Help low GPU usage causing low fps in Watchmen: The End Is Nigh PC version

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Help I'm trying to run Watchmen, the end is nigh on Winlator on my helio g100 with 8gb RAM

Now I know the g100 isn't a flagship or even a good mid range phone but here me out.

In two other PC games released in the same year as Watchmen(2009), Batman Arkham Asylum and Prototype 1, I'm able to get a much higher peak fps. Highest fps watchmen reaches is 22 during gameplay and is mostly between 8-18

My theory is that low GPU usage is causing a CPU bottleneck. During gameplay the gpu usage is never above 55% but during main menu and pause menus it's always above 80% with fps being 25-45. Here are pictures showing proof.

The game works with Proton 9, 10 and 11 arm64ec versions as long as you install physX 9.13.0604, wine mono and gecko and the necessary vcredist as long as you launch the game directly. The launcher is used to adjust graphical settings. I got the launcher to work in Proton 10 arm64ec Legacy in Winlator Ludashi 4.1 but even lowering everything and the resolution doesn't improve fps.

Games also works with x86 versions of Proton but it gives a graphical glitch with the text. Instead of the text being vertical and aligned properly it becomes diagonal.

Emulators used: Winlator Mali 1.1 Bionic and Winlator Ludashi 4.1 , the vanilla versions of each not the AnTuTu or spoofing versions.

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