Hey everyone! I recently upgraded my PC from an old i5 8400 to a new AM5 setup with a Ryzen 5 7600, but I'm still using my RTX 3060 12 GB. I expected a noticeable performance boost based on benchmarks that show the Ryzen 5 7600 is much better than the i5 8400. However, when I play Red Dead Redemption 2 on optimized settings with DLSS set to Quality, my FPS hovers around 60-65, occasionally dropping to 58 FPS, which is disappointing compared to the performance I had with my old setup. My GPU usage is also maxed out at 100%. I've tried disabling the Ryzen iGPU, switching between DirectX12 and Vulkan, and even undervolting the GPU, but nothing seems to help. I'm curious if anyone has any ideas about what might be going wrong?
4 Answers
Make sure your monitor is directly connected to your graphics card. It can be frustrating if it's not! It does sound like you're GPU limited though. Did you change your screen or resolution when you upgraded?
That’s good to hear. It's a puzzler for sure; something might not be quite right with the setup if the numbers don't add up.
It sounds like you might be hitting a GPU bottleneck here. Did you do a fresh install of Windows on your new machine? If not, that could be something to consider before diving deeper into troubleshooting. Also, make sure your monitor is plugged directly into the GPU and not the motherboard!
Got it! Just confirming those basics can make a difference. Maybe the performance difference you saw in benchmarks isn't translating to gaming due to some other factor?
Yeah, I did a fresh install of Windows and I'm also using a new NVME M.2 SSD. I get what you mean about the GPU limit, but I had way better FPS on my old system!
It’s strange that the PC loses video signal during benchmarks. That can indicate some overheating or power issues. Have you checked your cooling and power supply? It could be tied to the performance you're seeing too.
You could try optimizing your game settings and ensuring your drivers are up to date. Sometimes settings are automatically adjusted to keep performance stable around 60 FPS, which can lead to lower performance compared to what you're used to. You might want to try setting some graphics options manually instead of using those "optimized" settings.
I actually manually adjusted based on some optimized settings I found. I saw this video where the same GPU was running almost 120 FPS! Check it out [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrAFZuxt4F4&t=268s).
Gotcha! It could be that those settings are still too heavy for your system right now. Considering that you found a video with much better FPS, maybe there's more tweaking to do?
Yup, it's 100% connected to the GPU. I had almost double the performance with the old setup!