Hordes drops GPU utilization, leading to Extremely Low FPS

Warhammer: Vermintide 2 Technical Support
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Issue Type (Required):

Performance

Issue Description (Required):

This issue has persisted for a long time.
Whether adjusting Video Presets step-by-step from “Very Low” to “Ultra,” or tweaking individual video settings,
when enemy hordes attack, GPU utilization always drops, causing FPS to be halved (by up to 70%).
During moments without enemies, GPU utilization returns to normal levels, and FPS does as well.
I’d like to ask the professionals in the community sincerely:

What is the cause of this issue?

Are there any viable solutions currently available?

Addendum: My Computer Specifications:

CPU: Intel(R) Core™ i7-14700HX @2.30GHZ

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU

RAM: 16G x 2, DDR5 5600MHZ

OS: Windows 11 24H2

DISK: 1T Pcie 4.0 SSD

[PC] Do You Use Mods? (Optional):

Yes, and I’ve tried disabling them

Reproduction Rate (Required):

Constant (100%)

Platform (Required):

Steam (PC)

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the game is very CPU dependent and depending on what CPU you have, in horde situations (with more enemy units on the field) it is bottlenecking your system essentially

I would list your computer specs if you are serious about trying to improve performance as then someone might know how to help you better seeing this

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Thank you for enlightening me!~
I have already added My Computer Specifications to the main post.

However, I noticed that during enemy hordes, the CPU Usage and Power Consumption remain largely consistent with normal levels, fluctuating within a certain range without a significant increase.

Does this imply that the enemy hordes in Warhammer: Vermintide 2 place extremely high demands on the Single-Core Performance of the CPU?

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You may have already done so, but if not, running through our performance improvement solutions may help:

https://support.fatshark.se/hc/en-us/articles/360022719993--PC-How-to-Improve-Your-Performance-in-Vermintide-2