I have a decent gaming setup with an AMD Ryzen 5 5500, an RTX 3060, and 16GB of RAM, but I'm experiencing surprisingly low FPS even in less demanding games like Fortnite (40-80 FPS), CS2 (60-90 FPS), and League of Legends (70-130 FPS). All these games are set to performance mode or low/competitive graphics settings. My system isn't overheating, and I regularly check for GPU driver updates. What could be causing these low frame rates?
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Yeah, the CPU can bottleneck your GPU, especially at higher settings or resolutions. Just keep an eye on that resolution and your CPU load during gaming!
Honestly, the CPU might be holding you back a bit. The Ryzen 5 5500 is decent, but there are better options out there if you're looking for higher FPS. Have you tried optimizing settings or checking other background processes?
You might want to try uninstalling the graphics drivers using DDU (Display Driver Uninstaller) to get a clean reinstall. Also, clear any cached files and check your BIOS settings. If that doesn't help, it might be time for a Windows reinstall. Sounds drastic, but it can sometimes fix weird performance issues!
First off, what's your monitor's resolution? Sometimes the resolution can be the trickster here, affecting performance more than you think. If you're at 1920x1080, it should be pretty manageable for your specs, but it's good to double-check!
Your RAM speed could be a factor too—not just how much RAM, but the speed it’s running at. Are you sure it’s running at its advertised speed? If it’s lower, that could bottleneck your performance.
It’s 16GB and running at 15.9, so pretty close.
Yeah, I'm running it at 1920x1080.