Question Will a Intel Core i3 9100F Bottleneck with AMD Radeon RX 6600

[Spiderkeys]

And I have 16GIG, I just brought the card today, and wonder if this card is too good for this low-budget PC ?

 

[Dj0gany]

Not at all, they are a really good match.

 

[Spiderkeys]

Thanks I was worried I just played GTA V and it plays great at 1080p.

 

[Dj0gany]

Thanks I was worried I just played GTA V and it plays great at 1080p.

Its a really good entry level system!

 

[geofelt]

There is no such thing as "bottlenecking"
If, by that, you mean that upgrading a cpu or graphics card can
somehow lower your performance or FPS.
A better term might be limiting factor.
That is where adding more cpu or gpu becomes increasingly
less effective.

"play great" is the operative consideration.
You are good.
But, for future consideration,
games like GTAV tend to be cpu heavy, particularly in the single threaded performance,

You might want to run the cpu-Z bench on your 9100f and look at the single thread rating.
It should be something like 475:

CPU-Z Benchmark for Intel Core i3-9100F (1T) - CPU-Z VALIDATOR

Best CPU performance - 64-bit - August 2023

valid.x86.fr

 

[Spiderkeys]

Thanks @geofelt, there's still things i got to address, while GTA V and IV seem so far to play much better than expected, GTA Trilogy/Definately Editions is full of instability, lag and desktop crashes, new Windows 10 installation, maybe bad Direct X or runtime installs who knows

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

Hey there,

I'd have to disagree with the other posters a little.

Your CPU is a 4c/4t CPU. It is limited in modern gaming. As you've pointed out some games will run well, those less demanding or a couple of years old.

Sadly, today, modern games need a lot of CPU horsepower, and not just single thread performance. There are many games that use more than a single thread, and some that use up to 6 cores. Anytime your CPU hits 100% usage you will immediately feel laggy and lose FPS.

The 6600 is a very good 1080p GPU. If your CPU is limited (and 4 cores only), then you may experience this more and more.