[SOLVED] Bottleneck RTX 3070

[ChrisStayler]

So I just bought me an RTX 3070. I knew it would bottleneck with my i7 4790k. But I didn't expect THIS much of a bottleneck! (btw I'm always running the game at 1080p) If I run Red Dead Redemption 2 around Medium to High it can get an Avg FPS at 65 and 72. But when I max everything then thats a problem.
You can see by this site with an RTX 3070 and i7 4790k you can get an avg fps of 75 fps at ULTRA 1080p.

Can I run Red Dead Redemption 2 with RTX 3070 and Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz at Ultra Quality ? 1080p, 1440p, Ultrawide, 4K Performance Benchmarks - GPUCheck United States / USA

We benchmark Red Dead Redemption 2 with RTX 3070 and Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz at Ultra Quality Settings to determine if you can run it smoothly

www.gpucheck.com

But I got 28 fps at Ultra maxed out. Something just feels off. What am i missing here? Is it the RAM or SSD really gonna help in the fps?
Btw I updated Win 10 and Nvidia drivers

My Rig:

Win 10
Intel i7-4790k (Task manager shows speed of 4.38 GHz)
NAVIDIA RTX 3070 Phoenix Gainward 8GB
RAM 8 BG 1333mhz
Maximus VII Hero Motherboard
Hard Drive 1 TB - model - st1000dm010-2ep102

 

[ChrisStayler]

This just goes to show you that you can't trust all those online videos of purported spectacular performance.

Also, SSDs can definitely help with stuttering. Many open-world games load content from drives during gameplay. An SSD can be THE difference between stutter-city and smooth as silk.

Thats very good to know. Plus Cyberpunk 2077 is a very demanding game with a big city. The SSD will really help in that front.
Btw how do I close this thread and say its resolved. And can I pick people who got it right and helped me?

 

[Fiorezy]

Yes you were right! Is this SSD compatible with my motherboard? https://www.newegg.com/western-digital-blue-1tb/p/N82E16820250088

If you mean the M.2 version, yes it is compatible. However, the SATA one will just require a SATA cable connection and a free slot in your chassis which is similar to installing a hard disk

 

[alceryes]

Thats very good to know. Plus Cyberpunk 2077 is a very demanding game with a big city. The SSD will really help in that front.
Btw how do I close this thread and say its resolved. And can I pick people who got it right and helped me?

Upper left of the post you want to mark as the answer. The 'award cup'