ASUS ROG RX460 FPS problems

[ktheavenger]

Hi everyone, I'm a new member and I'm not sure if i posted on the correct sub-forum and sorry for the bad English. English ain't my first language hehe..

 

So i recently bought a new ASUS ROG STRIX-RX460 4GB graphics card. Before purchasing the graphics card, i watched linus's videos on Youtube to get a good understanding of what the card can do. From the video, The RX460 should be getting above 90 FPS for these 3 games which is Dota 2, CSGO and overwatch on 1080p High settings(MAX). But after testing the card myself, it proved otherwise. I was not getting the FPS that i hoped to get for those 3 games. I feel like my RX460 is not performing as it should be. I'll provide information on my rig down below

 

CPU: AMD FX-6350 six core processor

GPU: ASUS ROG STRIX-RX460

RAM: 12GB DDR3 

MOBO: ASUS M5A97 R2.0

HARD DRIVE: Transcend 120GB SSD(ALL MY GAMES AND WINDOWS STORED THERE) and Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7.2KRPM(For storage)

MONITOR: Samung 21.5 inch 60hz

Power supply: Gigabyte PoweRock KX420

 

So the question is, what is holding back my RX460 from performing as it should be? my guess is the Power supply because it's pretty cheap and i don't see it getting reviews. But are there any factors to consider other than the power supply? Help from the community means so much for me. Thanks in advance

 

[Skiiwee29]

your CPU is holding you back. 

[Droidbot]

linus tests with high end CPUs

 

a 6350 is old. that's your bottleneck here

[Shadestones]

As always, make sure your graphics card driver is up-to-date.

I can say with confidence that the RX 460 cannot drive Overwatch at 1080p completely maxed, but rather the "Ultra" preset at nearly 80 FPS. Your CPU may also be a limiting factor in this scenario as it is quite old and under-powered to drive modern titles.

 

If your power supply was the issue, I imagine you'd be noticing a lot more problems than FPS drops while gaming.

[ktheavenger]

9 minutes ago, legacy99 said:

your CPU is holding you back. 

The CPU is 3 years old. But from the videos and reviews i read, the fx6350 should not bottleneck the rx460. is it because of the age of the CPU or it's just the fx6350 being super bad for a CPU

[Skiiwee29]

1 minute ago, ktheavenger said:

The CPU is 3 years old. But from the videos and reviews i read, the fx6350 should not bottleneck the rx460. is it because of the age of the CPU or it's just the fx6350 being super bad for a CPU

The CPU for you may be 3 years old, but the architecture the CPU is built on is about 6 or 7 years old... it is horrible for gaming these days and is most definitely your bottleneck in your setup. 

[ktheavenger]

1 minute ago, legacy99 said:

The CPU for you may be 3 years old, but the architecture the CPU is built on is about 6 or 7 years old... it is horrible for gaming these days and is most definitely your bottleneck in your setup. 

understood hehe.. do you have any options for an upgrade? I prefer AMD over intel. and i don't like to spend so much on a CPU

[AugOwnz]

5 minutes ago, ktheavenger said:

understood hehe.. do you have any options for an upgrade? I prefer AMD over intel. and i don't like to spend so much on a CPU

Ryzen 5 1600 or 1600x if you dont wanna spend much. They still have 6 cores like the fx 6350.

[Droidbot]

6 minutes ago, ktheavenger said:

understood hehe.. do you have any options for an upgrade? I prefer AMD over intel. and i don't like to spend so much on a CPU

AMD have come out with their new Zen architecture and AM4 platform. The cheapest way to get started now would be a R5 1400 (4 cores 8 threads) or a 1600 (6 cores 12 threads), a cheap AM4 motherboard (avoid A320, go for B350 so you can OC), and 8GBs of DDR4. 

[ktheavenger]

3 minutes ago, Droidbot said:

AMD have come out with their new Zen architecture and AM4 platform. The cheapest way to get started now would be a R5 1400 (4 cores 8 threads) or a 1600 (6 cores 12 threads), a cheap AM4 motherboard (avoid A320, go for B350 so you can OC), and 8GBs of DDR4. 

where i come from, a ryzen 5 1600 and B350 mobo will cost me 1,700. that's basically a month of my salary =( everything in the US is cheaper =(