Potential Bottleneck

[JJEmerson]

Hi there, will an i3-7100 bottleneck a gtx 1060 3GB mini graphics card? Or should I get a gtx 1050 ti mini 4GB instead?

I will mostly be playing fortnite, so if this changes which graphics card I should get, please take it into account.

Many thanks

[3 Lions]

In games that need CPU horsepower then you will have a CPU bottleneck. 

[aezakmi]

you could get an RX 580 it's the same price than the 1060, offers similar performance and has more memory

do consider upgrading the cpu in the future

[Snipergod87]

Fortnight is a bit CPU hungry.  (My friend got a huge FPS boost OCing his 2600k from stock to 4.4Ghz, he plays @ 1080p 144hz)

What resolution are you going to be playing at?

[Origami Cactus]

Those damn bottleneck posts. Instead of downgrading your gpu, how about upgrading your cpu?

Do you really think that if you are going with a 1050ti you are going to get more fps than with a 1060? NO.

 

You are not going to get more fps on weaker hardware, even if you are not going to be bottlenecked.

 

 

[JJEmerson]

Just now, Snipergod87 said:

Fortnight is a bit CPU hungry.

What resolution are you going to be playing at?

1920x1080.

I am currently playing fortnite using i3-7100 and gtx 1050 2GB, and it runs fine apart from occasional jumps, and a low frame rate which I want to increase. 

Thanks for getting back to me

[JJEmerson]

2 minutes ago, Origami Cactus said:

Those damn bottleneck posts. Instead of downgrading your gpu, how about upgrading your cpu?

Do you really think that if you are going with a 1050ti you are going to get more fps than with a 1060? NO.

 

You are not going to get more fps on weaker hardware, even if you are not going to be bottlenecked.

 

 

I'm not downgrading my gpu, I am currently using gtx 1050 with the i3-7100, so I am wanting to upgrade my gpu so I can increase fps, but wanted to make sure my cpu wouldn't bottleneck a gtx 1060 if I bought it.

[Origami Cactus]

1 minute ago, JJEmerson said:

I'm not downgrading my gpu, I am currently using gtx 1050 with the i3-7100, so I am wanting to upgrade my gpu so I can increase fps, but wanted to make sure my cpu wouldn't bottleneck a gtx 1060 if I bought it.

It will bottleneck in cpu intensive games, but in gpu intensive games you will get more fps with a 1060 than with a 1050ti.

[Snipergod87]

Best way to be sure on what to upgrade is play fornight, and watch your GPU and CPU load.

If your CPU is at 100% than thats what is holding you back

If your GPU is @ 100% than that is what is holding you back

[JJEmerson]

3 minutes ago, Origami Cactus said:

It will bottleneck in cpu intensive games, but in gpu intensive games you will get more fps with a 1060 than with a 1050ti.

ok thank you

[JJEmerson]

1 minute ago, Snipergod87 said:

Best way to be sure on what to upgrade is play fornight, and watch your GPU and CPU load.

If your CPU is at 100% than thats what is holding you back

If your GPU is @ 100% than that is what is holding you back

Ok thank you, I will do

[Firewrath9]

Consider upgrading to 8th gen,  a 8100 is basically a 7500 or ryzen as a 1300x /2300x is better becuase of OC capability than the i5-7500.