Ryzen 1600 and GTX 1080 bottleneck at 1080p 21:9?

[pieck]

I've heard that at 1080p the GTX 1080 will most likely be bottlenecked by the Ryzen 1600.
So will that be the same situation for 2560 x 1080p?

Note: I don't care about overkill, I'm mainly concerned about if it will bottleneck or not.

 

[chemmajorp53]

Yes, but so will any processor in most games at that small of a resolution. A GTX 1060/1070 would make more sense if you could find them at regular prices. A GTX 1080 at 60hz 1080p ultrawide is pretty overkill

 

[pieck]

Yes, but so will any processor in most games at that small of a resolution. A GTX 1060/1070 would make more sense if you could find them at regular prices. A GTX 1080 at 60hz 1080p ultrawide is pretty overkill

Will 75 hz make a difference?

 

[Chugalug_]

Processors like the 1600 don't really bottleneck @chemmajorp.
It won't even be fully utilized due to the engine, by that logic, then every system on earth is bottlenecked one way or another, where it only really applies to where the CPU is limiting the graphics card.
Kind of an annoying term.

The extra power of the 1080 will definitely help at that res to push settings.
@OP, it'll be perfectly fine, enjoy!

 

[10tacle]

At 1080p resolution, the Ryzen will hold that GTX 1080 back in most games. At 1440p and up, little to not at all. Here are a few benchmarks on with a Ryzen 1600 using a GTX 1080. You can see for yourself comparing the resolution settings.

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/amd_ryzen_5_1600_review,18.html
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/amd_ryzen_5_1600_review,19.html

If you run say a 144Hz G-sync 1080p gaming monitor, this is crucial. A difference in Tomb Raider at 1080p from 112FPS with the Ryzen to 139FPS with an i7 6700K is big (to the tune of a nearly 25% difference). And yes, if your eyes are good, you can tell the difference between 112FPS and 139FPS with matching monitor Hz.

 

[chemmajorp53]

Every system on earth is "bottlenecked" in some capacity, at any specific task your computer is only as fast as the slowest part being used by the task. Not sure how you can deny that the single core performance isn't going to be the limiting factor in gaming with a GTX 1080 at 1080p

 

[Chugalug_]

It can be overclocked to 3.8GHz easily, it's justifiable due to it's good price to performance metric and higher thread count.