144fps tips and tricks?
144fps tips and tricks?
My son recently purchased a 1080 144hz monitor for his computer, but he's facing issues with games running smoothly at 144fps. His system specifications are listed as follows: Asus b350 mobo, Ryzen 5 1600x, 16gb DDR4 2400, EVGA RTX 2080, 250gb Evo 860 (os drive), and 500gb Evo 860 (game drive). When Hwinfo and RTSS are active, the CPU and GPU don't reach their full potential, and lowering graphics settings only reduces existing load rather than boosting performance. In his games, Minecraft shows 30% CPU usage and 25% GPU usage with frames fluctuating between 114-130, while Destiny 2 reports 35% CPU and 65% GPU usage with frame rates between 99-125. He believes higher RAM speeds—like 3000/3200mhz—could help achieve stable 144fps. Anyone confirm or dispute this idea? I'm curious if faster RAM would make a significant difference.
Intel remains the best choice for consistent 144 performance. Increased memory bandwidth and reduced latency significantly enhance Ryzen's capabilities, especially in high frame rate games, though it doesn't fully offset all limitations. The CPU design still sets certain boundaries.
Push the RAM to its limit. It provides the strongest improvement, and then experiment with core clock adjustments. This can bring you nearer to the target, though achieving 144Hz in every game isn't realistic. The first generation Ryzen doesn't perform well above 120Hz.
Hey guise - I currently have two Ryzen systems, one with 2133mhz and another with 3200mhz. The only game that really focuses on higher frequency RAM is GTA5 from the list I've tried. Everything else seems to ignore RAM speed without Firestrike or Timespy. No noticeable improvements in Cinebench or other stats. It's all about single-core performance for top FPS in games. AMD just doesn't match Intel's capabilities in that area.
You have a 2600 in your computer. It might be worth trying that out?
The basic approach is as follows:
Ryzen can assemble a 3 lb bag of frames you can fit into.
Your GPU can produce 5 lbs of frames in one second.
Because the frame bag is limited, your GPU can only move 3 lbs per second.
Intel allows longer periods for the GPU to release frames.
Ryzen isn't ideal for low-latency, high FPS gaming—it's great but doesn't match Intel's performance in that specific area.
Cinebench usually reflects similar improvements to a strong core overclock as it does with RAM at 2933Mhz. I wouldn't expect anything over 100 to be bad, and Gen 3 is still quite close.