# GPU for my viewport performance

**URL:** <https://blenderartists.org/t/gpu-for-my-viewport-performance/1161577>\
**Category:** Technical Support\
**Created:** [May 23, 2019, 3:36pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/gpu-for-my-viewport-performance/1161577 "2019-05-23T15:36:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![fcharr](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/fcharr/32/501264_2.png) [@fcharr](https://blenderartists.org/u/fcharr)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2019, 4:26am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/gpu-for-my-viewport-performance/1161577/5 "2019-05-25T04:26:06Z")

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the blend file is 50 megs. But this should give you a notion:

 ![Fantastic%20Greenhouse%20Challenge](https://blenderartists.org/uploads/default/original/4X/4/9/3/493addfa497e0cbf120200a2af02190f7a8e42be.jpeg)

the modifiers are disabled on the viewport, yet, If I move my mouse, the windows task manager shows GPU use at a high percentage, like 99%. Turning on the modifiers on the viewport, actually makes blender unresponsive for a few seconds, maybe even a half a minute.

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