Hey everyone! I'm getting a 5070 Ti installed soon, and I heard that my current AMD Ryzen 5 3600 might bottleneck the GPU at 1080p. Is that true? I've been thinking that if I switch to 1440p it might balance things out better. I'm planning to upgrade my CPU later, but right now my budget only allows for a GPU upgrade. Should I just test both 1080p and 1440p and see how it performs?
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Honestly, with that setup, you're looking at a big bottleneck. I wouldn't recommend playing at 4K with this combo, and even at 1440p or 1080p, you might not see the best performance. If you're on a budget, consider getting a 5700x3D in the future to balance out the load at 1440p.
Even at 1440p, the Ryzen 5 3600 will still bottleneck the 5070 Ti in many games. For 1080p, the 5070 Ti is overkill, and with a Ryzen 3600, you're not going to get full use of its potential. You might want to check some benchmarks on YouTube to see GPU utilization. If it’s stable at 97% or higher, then there's no significant bottleneck. Also, my advice is to stick to screens smaller than 27 inches for 1440p, or else you'll lose some image quality.
Yeah, definitely consider upgrading to a newer CPU down the line, like the 5800X3D when you can. In the meantime, the 4070 Ti and 5070 Ti are strong GPUs, so you'll see improvements even at lower settings. It's smart to upgrade your GPU first if that fits your budget.
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