My Processor is Bottleneck my Sapphire r7 260x (need PRO Technician and IT)

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I recently upgrade my video card to r7 260x, I uninstall my old gpu driver and installed the latest driver for my current card. My problem is im having poor performance, low fps and few stuttering,
i try to compare my performance to some youtube gameplay of r7 260x and my fps is like 10-30fps lower..
Ex. of games:
AC 4
Settings: @1024x768 (Square Monitor) all high (except godrays), all on (except v-sync), AA FXAA, Ambient Occ. SSAO
FPS: 30-50fps, but drops to 24-28 in some places (in market and places with lots of people)

Youtube FPS Test:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPg01yCOZvU&list=UUs5-k...
this is what i should be getting take not his resolution is 1080p

Prototype 2
Settings: Maxed Out @1024x768
FPS: 28-50fps, bot mostly 30-40fps

Youtube FPS Test:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-xfQARjpDM
My card is slightly better than this card, but still my performance is worse compare to him

Nba 2k15
Settings: AAx4, AAqualityx0, V-sync: On Texture: High, Player: High, Crowd: Low,
Special Effects: off, Shader: Low @1024x768
Camera Angle: Drive, Zoom-1, Height-10
FPS: 45-60fps, when inbounding ball i get 50-55fps, fps often drops to 45-50fps when someone dunks


My Specs:

AMD Phenom II x4 955 Black Edition @3.2ghz (default clock speed)
Sapphire r7 260x 2gb gddr5 1x DVI Version
4gb ddr3 1333mhz
Asrock 960 gc-gs fx
PSU: Thermaltake TR2-500w http://www.thermaltake.com/products-model.aspx?id=c_000...
My monitors resolution is 4:3 @1024x768 (square monitor)
 
Solution
Kevin2015
Try turning down your resolution to 900/768/720 whatever option you have while keeping the exact same settings. If your framerate goes up, your cpu is likely not bottlenecking.

Even if your GPU is better than the 650ti on paper or in other benchmarks, it could easily fall behind in one specific game for a variety of reasons. If you have a specific benchmark for the 650ti on prototype 2 comparing directly to the 260x it might be relevant, otherwise it's not a great metric.

Like I said though, I run the 260x on an Athlon x4 640, which is lower in performance than your CPU and I'm not bottlenecking. I also run at 768p, since that's my monitors max resolution. Unless your CPU is not performing right it's very unlikely it's causing a...
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The examples you are comparing to aren't proper comparisons. The AC4 video doesn't even show the FPS, you just take the guy's word for it.

The Proto 2 video is a different GPU from a different vendor. I"m not familiar with that game but it's possible it just runs on Nvidia better or that it runs on that specific GPU better.

If you want to see if your processor is bottlenecking your GPU use MSI afterburner on screen display and look at your GPU usage. If it stays at 100% your processor is unlikely to be bottlenecking.

It's very unlikely your CPU is bottlenecking that GPU. I have a rig using an Athlon x4 640 and a 260x. At default clocks the athlon does not bottleneck the 260x in any of the games I"ve played.
 
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About the AC 4, actually im talking to him right now on facebook, hes the one who help me find this page because he said someone can help me with my problem so i believe hes telling the truth about the fps in his video,

About the prototype 2, my gpu is better in performance compare to gtx 650 ti
 
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also take note while playing AC 4, i observe set my settings to
all high...godray-low...AA-msaax4...soft shadow(high)....HBAO(hight)... all on except vsync
and i compare my fps to this settings
all high...godray-low...AA-FXAA..shadow(high)...SSAO...all on except vsync?
yet my fps is still the same
 
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Try turning down your resolution to 900/768/720 whatever option you have while keeping the exact same settings. If your framerate goes up, your cpu is likely not bottlenecking.

Even if your GPU is better than the 650ti on paper or in other benchmarks, it could easily fall behind in one specific game for a variety of reasons. If you have a specific benchmark for the 650ti on prototype 2 comparing directly to the 260x it might be relevant, otherwise it's not a great metric.

Like I said though, I run the 260x on an Athlon x4 640, which is lower in performance than your CPU and I'm not bottlenecking. I also run at 768p, since that's my monitors max resolution. Unless your CPU is not performing right it's very unlikely it's causing a bottleneck.
 
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Solution


yes, an FX6300 will fix the bottleneck.... but why upgrade when you can overclock for free and get the same result...

get a good cpu cooler if you dont have one... and overclock it to 3.9ghz

 
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What FPS are you getting?

[strike]Try going from 1080 to 768, if your desired resolution is 1080 (or any resolutions in between).

Going from 768 to 600 isn't going to tell you if your bottlenecking at 1080, it will tell if you are bottlenecking at 768.

Not sure what the default settings are that you are using, but you will want to put that settings at what you plan to actually use at 1080. It's possible your CPU will bottleneck with really low graphic settings, but that doesnt' mean it's bottlenecking with the settings you actually plan to use. Ideally you probably want to find settings that run the program at 60 fps (provided you have a 60 Hz monitor and want to display as many frames as possible) on 1080p then go down to 768 and see if the FPS goes up. If it does, you aren't bottlenecked by the CPU at 1080. Using 60 fps to test is conditional on the game not having a FPS cap.

[/strike]Edit: Apologies, I just looked over this thread again and realized your running at 1024x768. To used to people using 1080 I guess. So I've edited and copied the above to provide you with the proper information based on 1024x768.

Not sure what the default settings are that you are using, but you will want to put that settings at what you plan to actually use at 768. It's possible your CPU will bottleneck with really low graphic settings, but that doesn't mean it's bottlenecking with the settings you actually plan to use. Ideally you probably want to find settings that run the program at 60 fps (provided you have a 60 Hz monitor and want to display as many frames as possible) on 768p then go down to 600 and see if the FPS goes up. If it does, you aren't bottlenecked by the CPU at 768. Using 60 fps to test is conditional on the game not having a FPS cap. If you aren't concerned about getting 60 fps, just use whatever settings you plan to use while playing the actual game, then drop the resolution a notch and see if it changes.

From what I know AC 4 is capped at 60 fps. SO to test in that game you will want to use the settings that give you 30-50 fps provided that you actually plan to play the game at those settings.
 
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okay sir
as ive said i already tried the resolution thing on NBA 2k15
my settings is

@1024x768 resolution
AA 4, quality=0
Texture=Medium... Player=high...Crowd=low...Special Effects=off...Shader=high
-fps is 45-60fps, drops to 45 when zooming in cut scenes or, when i perform a dunk, alley-oop
-50-55fps when inbounding ball
-often drops to 50-55fps

@800x600
STILL THE SAME SETTINGS AND FPS

about Assassins Creed 4
no matter how much i lower the settings or the resolution
in some places i get like 35-45fps
but in few places no matter what settings my fps drops to 24-28fps
to be particular in markets, forrest, crowded places

 
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Probably bottlenecked @ the cpu then.
 
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