Does cpu overheating cause fps drops?

[nirmalpranav187]

I have a intel core i3 6100T with asus strix geforce 960 2gb.
I should be getting 100fps at low settings on fortnite but getting 20fps with a lot of stutters.
Got to know my cpu temp is 105℃ while playing.
Also would like to tell you that decreasing the resolution of the game doesn't affect the fps.
Vsync is off
Also bottleneck is not a prob ig since people are actually getting 100 fps.

 

[zyh1987]

cpu will throttle (reduce frequency) when temp go over certain threshold (usually above 90 or 95C), if you can replace your cpu cooler with a more powerful one. or clean/reinstall your cpu fan with fresh thermal paste. see if that reduces the cpu temp.

 

[nirmalpranav187]

cpu will throttle (reduce frequency) when temp go over certain threshold (usually above 90 or 95C), if you can replace your cpu cooler with a more powerful one. or clean/reinstall your cpu fan with fresh thermal paste. see if that reduces the cpu temp.

Ok thanks will do that and reply asap
Also how much temp drop would i get if i applied a thermal paste? Like from 105℃

 

[zyh1987]

it depends on your cooler and your thermal paste.

what kind of cpu cooler are you using right now.

 

[Goku Kakkarot]

Dude you dont understand what you say. Bottleneck occurs when your GPU is doing all the work and CPU is not able to feed it. CPU is not feeding the GPU because it is throttling. Your CPU is overheating it is casuing CPU to run at reduced clock and reduced CPU usage and that is the reason of low FPS in games.
It doesn't matter if you change any thing in settings because your CPU is not running at its max frequency.
All you have to do is but a better CPU cooler. Change the Thermal Paste, align Cooler properly on it and you will see the difference.

 

[zyh1987]

cpu will throttle (reduce frequency) when temp go over certain threshold (usually above 90 or 95C), if you can replace your cpu cooler with a more powerful one. or clean/reinstall your cpu fan with fresh thermal paste. see if that reduces the cpu temp.

Ok thanks will do that and reply asap
Also how much temp drop would i get if i applied a thermal paste? Like from 105℃

it's hard to say, and usually absolute temperature tends to be less accurate.
you want to use your temperature delta for comparison (load temp - idle temp)