Is a resolution bottleneck really a thing?

[baizboyyy]

So I've been experiencing low fps on a 980ti (people are saying i shouldnt be complaining, but i spent £450 on it, I'm not settling for a lower fps than a 970). One person has said that because I'm playing in 1080P, I'm getting worse fps. However, there are posts on forums saying that a resolution bottleneck is non-existent. I don't want to spend an extra £150 on a 1440P g-sync monitor if I will get the same/better performance on a 1080P g-sync monitor (I don't think that the 1440P monitors are worth the extra £150 for the slightly better image)

 

[Speedster]

Which games and settings do you try to play with while getting wrost fps?
Resolution can't cause a bottleneck.

 

[baizboyyy]

Which games and settings do you try to play with while getting wrost fps?
Resolution can't cause a bottleneck.

Mainly CS:GO, but also fallout 4 and H1Z1. I can only get ~200 fps in CS:GO which isn't bad, but my friends 970 gets 300 fps.

 

[Speedster]

Which games and settings do you try to play with while getting wrost fps?
Resolution can't cause a bottleneck.

Mainly CS:GO, but also fallout 4 and H1Z1. I can only get ~200 fps in CS:GO which isn't bad, but my friends 970 gets 300 fps.

And in fallout 4? (in the highest setting)

 

[baizboyyy]

Which games and settings do you try to play with while getting wrost fps?
Resolution can't cause a bottleneck.

Mainly CS:GO, but also fallout 4 and H1Z1. I can only get ~200 fps in CS:GO which isn't bad, but my friends 970 gets 300 fps.

And in fallout 4? (in the highest setting)

I vary from 30-50 fps, and I only hit 60 in very uncluttered places

 

[Speedster]

Your Vsync is off?
I saw in youtube a framerate test on fallout 4 with 1080P and higest settings. 60FPS consistently

 

[k1114]

Check usage of cpu/gpu/ram and make sure everything is at full speed when gaming. When checking cpu usage, look at the cores not just total. If 1 core is near 100%, that's the problem. Check processes and see if anything else is uses resources when it shouldn't be.

 

[baizboyyy]

Your Vsync is off?
I saw in youtube a framerate test on fallout 4 with 1080P and higest settings. 60FPS consistently

my vsync is on, im just not hitting 60 fps

 

[baizboyyy]

Check usage of cpu/gpu/ram and make sure everything is at full speed when gaming. When checking cpu usage, look at the cores not just total. If 1 core is near 100%, that's the problem. Check processes and see if anything else is uses resources when it shouldn't be.

ok thanks i will do

 

[Speedster]

Vsync cam make a really big problems. if you even hit only 59 fps or so, it'll automatically decrease to 30fps or so, depends on your refresh rate

 

[baizboyyy]

Should I take it off then?

 

[Speedster]

i would recommend you to turn it off and then check if there is any improvement in fps. if so, keep it off. Otherwise, probably Vsync is not the problem.