Frame drops

[Polariux]

Hi! 

I'm getting huge frame drops while playing Metro Exodus. And also other games. 

 

My specs are:

Cpu: i5-3470, 8gb of 1300MHz ram

Gpu: RTX 2060

(possibly bying a new cpu this week) 

 

I was told that it would be a bottleneck, but I would be able so play with a little better performance until I bought a new cpu. So is it because of drivers, Windows update or the cpu, I have huge frame drops. I didnt experience them with my gtx 970

 

When I bought the rtx 2060 i didnt get much difference in fps compared to my gtx 970 (max 5-10), is this because of my cpu? Or could it be something wrong with ny rtx 2060?

[Opencircuit74]

It's most likely the CPU. That CPU (in theory) should be able to handle up to a gtx 1060/RX 580, and your graphics card is significantly more powerful than either of those. Try installing MSI Afterburner or a similar program to look at the CPU usage while in games compared to the GPU. If the CPU is at 80% or higher for most of the time, you may need to grab a new one.

[Polariux]

3 minutes ago, Opencircuit74 said:

It's most likely the CPU. That CPU (in theory) should be able to handle up to a gtx 1060/RX 580, and your graphics card is significantly more powerful than either of those. Try installing MSI Afterburner or a similar program to look at the CPU usage while in games compared to the GPU. If the CPU is at 80% or higher for most of the time, you may need to grab a new one.

The gpu %usage is really low, and the fans arent even on. 

[i_build_nanosuits]

Weak CPU, only 4 threads, only 8GB of RAM...you need a better platform to compliment that 2060 GPU otherwise it'll be hit and miss depending on the game...most demanding stuff will have framedrops and inconsistent performance.

[i_build_nanosuits]

Just now, Polariux said:

The gpu %usage is really low, and the fans arent even on. 

because the rest of the machine is holding back your graphics cards...time for upgrade...

 

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CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($164.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI - B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($114.99 @ B&H)
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($89.99 @ Amazon)
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[191x7]

17 minutes ago, Polariux said:

Hi! 

I'm getting huge frame drops while playing Metro Exodus. And also other games. 

 

My specs are:

Cpu: i5-3470, 8gb of 1300MHz ram

Gpu: RTX 2060

 

1

You'd need to upgrade your system.

Two ways:

1st - Upgrade to i7 3770(K) and additional 8GB of RAM - choose this route if you're tightly budgeted without huge upgrades in the near future

2nd - change your platform (to a Ryzen 6-core or Intel i5/i7 with 6 or more cores), this includes the CPU, MBO, and RAM. Twice the price of the 1st option, way better overall.

[Goldilock]

18 minutes ago, Polariux said:

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i5-3470 sure is old, but it's not that bad.

 

There has to be issue with your GPU driver (low utilization). Bottlenecking CPU usually ends up as occasional stutter, not low GPU usage. Just my 02 cents

[Constantin]

The ram is crap.... I think it cause a bigger problem than the cpu....