[SOLVED] GPU limited by CPU?

[tangosket]

Hi all, hope you’re safe and well.
I built my first PC last summer, with guidance from these forums. My build uses a 6GB 1060 GPU, and a Ryzen 2200g CPU. I have no issue getting up to 300FPS on games such as CSGO and less graphically demanding greats, which is great, but when I try to play AAA titles (such as MW on release) I was up to 80fps on ultra (Which Is great) but I would often experience audio stuttering and cutting out entirely, in addition to the game having frequent freezes for a couple of seconds at a time. I have tried running fortnite and everytime I play a match upon opening the game, it takes at LEAST 3 or 4 minutes to just render in the buildings and terrain; something my 2014 Xbox one can do instantly.

Is my CPU holding me back? If so, must I stick with an AMD CPU if using my MSI Gaming B450?

Many thanks.

 

[sizzling]

What’s the full pc spec? How full are the drives where Windows and games are stored.

 

[tangosket]

What’s the full pc spec? How full are the drives where Windows and games are stored.

Windows is stored on an SSD, games are stored on a 1TB HDD which is about at half capacity, and Fortnite is on a 2TB External hard drive.

The full PC specs are

GPU: GTX 1060 6GB
CPU: Ryzen 2200g
Mobo: Msi gaming plus b450
RAM: Corsair 8GB x2
PSU: 650W Corsair
Storage: 220GB SSD, 1TB HDD, 2TB Ext HDD

 

[sizzling]

Windows is stored on an SSD, games are stored on a 1TB HDD which is about at half capacity, and Fortnite is on a 2TB External hard drive.

The full PC specs are

GPU: GTX 1060 6GB
CPU: Ryzen 2200g
Mobo: Msi gaming plus b450
RAM: Corsair 8GB x2
PSU: 650W Corsair
Storage: 220GB SSD, 1TB HDD, 2TB Ext HDD

Using an external drive probably explains the long load times for Fortnite. Try moving it to an internal drive.

CODMW is very cpu demanding and it can use 12 of the 16 threads my 3700x has. What is your cpu usage on each core/thread when in game? To lower the cpu load you can try capping your FPS at 60 and see if it helps.

 

[QwerkyPengwen]

external hard drive (I'm assuming using USB) is definitely going to bottleneck data being pulled off the drive and loaded into RAM and then sent to GPU.
That would explain the graphics pop in and slow load time for the assets in Fortnite.

Freezes, audio issues, and all that other fun stuff could be due to poor performing HDD, could be you have single channel RAM, could be something messed up with Windows itself.

Could just be that your CPU is 4cores and 4threads and severely limited in terms of CPU horsepower for games like MW at ultra max settings or whatever.
Hard to say at this point in time.

 

[tangosket]

external hard drive (I'm assuming using USB) is definitely going to bottleneck data being pulled off the drive and loaded into RAM and then sent to GPU.
That would explain the graphics pop in and slow load time for the assets in Fortnite.

Freezes, audio issues, and all that other fun stuff could be due to poor performing HDD, could be you have single channel RAM, could be something messed up with Windows itself.

Could just be that your CPU is 4cores and 4threads and severely limited in terms of CPU horsepower for games like MW at ultra max settings or whatever.
Hard to say at this point in time.

Using an external drive probably explains the long load times for Fortnite. Try moving it to an internal drive.

CODMW is very cpu demanding and it can use 12 of the 16 threads my 3700x has. What is your cpu usage on each core/thread when in game? To lower the cpu load you can try capping your FPS at 60 and see if it helps.

Much appreciated lads, thank you. I’ll try moving them to an internal and see if it makes much difference. Cheers.

 

[RTX 2080]

It's already been said, but in addition to the HDD, your CPU is not well suited to COD MW. A 4 core / 4 thread CPU is starting to bottleneck a bunch of different games these days, and Modern Warfare in particular is very CPU intensive.

If you can afford it, I'd recommend a CPU upgrade. The sweet spot is probably something like the Ryzen 3600: it has 6 cores / 12 threads and a higher boost clock than your current CPU as well.

 

[sizzling]

While I agree that a 4 thread cpu is not suited to COD MW and modern AAA games if the OP is getting 80fps when suffering issues my suggestion of capping the FPS at 60 may be enough to delay the need to upgrade.

 

[tangosket]

While I agree that a 4 thread cpu is not suited to COD MW and modern AAA games if the OP is getting 80fps when suffering issues my suggestion of capping the FPS at 60 may be enough to delay the need to upgrade.

It's already been said, but in addition to the HDD, your CPU is not well suited to COD MW. A 4 core / 4 thread CPU is starting to bottleneck a bunch of different games these days, and Modern Warfare in particular is very CPU intensive.

If you can afford it, I'd recommend a CPU upgrade. The sweet spot is probably something like the Ryzen 3600: it has 6 cores / 12 threads and a higher boost clock than your current CPU as well.

I’ll certainly think about upgrading the CPU, at the time of buying I was considering the 3600 but cheaped out. Many thanks.

 

[sizzling]

I’ll certainly think about upgrading the CPU, at the time of buying I was considering the 3600 but cheaped out. Many thanks.

If you do decide to upgrade I would try and wait until 4000 series releases. It would be good to see the options but also should push down the price of the 3600. Last I read 4000 series is expected in October.

 

[tangosket]

If you do decide to upgrade I would try and wait until 4000 series releases. It would be good to see the options but also should push down the price of the 3600. Last I read 4000 series is expected in October.

Good idea, perfect timing as it happens.