
| 3 | Game limits FPS to 60, with grass foilage | FPS 60, 99% FPS 55, GPU Utilization 82% |
| 4 | Game limits FPS to 60, no grass foilage | FPS 59, 99% FPS 57, GPU Utilization 54% |
| 5 | Game limits FPS to 120, with grass foilage | Effectively same as 1 |
| 6 | Game limits FPS to 120, no grass foilage | Effectively same as 2 |
So I'll see about fixing that in the next patch. :-)