How to resolve the excessive CPU consumption of The First Descendant

The First Descendant requires a lot of processing power to execute on several PCs. It seems natural that it would need considerable power since it is one of the few new Unreal Engine 5 games that properly utilizes the new software. Less intentionally, however, is when the CPU becomes overworked. The First Descendant's high CPU use problem may be resolved as follows.

How to reduce The First Descendant

CPU utilization

A number strategies have been tried and tested with varying degrees of effectiveness to reduce CPU consumption; these strategies mostly involve moving processing power from the CPU to the GPU. Disabling the upscaler that is now active in your settings, which can be accessed under the Performance tab of the game's visual settings, is the fastest fix. Usually, this will be DLSS, but depending on your GPU manufacturer, it may also be XeSS or FSR.The next greatest option can only be accessed with an Nvidia GPU; to access it, right-click anywhere on your desktop, choose "Show more options," and then select Nvidia Control Panel. Go to the 3D Settings menu, choose the "Manage 3D settings" option, and then scroll down to "Shader Cache Size". In the lower right corner of the window, choose Apply after setting this to Unlimited.There's one more thing you can try if none of the other options work. You must go to the Control Panel, choose Power Options, and then click Change plan settings in order to use this approach. Next, choose Modify advanced power settings to see the Processor power management menu. You may now proceed by setting the Maximum processor state to 90%. That figure is the maximum that it should ever reach.You'll need to either turn down all your settings or just put up with the excessive CPU usage if none of the aforementioned solutions work. Since The First Descendant isn't the best-optimized game, there may not be much you can do. When the CPU is operating at a little higher than normal level (and it's not overheating), it shouldn't cause too much trouble.