bottleneck RX 580 worse performance than GTX 1050 using Pentium G4560

[Vizent]

Hello everyone!
I’m currently using the Gigabyte RX 580 8GB and the Pentium G4560. I came from a GTX 1050 2GB. This should be a huge upgrade, that’s what I thought. But I didn’t know the bottleneck would make such an ENORMOUS difference. I’m getting only slightly more FPS than the GTX 1050 and it feels choppy overall. It also does not have stable FPS. It goes up and down from 70 to 150. How do I make a bottleneck more stable in FPS? It doesn’t really have to hit 144 all the time, but since I got a 144Hz Monitor I’d really like 110+ FPS ( I don’t mind playing on Low settings). Using different graphic settings doesn’t make any impact on FPS in these games I play: BF1, R6S, COD WW2. I’d prefer to play on GTX 1050 because it doesn’t have stutters/FPS drops and the 1050 is just smoother overall even on lower FPS than RX 580. Can anyone help me with this? The only thing I want is just stable FPS and a smooth experience just like on the GTX 1050. (Btw I literally have no money for CPU upgrade).

Thanks in advance!


Bonus question: will trading my non FreeSync monitor in for a FreeSync Monitor solve the stutter problem and make the overall experience smoother?

[HZapperz]

It's your cpu im pretty sure...

[unkn0wn1]

Just now, HZapperz said:

It's your cpu im pretty sure...

I would look at an upgrade to an i3 or i5

[HZapperz]

Just now, unkn0wn1 said:

I would look at an upgrade to an i3 or i5

8600k would be sufficient.

[WereCat]

Polaris cards dont do very well in CPU bottleneck scenarios compared to Pascal.

Vega on the other hand behaves very well in those conditions.

 

Your issue here though is that you want to use Pentium for 144Hz gaming where even a 4-core i5 is not very great for frame stability.

[Morgan MLGman]

6 minutes ago, HZapperz said:

8600k would be sufficient.

He cannot do that with his current motherboard as an i5-8600K requires the 300-series chipset. I suggest getting an i7-7700 as OPs motherboard is most likely a B250/H270 board, though if you can't afford it then an i5-7500 will do the job too, it just won't suffice for another GPU upgrade.

Also, about the FreeSync monitor with an RX 580, it helps with stuttering and makes the gameplay smoother for a more enjoyable experience so it's up to your budget. If you're not satisfied with your current monitor and you have an RX 580 then I don't see a reason not to get a FreeSync one as they're sometimes at almost the same price as non-FreeSync ones.

[Princess Luna]

14 minutes ago, Vizent said:

This should be a huge upgrade,

Not really, "huge" upgrade would be a 1070 / V56 but that aside did you even DDU in safe mode first when you went to install Radeon Drivers?

[Vizent]

2 hours ago, HZapperz said:

It's your cpu im pretty sure...

Yes I know its my CPU but Im just too broke to replace it.

 

[pas008]

2 hours ago, Princess Cadence said:

Not really, "huge" upgrade would be a 1070 / V56 but that aside did you even DDU in safe mode first when you went to install Radeon Drivers?

this should be answered

 

 

[Vizent]

2 hours ago, Morgan MLGman said:

He cannot do that with his current motherboard as an i5-8600K requires the 300-series chipset. I suggest getting an i7-7700 as OPs motherboard is most likely a B250/H270 board, though if you can't afford it then an i5-7500 will do the job too, it just won't suffice for another GPU upgrade.

Also, about the FreeSync monitor with an RX 580, it helps with stuttering and makes the gameplay smoother for a more enjoyable experience so it's up to your budget. If you're not satisfied with your current monitor and you have an RX 580 then I don't see a reason not to get a FreeSync one as they're sometimes at almost the same price as non-FreeSync ones.

I know I need a CPU upgrade, I just can't afford it. The thing that weird is, is that the performance of RX 580 is worse compared to GTX 1050. How can I atleast get the same fluidity as I used to have? 

 

My current monitor is within buyers mind changing time so I can trade it for free with a FreeSync monitor for free. I just don't know if it's worth all the effort of trading it in....

 

[Vizent]

2 hours ago, Princess Cadence said:

Not really, "huge" upgrade would be a 1070 / V56 but that aside did you even DDU in safe mode first when you went to install Radeon Drivers?

It actually is a huge upgrade compared to a GTX 1050, but yes, I did use DDU twice now. 

[Morgan MLGman]

4 hours ago, Vizent said:

I know I need a CPU upgrade, I just can't afford it. The thing that weird is, is that the performance of RX 580 is worse compared to GTX 1050. How can I atleast get the same fluidity as I used to have? 

 

My current monitor is within buyers mind changing time so I can trade it for free with a FreeSync monitor for free. I just don't know if it's worth all the effort of trading it in....

 

Definitely switch to a FreeSync one, do it as fast as you can as it's a huge upgrade for you - trust me.

As for getting more stable performance, I believe you can try GPU resolution upscaling via GPU drivers or locking the FPS to a value like 60FPS. Those should at least help lower the CPU usage in games.