Bottleneck with my new GPU?

[red46123]

I recently upgraded my videocard from GTX MSI 570 to an ASUS GTX 970 Strix. I am getting the same benchmarks from my 970 as I am from 570 with Novabench. Not sure what is going on.

System:

CPU: AMD 8350
GPU: Strix Asus 970
Mobo: AMD Asus FX990 Sabertooth
Memory: 16GB 1866 Gskill
SSD: 830 128GB evo samsung
PSU: Seasonic 700w Hybrid silent gold rated

I think it might be my SSD, it is getting incredible low R/W speeds of around 80 m/b sec. Just annoying me I cant figure out whats going on with it.

 

[Shneiky]

DId you update the drivers? Are you running the latest version?

If you did - it means you hit a CPU bottleneck and your FX8350 is the cause.

 

[Epsilon_0EVP]

DId you update the drivers? Are you running the latest version?

If you did - it means you hit a CPU bottleneck and your FX8350 is the cause.

I would be more concerned with the SSD speeds. An 8350 might not be as good as Intels for gaming, but it wouldn't bottleneck a 970 AND a 570.

Did you make sure the SSD is running in the correct mode? Try using another benchmark to verify its speed, as well

 

[Shneiky]

Why would a disk drive bottleneck graphics score?

''
Test the main components of your computer quickly with NovaBench.
Testing generally takes only 1-2 minutes, and produces detailed information and an overall system score.

· Floating Point Test - Tests CPU's floating point arithmetic speed
· Integer Test - Tests CPU's integer arithmetic speed
· MD5 Hashing Speed - General CPU test
· 3D Graphics Test - Tests GPU with a heavily shader dependent 3D scene
· RAM Speed - Tests RAM read and write speed
· Disk Write Speed - Test write speed of primary or selected storage device
''
- From Novabench website

The 3D Graphics test is a separate test from Disk test.

 

[Epsilon_0EVP]

Why would a disk drive bottleneck graphics score?

''
Test the main components of your computer quickly with NovaBench.
Testing generally takes only 1-2 minutes, and produces detailed information and an overall system score.

· Floating Point Test - Tests CPU's floating point arithmetic speed
· Integer Test - Tests CPU's integer arithmetic speed
· MD5 Hashing Speed - General CPU test
· 3D Graphics Test - Tests GPU with a heavily shader dependent 3D scene
· RAM Speed - Tests RAM read and write speed
· Disk Write Speed - Test write speed of primary or selected storage device
''
- From Novabench website

The 3D Graphics test is a separate test from Disk test.

I didn't know the benchmark in question. However, I still doubt the 8350 is the issue, since it really shouldn't bottleneck a 570. I'd look to re-installing drivers first, and maybe using a different benchmark like 3DMark to verify the results.