Is Core 2 Quad Q9550 is a bottleneck for Gigabyte G1 RX 480 4GB?

shafayat_h · Nov 11, 2016

I was using MSI GTX 560 Ti Hawk for 4 years. Recently I have bought Gigabyte G1 RX 480 4GB.
But I am not getting better FPS than the previous card. I play GTA V, which is giving only 30-35 FPS on 1080p with high setting. Though RX 480 should give 60+ FPS on 1080p gaming on high settings. Same in the case of GTA IV and EFLC. Low FPS!

I want to know Is Qore 2 Quad Q9550 is a bottleneck for Gigabyte G1 RX 480 4GB (Old CPU and New GPU)? Should I upgrade my old CPU?
My PC spec..
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 2.83 GHz
Gigabyte G41 combo Motherboard
6 GB DDR3 RAM
Toshiba 1 TB HDD
Corsair CX500 PSU

Ecky · Nov 11, 2016

Yes, your CPU is almost a decade old and if you want to see any improvements in games over your old card, you'll need to replace it. Unfortunately that will also require a new motherboard and RAM.

MWP0004 · Nov 11, 2016

That CPU is certainly a bottleneck for the RX 480.

Robert Cook · Nov 11, 2016

The fact that the new card runs no faster would certainly point to the CPU being the hold back. Just note that some games also want 8GB of RAM now. I would not bother getting new RAM to test that though, that system has had its use, I think upgrading now is a good move.

herrwizo · Nov 11, 2016

It surely is a bottleneck for CPU demanding games. For GPU-demanding ones like the Witcher 3, not nearly as much. It all depends on games you play.

hdgaming · Nov 11, 2016

GTA 5 is a cpu heavy game so yes in this game, yes the cpu is holding you back. On gpu heavy games the combination should be ok.

shafayat_h · Nov 11, 2016

Thank you all.. Can i overclock my cpu?

Robert Cook · Nov 11, 2016

only way with those systems is through the base clock. you motherboard might allow you to change it in which case it is worth trying (if you are up for the challenge) one can probably get about 5-10% more speed this way, but be warned the base clock effects RAM speeds and many other system speeds, so after a certain point (often 10%)things get sketchy. I would not bother with extra voltage, so a new heat sink is probably not needed, but do watch temps either way.

13thmonkey · Nov 11, 2016

my 9550 bottlenecked my GTX480...

Ecky · Nov 11, 2016

Overclocking can gain a few percent but it's not going to significantly affect how a CPU runs a game.

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