My friend recently built a new PC with a solid setup: an i5-13400F processor, an RTX 4060 Ti graphics card, and 16GB of DDR4 RAM. He also got a 240Hz monitor and is playing Overwatch at 1080p with all settings set to low. While he can hit 240 FPS in the spawn area, he sees it drop to around 200 FPS during regular gameplay and even down to 144 FPS during intense team fights. Is this a common issue?
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Yeah, that's pretty normal! Your FPS will usually be higher when nothing's happening, like in the spawn. When the action kicks in, that's a lot more data for the CPU to process, which is why you see the dip. Honestly, 144 FPS is still super smooth, and you probably won’t even notice a massive difference if you turned off the FPS counter. You could try tweaking some settings or enabling DLSS to boost those frames a bit, but 144 FPS is nothing to scoff at!
It sounds like he might be facing a CPU bottleneck. The RTX 4060 Ti should be able to handle the load, but if the CPU is struggling to keep up, that's why he gets lower FPS during fights. In an online game, there's a lot more going on than just graphics; the CPU has to process all that network data too. That's why he can get good FPS in quieter moments, but it drops during intense gameplay.
So, are you saying the CPU isn’t powerful enough to hold steady 240 FPS in Overwatch, even on low settings at 1080p?