Low FPS w/ GTX 1060

[herounit]

Hi there!

I've recently upgraded to a GTX 1060 from a GTX 760. However, I'm not getting the performance I thought I would get.

For an example, in a graphics intensive game such as BDO (Black Desert Online), when fighting monsters and such, I get around 50~FPS, but when using skills I drop to around 40~ FPS. In busy towns, I drop to around 20-30 FPS as well. This is really similar to my performance with my old GTX.

Is there something I've done wrong? I've upgraded my drivers (376.33 w/ NVidia) and I have a powerful enough of a power supply @ 520W. Perhaps my CPU is "bottlenecking" my GPU, or at least I believe that's how the term is used?

Here's a picture of my specs if it will help.
(http://puu.sh/t3oii/05fc07c884.png)
If you need anything else, please let me know and I'll try to provide it!

Any help is GREATLY appreciated. Thank you very much.

 

[Denkata121]

Well the FX series is 4 years old now to it may be the cpu. Apart from that i cant think of anything else

 

[herounit]

I figured it might be my CPU bottlenecking the GPU. Do you have any suggestions?
Would overclocking help at all or would now be the optimal time to consider upgrading CPUs? Thank you for your input.

 

[Denkata121]

the term is isued like that and it means the spu is slowing down the performance and not the GPU and dont overclock it unles you have a very good motherboard and cooler and idk i realy dint know why are you getting such bad FPS.I am really sorry 🙁

 

[atomicWAR]

It does sound like a CPU bottleneck. easiest way to check is to drop a games settings and resolution as low as they go and see the frame rate you get. What ever it is that is the max frame rate your CPU is capable of. No matter how great a GPU you have your stuck with it. As for an upgrade...I would hold off for the Ryzen launch in January. Worst case it stinks and you go intel...best case it rocks and you get a better CPU for the price and intel has to lower it's prices....somewhere in the middle, Intel likely still has to respond by lowering prices some and you still get a cheaper upgrade. Now is a bad time to upgrade with a CPU launch so close. Overclocking will help assuming your motherboard, PSU and cooling are up to the task. It would buy you some time for sure.