i3-3220 , will it bottleneck GTX 1050 Ti OC

Naphade Maitreya · Oct 27, 2016

Hey guys !! I need your help !! I'm gonna get ZOTAC GTX 1050 Ti OC and I'm not sure if my CPU will bottleneck my Card !!

My Current Specs:
i3 3220 3.30 ghz
8gb ddr3 ram
500W PSU

superninja12 · Oct 27, 2016

no it will not.

Ecky · Oct 27, 2016

It will, but that's kindof irrelevant. More importantly, can the i3 deliver the framerates you want in the games you play? That's subjective, but an i3 3220 will not deliver 60fps in many modern AAA games.

CPU and GPU load are largely independent of each other, so asking if the i3 will bottleneck a 1050 is almost a meaningless question.

Naphade Maitreya · Oct 27, 2016

superninja12 :

Thank you so much !!!

InvalidError · Oct 27, 2016

Will X/Y bottleneck Y/X? Unless you are solidly framerate-capped: always.

As Ecky said, the real question is whether or not the bottleneck happens beyond the performance level you require. Where, when, how often and how badly this happens will vary on a case-by-case basis.

Naphade Maitreya · Oct 27, 2016

InvalidError :

So this means I should not get OC of this card

Ecky · Oct 27, 2016

Not necessarily. What video card you get will not affect the max framerate your CPU can deliver, because they have nothing to do with each other. A faster video card will let you run higher graphical settings though.

Naphade Maitreya · Oct 27, 2016

Ecky :

Thanks I understand now

Well I get 200+ frames in CSGO Ultra settings on my current card GT 730 so I'll be able to run Far Cry 4 on high-ultra settings with the New card!?

Ecky · Oct 27, 2016

Not likely, the GTX 1050 is still a relatively low-end card. You'll probably be able to run medium-high pretty smoothly though.

With gaming, there's practically no upper limit to how much you can spend chasing higher graphical settings and framerates.

Naphade Maitreya · Oct 27, 2016

Ecky :

Well is there and difference in Simple version and Ti OC version performance?

InvalidError · Oct 27, 2016

Naphade Maitreya :

It means that results vary on a case-by-case basis depending on what bottlenecks first/worst in each use-case.

Games that are primarily CPU-bound won't give you more frames from overclocking the GPU but as Ecky wrote, overclocking the GPU may still enable you to increase graphics details that have no or low impact on CPU overhead.

Ecky · Oct 27, 2016

The Ti is faster than the non-Ti, and more expensive. You basically get what you pay for.

InvalidError · Oct 27, 2016

Naphade Maitreya :

Between the non-Ti and Ti, you have 20% more shaders and 15-20% better performance in general. If you crank details up to the point where games require more than the 2GB RAM on non-Ti versions, the performance delta may increase to as much as 60% but we're usually talking questionably playable frame rates by that point.

Naphade Maitreya · Oct 27, 2016

InvalidError :

Ok so I'll go for Ti OC version Thanks for your huge help

zahir1509 · Oct 29, 2016

It'll bottleneck the CPU but that will be marginal and won't affect the gameplay or the framerates by a noticeable margin. The GTX 1050 (non-Ti) would be a better combo in my opinion though.

Aerythe · Feb 1, 2017

Ecky :

We're......we're asking for straight answers, not computer philosophy.

Ecky · Feb 1, 2017

The question does not have a straight answer. Any black and white answer will be wrong.

Shashank_13 · Mar 22, 2017

It will
i have seen couple of videos
but you cannot expect 60 FPS
on high settings
On high settings you'll get 22 to 30 FPS

Naphade Maitreya · Mar 22, 2017

Shashank_13 :

Oh Well I play Far Cry 4 on Almost Ultra 1080p but If I get an i5 7600k then I'll be able to play it on Full Ultra

Ajayvasanth · Apr 15, 2018

Bro, I have i3 3220 and Asus GTX 1050ti 4Gb (non oc).
It's around a week now, its really performing well.
But, it maybe my opinion 'cause I was using gt 610 for almost 3 years lol.

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