can a gtx 980 bottleneck a i5 760 at 1366x786

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My friend is selling the Gtx 980 to me for cheap will I bottleneck at 1366x786 resolution if no what about 1080x1920

 

[SachMcFunny]

It will definitely not bottleneck the 1080p monitor, but you're not getting the cards' full potential if you game on a 1366x786 monitor. You can obviously put all the settings on ultra in basically every game with it but it won't look that great.
If you have a 1080p monitor then use the GTX 980 on that as it will still manage to get high/ultra settings in most games.
Hope I helped 😉

 

[barto]

I've always felt that a GPU can't bottleneck a CPU because the GPU is dependent on the CPU. Not the other way around.

That being said, I do think an i5 760 will hold back a 980 GTX from it's full potential. And to use a 980 GTX at 1366*786 is foolish. That's a very low resolution that doesn't require a $550 card. The highest GPU I would pair with a i5 760 would probably be a 270x or a 760GTX.

 

[geofelt]

There is always a limiting factor(AKA bottleneck)
A GTX980 will have NO limiting factors on any monitor or game at anything less than a 4k resolution.
Crank up all the eye candy you want and enjoy.

Ultimately, some games will need a cpu core speed increase, but you can decide on that later.