I7 6700K + RTX 2080 TI Bottleneck?

[glenn332]

I have an issue where both my CPU and GPU usage is not maxing out and im not using a FPS limiter or anything.

Now I am not sure if my CPU is bottlenecking or something else as nothing is maxing out usage wise.

Some videos that will show what I am talking about:

[video="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWXV8qnMTeE"][/video]

[video="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ro8lv0VW_cc"][/video]

[video="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbIFVG_-Bj0"][/video]

System:
CPU: I7 6700K - Stock speeds
GPU: RTX 2080 TI
PSU: 850 watt
MOBO: MSI Z170A Gaming M7

 

[bmockeg]

What all games do you play? What resolution do you use?

 

[glenn332]

What all games do you play? What resolution do you use?

As you can see in the videos I play GTA V and Total War Warhammer 2. However I have this issue in other games too like Lord of the Rings Shadow Of War.

For my resolution: 1440P

 

[bmockeg]

All those games are older. 1440p removes your CPU as a bottleneck and puts the heavy lifting on your GPU. These games being older, coupled with the 2080ti being a new monster card means it won't touch max usage. Every game has a limit of resources it will use, giving you a limit of max FPS. You are at the max, nothing to be concerned about. Are you having any performance issues?

 

[glenn332]

All those games are older. 1440p removes your CPU as a bottleneck and puts the heavy lifting on your GPU. These games being older, coupled with the 2080ti being a new monster card means it won't touch max usage. Every game has a limit of resources it will use, giving you a limit of max FPS. You are at the max, nothing to be concerned about. Are you having any performance issues?

Not sure but are you saying that older games can only use upto a certain percentage of resources on newer GPUs and CPUs?

No real performance issue except for the fact that every now and then I experience a stutter :S

I also need to add that when I play R6S I have 100% gpu usage and no issues at all!

 

[bmockeg]

It all depends on the game, how it is coded and optimization. How much RAM? RAM speed? 1 stick, 2? 4? What refresh rate for monitor?

 

[glenn332]

It all depends on the game, how it is coded and optimization. How much RAM? RAM speed? 1 stick, 2? 4? What refresh rate for monitor?

I have 2x 8GB DDR4 2300 mhz
And my main monitor is 1440P 144hz Gsync display, second monitor is 1080p 60hz

 

[bmockeg]

3200mhz? Stutter is probably screen stutter. Try using VSYNC and see if it improves.

 

[glenn332]

3200mhz? Stutter is probably screen stutter. Try using VSYNC and see if it improves.

I am very sorry, the DDR4 ram sticks are 2400mhz see product page:
https://azerty.nl/product/kingston/844620/hyperx-fury-ddr4-16-gb-2-x-8-gb

Also the stutter is just like around every few mins, Just a screen freeze for a second.

I just played another game (Hitman) and here it is even more obvious. Both CPU and GPU are on 60-70% usage. And I am only getting 100 fps.

[video="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbIFVG_-Bj0"][/video]

Is it still normal? This is a newer game right?

 

[bmockeg]

Every game has a max that it will use. Have You ran sone benchmarks like https://www.userbenchmark.com

 

[glenn332]

Every game has a max that it will use. Have You ran sone benchmarks like https://www.userbenchmark.com

Hey bmockeg,

Here is the result of my benchmark https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/11618037

What I find weird, is that when I lower my graphics settings from ultra to like low I get maybe a 10 fps increase

Do you think overclocking my CPU would get me a significant boost in GPU usage/FPS or will it be minimal?

 

[bmockeg]

Like I said, games have a FPS limit. You have the best GPU available. Overclocking will give you a small boost at 1080p, even smaller at 1440p.

 

[glenn332]

Like I said, games have a FPS limit. You have the best GPU available. Overclocking will give you a small boost at 1080p, even smaller at 1440p.

Alright but it is hard to imagine that 100fps is the limit for all these games?

What about upgrading the CPU to either I7 8700k or I7 9700K?

 

[RobCrezz]

Do you have a good CPU cooler?

I would try a mild overclock on the CPU and see if it improves performance or not.

 

[bmockeg]

If your CPU and GPU usage are not hitting 100% then what is more power going to do? Overclocking won't do anything unless your CPU usage is hitting 100%. Unless you have some sort of vsync on, you are maxed out.

 

[glenn332]

Do you have a good CPU cooler?

I would try a mild overclock on the CPU and see if it improves performance or not.

I have actually already tried to overclock and did the same benchmarks on 4.4ghz on my cpu and that gave me an addition 3-5 fps on average. Also my GPU and CPU both are not hitting 100% even with the overlock.

I have a closed loop water cooler.

 

[RobCrezz]

CPU doesnt need to hit 100% to bottleneck, just 1 core getting to 90+% can show a slight bottleneck.

The fact that you got an extra few fps from the overclock shows that on that game it benifits from a faster cpu.

 

[smartauthentification]

Overclock your processor and boom no bottleneck

 

[glenn332]

Overclock your processor and boom no bottleneck

I just overclocked my CPU to 4.5 GHz and the usage percentages remain the same with like a maximum of +5 fps average.

 

[RobCrezz]

Overclock your processor and boom no bottleneck

I just overclocked my CPU to 4.5 GHz and the usage percentages remain the same with like a maximum of +5 fps average.

Sounds about right.

If you increase the graphics settings you should see the GPU load go up.

 

[bmockeg]

Found some other benchmarks that show an improvement with better CPU with a 2080ti. Whats your upgrade budget?

 

[smartauthentification]

I mean overclocking is not magic. wouldn't expect high fps more

 

[glenn332]

Found some other benchmarks that show an improvement with better CPU with a 2080ti. Whats your upgrade budget?

No real budget here... however I wonder if upgrading my CPU will increase my fps by a big amount?

 

[glenn332]

Overclock your processor and boom no bottleneck

I just overclocked my CPU to 4.5 GHz and the usage percentages remain the same with like a maximum of +5 fps average.

Sounds about right.

If you increase the graphics settings you should see the GPU load go up.

I am already at max settings on all these games

 

[bmockeg]

Its looking like an upgrade to a 8700k would net you about 15-20 FPS depending on the game. Overclocking will net another 5-10FPS at 5.0Ghz.