Low FPS without bottleneck

DimitrisMel · Feb 25, 2017

Ok so the game I play most these days is WoW (Legion). I have a brand new GTX 1060 3GB from Palit with dual fans which I overclocked for the sake of max-ing it out. As I was testing the performance I noticed I'm not getting very good FPS (39) even without any component of my PC being used 100%. So there seems to be a bottleneck that I can't locate. I think the screenshot I'm posting says everything. My CPU loads sits at around 50% and my GPU load even lower than that. Then GPU's memory is only at 70% and as you can see, it definitely isn't a GPU power consumption or heat throttle problem. I'm running the latest Nvidia drivers and I'm not infected with any malware that I'm aware of. Also the vsync is off and it gets confirmed everytime I get to smaller space in the game (where there is no distance graphics involved) and the fps are through the roof. Lastly, I'm clarifying that the pic is taken as one due to dual monitors, so the values you are seeing are simultaneous at the game's maximum settings (FPS are shown at lower right corner via Nvidia Experience). Here are my PC specs:

Motherboard: H110M PRO-VD
CPU: Intel i3-6100 @ 3.7Ghz
Ram: Single 8GB DDR4 stick @ 2133Mhz
PSU: NOD 550 Watts
Storage: Radeon R3 SSD 240GB + WD Caviar 1TB @ 7200 rpm
Monitors: Dual LG 24" LED Monitors 1080p @ 60Hz
OS: Windows 10 x64

Final thoughts are that the only component I'm not monitoring through this test is my PSU, but I don't think this would be my PC's behavior, if the problem was the PSU. I imagine the system would just shut down if it didn't have enough power. So I really need your help with this one.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0RKRQFerx7QZnBJX1N1akJQc2M/view?usp=sharing

dontlistentome · Feb 25, 2017

I'd test the system using something else, to confirm either it's functioning properly or that your performance is compromised in some way. Right now it sounds as if you are taking CPU usage and GPU usage as the definitive measurement and it's not.

Try 3dmark, check your score on their website against others with your i3 6100/1060 3gb combination.

DimitrisMel · Feb 25, 2017

I will test it with 3d mark and some other tools to compare it with other users, but even if all this is normal, the question remains. Why I am not able to squeeze all the power out of my card before I get lower FPS? If the usage of the components of my PC (CPU, GPU and SSD) are not the definitive measurement, then what is?

DimitrisMel · Feb 25, 2017

Yeah the results are as expected pretty similar to people with the same components. But as I said the question remains. While 3DMark puts my GPU and CPU under 100% load, the game doesn't, which makes me wonder.

logainofhades · Feb 28, 2017

I have a GTX 980, so performance is close. Turn view distance to 7, turn shadows to low, and maybe even disable SSA0. You should see a significant jump in FPS.

DimitrisMel · Feb 28, 2017

logainofhades :

My problem is not the low fps though. It's that my graphics card never goes to its limits and I don't understand why

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