[SOLVED] Will Rx 580 bottleneck with i5 3rd gen

[masabmuhammad2005]

Can I use Rx 580 with i5 3 Rd gen because I have a PC laying it have i5 3570 just need psu and gpu can it play games at 1080p high

 

[Mr.Spock]

not really, just depends on the FPS and resolution you play at

 

[dorsai]

I assume you meant the i5 3570, which will bottleneck the 580...the 580 will easily handle 1080p gaming and can even do well with med settings at 1440p.

 

[sizzling]

Which cpu do you mean? Either i7 3770 or a different i5? Old quad core i5’s are really struggling in modern AAA games regardless of gpu choice.

 

[Karadjgne]

Cpu cannot bottleneck a gpu. Period. Cpu sets the fps limits. Gpu lives upto that limit, or fails, depending on resolution and detail settings. Game codes vary depending on the title.

You'll find some games are more cpu depending, that'll put a lower ceiling on fps and the gpu has no issues keeping up. In some games they are gpu bound, so the gpu won't reach the fps limits set by cpu.

A bottleneck is where a component slows down the flow of info. Since the cpu sets the info, it's not slowing anything down, it is whatever it is. Just because the gpu isn't being fully utilized by that game doesn't make the cpu a bottleneck. Different game, different results.

If anything here is a bottleneck, it's the i5 itself, all 4 cores/4 threads, but only in comparison to the I7 3770/k with 4 cores/8 threads. In some cpu thread heavy games, there will be a backlog as there's only so many threads available for use, that the hyperthreading would alleviate.

But other than that, an i5-3570/i7-3770 will pair up perfectly fine with an RTX2080ti, if used at 4k resolution. That i5/i7 with Rx580, no problems at 1080p, just don't expect great fps outputs on some games, but you will be able to run high-ultra and not drop fps either.

 

[masabmuhammad2005]

Which cpu do you mean? Either i7 3770 or a different i5? Old quad core i5’s are really struggling in modern AAA games regardless of gpu choice.

i5 3470

 

[sizzling]

i5 3470

There are many newer games where your cpu will prevent you getting a stable 60fps. A RX580 can achieve 60fps in any game at 1080p if you carefully select game settings. The 3450 and 580 are a good pairing but in more cpu heavy games don’t expect 60 FPS.

 

[SHMILY]

If you know how to "OC" the i5 3470 (+0.4Ghz), you still can play most AAAgames at 1080P with RX580