Hey folks,
I've been struggling to maintain steady high frame rates while playing League of Legends and CS2 on my setup. My specs are pretty solid:
- **CPU:** Ryzen 5 3600
- **GPU:** RTX 2060 Super 8GB
- **RAM:** 16GB DDR4 3200MHz
The problem is that I often can't stay above **144 FPS**, particularly in **LoL** during late-game, where it sometimes dips to around **90 FPS**. I've been monitoring my usage and temps with Afterburner:
- **GPU Temp:** ~75°C
- **GPU Usage:** 60-70%
- **CPU Temp:** ~50°C
- **CPU Usage:** 40-50%
I suspect there's a bottleneck somewhere, given that neither component is maxing out. How can I accurately test which part is the bottleneck? Any tips would be very helpful!
3 Answers
It sounds like you might be CPU limited. Instead of looking at overall CPU usage, check the usage per core. Many games still rely heavily on 1-2 cores, and that could mean those cores are getting maxed out while others sit idle. Monitoring each core individually could shed some light on where the issue lies.
Interesting point—I'm still getting mixed usage across cores even when playing. I'll look into it.
Honestly, it might not even be a hardware issue; it could be corruption in your Windows installation. Consider doing a clean reinstall of Windows—just remember to back up your files first. You might also want to lower some graphics settings to see if that helps, although if you’re already on low settings, it shouldn’t be a big factor. Just be sure to use the USB method for the reinstall to ensure everything is wiped properly.
I just formatted my system yesterday, so that shouldn't be a problem. I also cleaned up some NVIDIA settings already.
That response seems way off to me. The system runs fine overall, just not achieving the FPS OP wants.
As others mentioned, it's likely a CPU bottleneck you're facing. Even if overall CPU usage seems low, games often utilize just 1-2 cores very intensively. A simple test is to tweak the graphics settings in your games. If you increase some options like textures or shadows and see little change in FPS, that could indicate your GPU is capable but the CPU is holding you back. Also, if you're not multitasking much, 16GB of RAM should generally be fine.
Right, I’ll give that a shot! Let’s see what happens when I play with the graphics settings.
That makes sense, I’ll run those tests for sure.
Great tip! I'll start tracking core performance and share what I find. Thanks!