Is my RTX 2080 underperforming or was I expecting too much?

[lwoodyy]

Hi all,

 

So I've recently moved to PC gaming after being a long time console player, I'm using the following build:

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 2700

RAM: 16GB Corsair Vengeance 3000MHZ (2x8)

GPU: MSI GeForce RTX 2080 VENTUS

Storage: 250GB SSD (OS and my very few games are on here) & 2TB HDD (currently unused).

MOBO: B450M PRO-VDH V2

PSU: 650W 80+ PSU

 

The only true benchmark I've done so far is the Valley Benchmark and at 4k with everything maxed out I'm getting around 1650 with an average frame rate of around 39/40.

 

In terms of games in single player Battlefield V I'm getting 40-50 FPS at 4k with everything maxed out and maybe slightly better (45-55FPS) on the Witcher 3 at 4K ultra.

 

I was kind of hoping I'd be able to play most games at 4K 60, especially "older" titles like the Witcher.

 

Was I expecting too much from my build or do you think it's underperforming?

 

Thanks 

 

[MrTiC]

Youre expecting to much

Drop settings from ultra to high or drop res to something like 1800p

[Jurrunio]

I suspect the CPU to hold back the GPU occassionally, but you're requirements are really only doable on a 2080TI.

[RotoCoreOne]

For BFV are you running RTX - ON? As for the witcher 3 do you have hairworks enabled?

[DailyProcrastinator]

You don't seem far off, I recommend OC'ing that CPU as much as you can. And as for the Whitcher despite being a few years old it is very graphically intense even by today's standards, I think you are expecting too much. 

 

This is with a 2700x but gives you a better idea:

 

[lwoodyy]

10 minutes ago, RotoCoreOne said:

For BFV are you running RTX - ON? As for the witcher 3 do you have hairworks enabled?

Off on both.

[RotoCoreOne]

23 minutes ago, lwoodyy said:

Off on both.

Hm...

I'm not home right now to test, but looking at online benchmarks like guru3d you should average between 50-63 fps on bf:v. Should also perform similarly on witcher 3. I don't think there'd be a huge difference with the amd or intel since at 4k cpu performance is nearly equalized... Are you sure your ram is running at 3000mhz? I dunno how much it helps but I'd set power management to performance as well.

[Hans Power]

As a reference on my system (in my signature) I can play Monster Hunter World with everything maxed out at 1080p but I still get drops to ~55FPS in some situations and both CPU and GPU reach 100% load sometimes and this is with a +400Mhz Overclock on the CPU and a +200Mhz OC on the GPU. Completely maxed out settings can really grill your system in some games so going as fast as possible isn't as overkill as you might think. Initially I wanted to go for an RTX 2060 but I decided to go with an RTX 2070 instead in the end and I'm super happy that I did cause some games really need that edge for max settings at 1080p.

 

Edit: To figure out if your system is performing as it should I'd download something like HWmonitor or HWInfo64 and then check CPU and GPU utilization. If one of those goes to 100% load when the framerate drops below 60 in Witcher 3 for example you know that your system is performing as it should and you'll also figure out if your CPU or your GPU acts as a bottleneck in certain situations during gameplay.

 

Edit2: So, I just checked the Witcher and in 4K it drops to as low as 40FPS, so your performance seems about right.