Poor performance with RX 480 8GB?

Dutchpixel · Sep 17, 2016

So i bought a XFX radeon RX 480 8GB and after installing the card and drivers i booted up GTA V and on very high settings i only get 30-40 FPS and in AC: Syndicate only 30-35 fps under the recommended requirements. If i look at the performance tests on these games they should give me above 60fps does anyone know how to fix this?

Specs:
AMD FX 6350 clocked at 3.9GHz
600W power supply
XFX RX 480 8GB (connected with a 8pin connector)
AsRock-N68-GS4-FX
3X seagate baracuda 320GB

Thanks in advance.

Mac070 · Sep 17, 2016

First off i suspect your processor is the issue. FX Series processors are
very outdated and weak so that's your issue

What is the exact model of your power supply

Geekwad · Sep 17, 2016

GamerBoy357 :

This will not be the case. Zen CPUs will be on the AM4 socket, not AM3 and its derivatives (OP's current board).

Dutchpixel · Sep 17, 2016

Mac070 :

My PSU isnt from a big company but its a local brand called ewent/eminent.

Mac070 · Sep 17, 2016

I'd recommend a new Power Supply and Processor . As the processor really struggles on games like GTA 5 and AC

Upgrade the Processor to an I5 and your set. Just dont forget about the power supply

Dutchpixel · Sep 17, 2016

GamerBoy357 :

If the Zen architecture only supports am4 what is the best cpu i can get for the AM3+ socket. I have a Xeon X3450 is this CPU better than the FX 6350?

Mac070 · Sep 17, 2016

No point of sinking money into an old socket like the AM3+ that the FX series use . They are outdated and weak processors.

And no the Xeon is not better

Again I'd recommend the Intel Skylake platform

Dutchpixel · Sep 17, 2016

Mac070 :

What CPU should you recommend not all that expensive but 1 that doesnt bottleneck the gpu and is better.

Mac070 · Sep 17, 2016

Depends I still dont know your budget. Any one of these two are fine below

>>Intel I3 6100<<

>>Intel I5 6600K<<

I3 6100 is good but if you can go to the I5 then i would

Dutchpixel · Sep 17, 2016

Mac070 :

Mmm thats too expensive for me what if i return my graphics card and take a GTX 1060 6GB intead. but it doesnt work with my freesync monitor.

Mac070 · Sep 17, 2016

Just save up for the I3 6100 and if you have a Microcenter near you then you can bundle
a very cheap motherboard

Dutchpixel · Sep 17, 2016

GamerBoy357 :

Already have the HyerX 8GB but in DDR3. I dont have the money to buy a new 1.

madmatt30 · Sep 17, 2016

the 6350 can do 50-60fps on both those titles 99% of the time.
the problem is not the cpu & is not bottlecking because its too weak ( I do get sick of this claptrap all the time)

The problem is down to the board not being good enough for the 6350.
Youve finally got a gpu capable of pushing big fps & pulling more cpu usage & your board is throttling because your vrm's cant handle the cpu itself.

That board is in no way capable of running a 125w cpu at all.

Dutchpixel · Sep 17, 2016

madmatt30 :

That board is specially made for the FX series so i doubt that is possible i read several post about this bottleneck from people with a FX series CPU.

madmatt30 · Sep 17, 2016

^ no its not , its a crappy old asrock nforce board that originally supported am3 chips & had am3+ support added at a later date to include sketchy support for95w max am3+ chips.

The 6350 is a 125w chip that's heavily overvolted & that board cannot handle it.

Dutchpixel · Sep 17, 2016

madmatt30 :

No i see in the specs that it can support 125 Watt and is optimized for AMD FX 8 core processors.

madmatt30 · Sep 17, 2016

& I can tell you 100% that asrock are liars & that board can't handle your CPU at all under any kind of heavy load mate..
Remember I'm here to help (& also because I despise the instant amd bottleneck comments that these posts attract)

Download amd over drive, install it, run, open the CPU status tab which shows cores & speeds.

http://

Download Intel burn test

http://

Run it, start a test.

Let me know what happens to clock speeds (I already know theyll keep dropping to 1400mhz)

That's board vrm throttling.

Dutchpixel · Sep 17, 2016

madmatt30 :

& I can tell you 100% that asrock are liars & that board can't handle your CPU at all under any kind of heavy load mate..
Remember I'm here to help (& also because I despise the instant amd bottleneck comments that these posts attract)

Download amd over drive, install it, run, open the CPU status tab which shows cores & speeds.

http://

Download Intel burn test

http://

Run it, start a test.

Let me know what happens to clock speeds (I already know theyll keep dropping to 1400mhz)

That's board vrm throttling.

Il try it .

Dutchpixel · Sep 17, 2016

madmatt30 :

Is this test legit? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B58ciXUTlA8

Dutchpixel · Sep 17, 2016

madmatt30 :

For some reason i cant start my pc right now but i might believe you because i black ops 3 ( a non CPU intensive game) i will get the full performance ca. 70-100FPS on maxed out settings.

Dutchpixel · Sep 17, 2016

madmatt30 :

Your right now i see it what i never seen before my MOBO only supports the FX 8300 that use's 95 watt and the fx 6350 uses 125w thank you i will look for a new MOBO.

Dutchpixel · Sep 17, 2016

madmatt30 :

& I can tell you 100% that asrock are liars & that board can't handle your CPU at all under any kind of heavy load mate..
Remember I'm here to help (& also because I despise the instant amd bottleneck comments that these posts attract)

Download amd over drive, install it, run, open the CPU status tab which shows cores & speeds.

http://

Download Intel burn test I found this motherboard it support FX 6350: http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4591#ov

http://

Run it, start a test.

Let me know what happens to clock speeds (I already know theyll keep dropping to 1400mhz)

That's board vrm throttling.

madmatt30 · Sep 18, 2016

Did you get round to those tests mate at all??

Dutchpixel · Sep 18, 2016

madmatt30 :

No even worser i cant get my pc on display but i made a decision. Im buying these parts:
Mobo: GigaByte G1 .sniper B6
GPU: GTX 1060 6GB
CPU: Intel i5 4460 3,2 GHZ

I stick to DDR3 not DDR4 of the i5 6400 or i3 6100.

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