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Do FPS drop when using an RTX 3060 or a slow CPU?

Do FPS drop when using an RTX 3060 or a slow CPU?

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Zozo621
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06-13-2026, 01:34 PM
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Hi fellas, here is my computer setup: Mobo is Gigabyte Z97M-D3H CPU is an i7 4790K Ram is 16 GB (8*2) using 1866 DDR3 GPU is Asus OC RTX 3060 When I play games on 1080p ultra or very high settings no problems FPS are over 80 or even 100. But when I turn on Ray tracing it drops massively to 40-50 FPS. (DLSS is ON and VSYN is OFF) My question, is my CPU and other parts bottlenecking my GPU or is this normal? And do I need to lower graphics settings and try RT. As far as I know RTX 3060 is more then enough for 1080p gaming. Your inputs are appreciated.
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Zozo621
06-13-2026, 01:34 PM #1

Hi fellas, here is my computer setup: Mobo is Gigabyte Z97M-D3H CPU is an i7 4790K Ram is 16 GB (8*2) using 1866 DDR3 GPU is Asus OC RTX 3060 When I play games on 1080p ultra or very high settings no problems FPS are over 80 or even 100. But when I turn on Ray tracing it drops massively to 40-50 FPS. (DLSS is ON and VSYN is OFF) My question, is my CPU and other parts bottlenecking my GPU or is this normal? And do I need to lower graphics settings and try RT. As far as I know RTX 3060 is more then enough for 1080p gaming. Your inputs are appreciated.

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Razlorus
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06-17-2026, 08:43 AM
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Got 40 to 50 frames per second when running in ultra on the RTX 3060, but real-time rendering really slows things down, cutting the FPS in half.
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Razlorus
06-17-2026, 08:43 AM #2

Got 40 to 50 frames per second when running in ultra on the RTX 3060, but real-time rendering really slows things down, cutting the FPS in half.

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06-17-2026, 10:25 AM
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40 to 50 FPS when using RTX and an Ultra setting with a 3060 is about right. The RTX really slows down the game by half.
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tombluz
06-17-2026, 10:25 AM #3

40 to 50 FPS when using RTX and an Ultra setting with a 3060 is about right. The RTX really slows down the game by half.

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Fritztech
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06-22-2026, 01:12 PM
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So, great news because I didn't really plan on upgrading anything in the next one or two years. I figured my old CPU was causing all the slow-downs. Thanks for taking your time, mate. Really appreciate it.
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Fritztech
06-22-2026, 01:12 PM #4

So, great news because I didn't really plan on upgrading anything in the next one or two years. I figured my old CPU was causing all the slow-downs. Thanks for taking your time, mate. Really appreciate it.

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