I recently upgraded from my old NVIDIA 970 to a new 3060 Ti, expecting notable performance improvements. However, I'm actually experiencing worse FPS. I ran some tests with my game of choice, Dune: Awakening, and I can barely manage 40 FPS on the lowest settings, compared to the 60-70 FPS I used to get with my 970.
My setup includes an AMD Ryzen 5 4600 G CPU, which should handle this game well within both minimum and recommended settings. I've got a single 16GB RAM stick and a 650W PSU. I've ensured there are no overheating issues, and I've reinstalled the drivers multiple times. Currently, the graphics card is connected with a single cable split into two 8-pin connectors, which I thought was fine according to what I read—even though that kind of setup makes me a bit nervous. I doubt it's CPU bottlenecking since my previous setup worked better—I'm really puzzled here!
2 Answers
First things first, check your GPU usage while you're gaming. Make sure your monitor is plugged directly into the GPU and not using the integrated graphics from your Ryzen CPU. It could be that your drivers need a clean install, so consider using DDU (Display Driver Uninstaller) to wipe the old ones before reinstalling the latest Nvidia drivers.
Make sure you don't have the monitor connected to the iGPU of your CPU. That can happen unintentionally, and you'll end up using the integrated graphics instead of your new card. Plus, a clean driver install using DDU can sometimes work wonders.
Dude, I had a similar issue and realized my system wasn't even using the new GPU! Using DDU fixed it for me, so definitely give it a try!