bottlenecks?

[Projectduckhq]

So recently i discovered that the reason why my friend and I get very different FPS rates on GTA IV with the same gpu is the processor. He has an i7 while i have an a10 7700k. he gets 60 fps with graphics mods on and I get 30-40. Do you think that if I over clock it to the max (nomad clock speed is 3.4 Ghz and boost clock is 3.8 Ghz) I can get a 5-10 fps boost? 

[Aniallation]

FPS also depends on what settings and resolution you're running at.

 

But GTA IV is a horribly optimized game anyways, shouldn't use it two compare two PC's performance.

[Guest Kloaked]

Probably not.

 

Your CPU isn't that great.

[Enderman]

not really, overclocking a bad CPU can only do so much...

[Coombzy]

The i7 is a much better CPU it's just a fact and it will have higher FPS, That being said GTA IV is a badly ported game and shouldn't be used to compare the two.

[dragoon20005]

So recently i discovered that the reason why my friend and I get very different FPS rates on GTA IV with the same gpu is the processor. He has an i7 while i have an a10 7700k. he gets 60 fps with graphics mods on and I get 30-40. Do you think that if I over clock it to the max (nomad clock speed is 3.4 Ghz and boost clock is 3.8 Ghz) I can get a 5-10 fps boost? 

test with different games and also in Unigine and see the difference

 

OC the CPU side may help but with decent cooling and stable voltage

[dandrix]

At what speeds does your RAM run ? Also wouldnt hurt ocking that APU over 4 GHz.

[Projectduckhq]

At what speeds does your RAM run ? Also wouldnt hurt ocking that APU over 4 GHz.

 

Idk about 4 ghz. I heard that boost clock for it is 3.8 GHZ

[Analog]

You have a very weak processor and GTA IV is a very CPU bound game, that's pretty much. Overclocking it won't help you that much and the FPS gained will be unsubstantial. I wouldn't bother if I where you. 

[dandrix]

Idk about 4 ghz. I heard that boost clock for it is 3.8 GHZ

I mean overclock your CPU to atleast 4.1 GHz, stock running 7700K is no good, youll se improvement in fps. Also you need to understand that GTA 4 only uses 2 of your cores on the CPU cuz its an old and shitty ported game.