Hi, everyone!
I need some help understanding GPU/CPU bottlenecking and how to tell when one or the other might be causing issues. I just purchased an EVGA RTX 2080 XC (08G-P4-2182-KR), replacing my Gigabyte GTX 1080 G1 Gaming (GV-N1080G1 GAMING-8GD) and I can see an improvement in terms of visuals (particularly anything that has to do with lighting effects), but I’m a little surprised I’m still getting under 60 FPS on higher settings in some scenarios. For starters, here are my systems specs as of today:
Case: CoolerMaster HAF 932 Advanced Full Tower Gaming Case
Motherboard: ASRock ATX DDR4 FATAL1TY Z170 GAMING K4
CPU: Intel Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700
GPU: EVGA RTX 2080 XC (08G-P4-2182-KR)
Monitor: ASUS Swift PG278Q Gaming (1440p)
RAM: G.SKILL 32GB (2 x 16GB) Ripjaws V Series DDR4 PC4-25600 3200MHz for Intel Z170 Platform Model F4-3200C16D-32GVK
PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 850 G2 80+ GOLD, 850W ECO Mode Fully Modular 220-G2-0850-XR
I’ve enabled G-Sync, using Nvidia driver 416.34, and I’m using GeForce Experience to optimize the games. Also, I have two separate power cables connected to the RTX 2080 (rather than using a single cable that has both the 6+2 and 6 pin connector). I’ve never done any sort of overclocking or anything like that, but I wanted to find something to monitor the various sensors, etc. So, I downloaded MSI Afterburner (v4.6.0 Beta 9). So far I have to say it’s one of the handiest tools I’ve ever used.
This afternoon I did some testing. I enabled the Afterburner On Screen Display for the following settings: GPU Temp, GPU Usage, GPU Fan1, GPU Fan2, CPU Temp, CPU Usage, and FPS. I didn’t have a way to show averages over time (or at least I didn’t know where to look to find that option), so I just randomly took screen shots (that included the OSD figures at the time) while gaming, getting at least 10 examples for each of the games I was playing. And here are the results:
Game: Assassin's Creed Odyssey
GPU Temp 68.3
GPU Usage 96.4
GPU Fan 1 50.2
GPU Fan2 50.2
CPU Temp 64.0
CPU Usage 92.1
D3D11 FPS 78.5
Game: War Thunder
GPU Temp 71.6
GPU Usage 97.9
GPU Fan 1 54.1
GPU Fan2 54.1
CPU Temp 46.6
CPU Usage 22.7
D3D11 FPS 65.4
Game: Far Cry 5
GPU Temp 71.4
GPU Usage 99.0
GPU Fan 1 51.9
GPU Fan2 51.9
CPU Temp 57.9
CPU Usage 51.1
D3D11 FPS 49.1
I need some help interpreting these results. All three games seem to be using the GPU about the same – which is to say it’s being put to a lot of work. But only ACO seems to be using the CPU a lot, though I’m not sure if that’s a good thing or not. War Thunder and FC5 only seem to be making use of half of the CPU’s power. But, again, I don’t know if that’s a good thing or not.
Since I was upgrading things anyhow, I was considering getting an i7-7700 processor (since that’s the top CPU in the ASRock compatibility list for my motherboard), but before I did that I wanted to see if that’s even an issue. If War Thunder and Far Cry 5 aren’t even really pushing my i7-6700 that much, would the faster CPU make a difference at all? But of all three games, ACO seems to have the best FPS results. Is that because the CPU is helping out more compared to the other two games? And would getting the i7-7700 processor make the results even better for ACO?
Thanks in advance for any help/guidance you can provide.
Cheers!
I need some help understanding GPU/CPU bottlenecking and how to tell when one or the other might be causing issues. I just purchased an EVGA RTX 2080 XC (08G-P4-2182-KR), replacing my Gigabyte GTX 1080 G1 Gaming (GV-N1080G1 GAMING-8GD) and I can see an improvement in terms of visuals (particularly anything that has to do with lighting effects), but I’m a little surprised I’m still getting under 60 FPS on higher settings in some scenarios. For starters, here are my systems specs as of today:
Case: CoolerMaster HAF 932 Advanced Full Tower Gaming Case
Motherboard: ASRock ATX DDR4 FATAL1TY Z170 GAMING K4
CPU: Intel Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700
GPU: EVGA RTX 2080 XC (08G-P4-2182-KR)
Monitor: ASUS Swift PG278Q Gaming (1440p)
RAM: G.SKILL 32GB (2 x 16GB) Ripjaws V Series DDR4 PC4-25600 3200MHz for Intel Z170 Platform Model F4-3200C16D-32GVK
PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 850 G2 80+ GOLD, 850W ECO Mode Fully Modular 220-G2-0850-XR
I’ve enabled G-Sync, using Nvidia driver 416.34, and I’m using GeForce Experience to optimize the games. Also, I have two separate power cables connected to the RTX 2080 (rather than using a single cable that has both the 6+2 and 6 pin connector). I’ve never done any sort of overclocking or anything like that, but I wanted to find something to monitor the various sensors, etc. So, I downloaded MSI Afterburner (v4.6.0 Beta 9). So far I have to say it’s one of the handiest tools I’ve ever used.
This afternoon I did some testing. I enabled the Afterburner On Screen Display for the following settings: GPU Temp, GPU Usage, GPU Fan1, GPU Fan2, CPU Temp, CPU Usage, and FPS. I didn’t have a way to show averages over time (or at least I didn’t know where to look to find that option), so I just randomly took screen shots (that included the OSD figures at the time) while gaming, getting at least 10 examples for each of the games I was playing. And here are the results:
Game: Assassin's Creed Odyssey
GPU Temp 68.3
GPU Usage 96.4
GPU Fan 1 50.2
GPU Fan2 50.2
CPU Temp 64.0
CPU Usage 92.1
D3D11 FPS 78.5
Game: War Thunder
GPU Temp 71.6
GPU Usage 97.9
GPU Fan 1 54.1
GPU Fan2 54.1
CPU Temp 46.6
CPU Usage 22.7
D3D11 FPS 65.4
Game: Far Cry 5
GPU Temp 71.4
GPU Usage 99.0
GPU Fan 1 51.9
GPU Fan2 51.9
CPU Temp 57.9
CPU Usage 51.1
D3D11 FPS 49.1
I need some help interpreting these results. All three games seem to be using the GPU about the same – which is to say it’s being put to a lot of work. But only ACO seems to be using the CPU a lot, though I’m not sure if that’s a good thing or not. War Thunder and FC5 only seem to be making use of half of the CPU’s power. But, again, I don’t know if that’s a good thing or not.
Since I was upgrading things anyhow, I was considering getting an i7-7700 processor (since that’s the top CPU in the ASRock compatibility list for my motherboard), but before I did that I wanted to see if that’s even an issue. If War Thunder and Far Cry 5 aren’t even really pushing my i7-6700 that much, would the faster CPU make a difference at all? But of all three games, ACO seems to have the best FPS results. Is that because the CPU is helping out more compared to the other two games? And would getting the i7-7700 processor make the results even better for ACO?
Thanks in advance for any help/guidance you can provide.
Cheers!