Am I facing a bottleneck and how can I address it?
Am I facing a bottleneck and how can I address it?
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AOC 24" C24G1 Curved (1500R) 144 Hz
CPU: AMD Ryzen 2200G 3.5GHz (overclocked to 4.0GHz)
RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB DDR4 3200MHz
GPU: Gigabyte Radeon RX 580 8GB (overclocked 2.5%)
SSD: Corsair Force MP510 480GB M.2 SSD
MBO: Gigabyte B450M DS3H
Case: be quiet! Pure Base 600 Window Black
Case fans: 4x be quiet! Pure Wings 2 140mm, 1x be quiet! Pure wings 2 120mm
CPU cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 4 Pro
PSU: be quiet! Pure Power 11 600w
I enjoy playing CSGO, PUBG, Horizon4, etc., on medium to high settings.
The issue is that I can get almost the same FPS in CSGO on high as on low, but the game becomes unplayable. There are minor lags and stutters when I run at the highest settings, and even worse at medium. It’s confusing. Changing it to low works perfectly.
Could this be related to free sync/vsync or specific graphics settings? All drivers are updated via AMD Radeon software.
I don’t have issues with pubg or forza. It functions properly, with higher settings giving the lowest FPS and lower settings offering the highest FPS.
The 2200g might pose challenges:
1: You only have 4 cores and 4 threads, and the maximum speed is limited to 4 ghz because of the integrated graphics, which consumes chip space even when not in use.
2: The processor only has 8 PCIe lanes connected to the video card, as the remaining lanes are always dedicated to the integrated graphics. In the best case, this can cause a performance drop of around 0.5% from the beginning.
RX 580 is unlikely to hit 144 fps in most games when settings are set to high-ultra. Reducing it slightly to low-medium should work.
You might want to consider upgrading to a Ryzen 1600 at the very least. It would provide a clear boost.
You can purchase a new one for around 100$ on Amazon, and you could likely sell your current 2200g within a day if you list it on eBay for a reasonable price, such as 60$ or less (they are new at 80$). Upgrading could cost you about 50$.
Regarding game issues, I’d explore options like enabling full scene anti-aliasing and shadows. Sometimes the default settings on certain presets are optimized for NVIDIA cards, and lowering them slightly (like from ultra to very high) can improve performance with barely noticeable changes on the screen.
Also, feel free to try using older drivers. Most driver updates are now focused on the latest cards, such as the 5700 and 5700XT. Think of your card as running Windows 7, and Microsoft mainly updates Windows 10. The 5xx drivers in the package are considered reliable, so chances of AMD enhancing them are low. It’s possible new drivers could actually cause problems if they help newer models, but that’s a risk you should consider.
Thanks a lot, man. I’ll try adjusting the settings and let you know if I reach stable 144fps.
Actually, what you wrote seems really complex—everything you mentioned feels like advanced technical stuff. You know a lot about PC parts and software.
I’d like to ask if I can improve performance by tweaking the overclock or undervolting.
Yes, in my benchmark tests I didn’t see any change when I turned off the integrated GPU or set it to 1200MHz. That’s not a single frame per second, right? On the flip side, I managed to hit around 10 FPS in CS:GO and PUGBUY using the integrated Vega GPU.