Why my PC performance is getting worse after I upgraded my graphics card?

Imgoshlok · Jul 3, 2016

Recently I upgraded my graphics cards form gtx 970 to gtx 1070.

For example, I tested my graphics card in battlefield 4 ultra setting , the fps rate is not very impressive, sometimes it drops to 50-40 fps. Maybe even the 1070 minimum fps worse than gtx 970?

Here is my computer specs:

CPU: Intel i5 4460 @ 3.2ghz
GPU: Asus Geforce GTX 1070 Founder Edition (before is Gigabyte Gtx 970 )
Motherboard : Gigabyte b85m gaming 3
RAM: Kingston 8gb ddr3 1600mhz x2
HDD : Toshiba 1tb 3.5 Hard disk
PSU : Cooler master V550 (80plus)

OS: Windows 7 pro 64bit
DirectX 11

Here is my testing video (gtx 1070 battlefield 4)
https://youtu.be/Si6R6roxCnY

Can anyone tell me why my 1070 seems bad plz ?
Is it my CPU not strong enough or any
problem?

Trafalgar747 · Jul 3, 2016

Have you tried re installing your graphics card drivers?

Imgoshlok · Jul 3, 2016

Yeah I installed

j3ster · Jul 3, 2016

cpu is powerful no worries there.

maybe you are getting high temps with it since its a Founders Edition card.
download MSI afterburner and run it while showing GPU temps. and see where it goes.

Imgoshlok · Jul 3, 2016

Ummm it's normally about 75-82 degrees Celsius when I play the games.Is it temperature problem?

I check other people who uses gtx 1070 , the temperature is similar to that .

Decends · Jul 3, 2016

Imgoshlok :

Did you do a CLEAN install of drivers?

Imgoshlok · Jul 3, 2016

Im not sure I installed my new graphics card then just install a new driver via Geforce experience .

Imgoshlok · Jul 3, 2016

It seems okay everything is work , I just don't understand why my gtx1070 cannot perform well like other people.

Maybe it's my mental problem, gtx1070's minimum fps worse than 970?

bystander · Jul 3, 2016

How does it perform in other games?

Imgoshlok · Jul 4, 2016

I tested other games like overwatch around 110 150 fps in max settings 1920 x 1080, need for speed around 5x fps - 80 fps in max setting 1920 x 1080.

bystander · Jul 4, 2016

Imgoshlok :

How does that compare to your 970? If it is just BF4, then it's not likely the card, but the game.

Abdul-Malik · Jul 4, 2016

I remember someone livestreaming on there new gtx 1070. He played 3 games Rise of the tomb raider , BF4 , and dying light. Im sorry I do not remember the exact fps he was getting in all the games but I remember he had problem with BF4 and said that his gtx 980 performed better this was a while ago and I do not remember. It seems you get adequate performance in other games. I'd wait for a patch then see.

Here is a video if you want to compare : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ghLf4_87Zc

Abdul malik

Imgoshlok · Jul 4, 2016

i noticed my graphics card usage is so low when i running the games, only 30-40% , is that the problem cause my gtx 1070 performs bad?

bystander · Jul 4, 2016

Imgoshlok :

It most likely means something is bottlenecking you, such as your CPU, RAM, V-sync, or even storage.

Imgoshlok · Jul 4, 2016

yeah, i guess so . i tried use GPU tweak2 to adjust my graphics card performance but the GPU usage still on 40%-50%. It does improved the usage maybe the usage can reach to 70%, but it still unstable.

Maybe something is bottenecking GTX1070 performance,i will try to upgrade my pc.

bystander · Jul 4, 2016

Imgoshlok :

If you are getting enough FPS, you might not need to, even if usage is low. That just means you have more GPU than you need. You could also try using VSR/higher resolution to put it to good use.

Imgoshlok · Jul 4, 2016

The worst performance of my GPU is when my is running Need For Speed only perform 50 fps to 70fps. its too horrible in 1070.

bystander · Jul 4, 2016

From what it looks like, Need for Speed is very CPU intensive, so a faster CPU is all that would help at this point, the question is whether it is worth buying a faster, OCable CPU, just to have more FPS?

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