CPU matters at 4K?

[Dedayog]

Just read this article and wanted the forums take on the misleading analysis of 4k testing.  If any.

 

Nutshell;  4k needs lower settings to show how a given cpu can achieve frames befitting a users needs, that just testing on Ultra won't.

 

Thoughts?

 

https://www.techspot.com/article/2837-cpu-performance-4k-gaming/

 

[Motifator]

Increasing the resolution does not make you magically need less CPU power... IDK why some people think otherwise. You can test this yourself in some games like COD where you get info such as CPU time in the realtime graphs when enabled. You can change resolution and pretty sure it won't change to a degree that, CPU like won't matter. 

This whole ideology probably only truly applies to a case where you get like, the 40 FPS in that link...

but then, what gives? Whether you're CPU or GPU-necked, at the point of getting shit FPS, I don't think it really matters since the game then plays like shit anyways.

[emosun]

10 minutes ago, Motifator said:

Increasing the resolution does not make you magically need less CPU power... IDK why some people think otherwise

It's because every single freaken youtuber on earth keeps explaining bottlenecks horribly and lmg is no exception.

whats worse is then people here confirm the wrong explanation of it. just a never ending cycle.

[GuiltySpark_]

Steve, who wrote that article, has it in video form too. Its certainly a topic with a lot of nuance that's misunderstood quite a bit. 

 

 

[WereCat]

Yes it does if instead of trying to run max settings your goal is to achieve certain FPS target with sacrifice to graphical fidelity. 

 

Yes it matters a lot of you want to use upscaling technology like DLSS, FSR, XeSS... 

[starsmine]

1 hour ago, emosun said:

It's because every single freaken youtuber on earth keeps explaining bottlenecks horribly and lmg is no exception.

whats worse is then people here confirm the wrong explanation of it. just a never ending cycle.

I feel like every single one of them needs to take a just a couple of lectures on Amdahl's law. cause its literally the mathematical law on bottlenecks. 

its not like moors law that is just an observation. Its how computer engineers decide on what to focus on to make faster.