[SOLVED] How hard is this bottleneck?

[julienruc]

Hi all,

My friend just asked me for some help trying to solve his issue. He's getting lower FPS in Fortnite than expected after an upgrade. After getting some earnings through an in-game event, he upgraded his GT1030 to a 1650 Super, which I've heard has comparable performance to a GTX 1060 6GB. He's only getting 120 fps average as opposed to180 fps average after watching some reviews of the 1650 Super on Youtube.

After checking his specs, this is his current build:

• i3 7100
• Not sure which board he has
• 2x4 GB 2400Mhz
• 5400 Rpm HDD
• Some cheap 400W 80+ unit from a local brand I don't recognise

Noye: Temps are fine. CPU 50c under load. GPU 70c under load.

I'm suspecting a bottleneck but it seems odd to me that the bottleneck from that CPU would be that big.

What do you guys think?

 

[Dunlop0078]

What is GPU and CPU usage while playing with vsync off? That will show if you are CPU bottlenecked or not.

What settings and resolution is he running?

I would be pretty happy with a steady 120fps considering that GPU and CPU pairing. Here are some benchmarks of a 1650 super paired with an 8700k. The only time average FPS exceeds 120fps is 1080p medium and low or 1440p low settings.

https://www.gpucheck.com/compare-ga...-8700k-3-70ghz-vs-intel-core-i7-8700k-3-70ghz

 

[julienruc]

He is using competitive settings. So everything is at the lowest except for view distance, which is on the highest setting.

I personally have a GTX 1060 6GB, which I've heard offers similar performance to the 1650 Super, yet I'm well over 200fps when I use the same settings as he does. I just find it strange that the bottleneck would be that strong.

I will get back to you shortly with CPU and GPU usage.

 

[TerryLaze]

I personally have a GTX 1060 6GB, which I've heard offers similar performance to the 1650 Super, yet I'm well over 200fps when I use the same settings as he does. I just find it strange that the bottleneck would be that strong.

He has 2 cores you have 8, 120FPS is fine for 2 cores.

 

[julienruc]

So it is just that big of a bottleneck then. I will come back with those usage % to answer @dunlop's question.

 

[Vic 40]

How is ram usage? If that slow hd get's involved might that hinder too.