GTA 5 poor CPU performance?
GTA 5 poor CPU performance?
Hi All, since jumping back on GTA after over a year since I last played... something isn't right. I used to play on an FX6100 and R9 280x and remember getting solid 50-60fps on medium ish settings. I'm now on a 3570k @4.4 and a 980 ti and GTA now runs like hot garbage. 30-40 fps with not much care on graphics settings. Spikes down to a stutter mess at times and and sometimes textures actually stop loading in as it waits for the CPU to catch up. CPU pegged at 100% all the time and GPU trotting along at around 50% to 75% usage depending on graphics settings. I know the CPU will be bottlenecked in most games with the 980 Ti, but I don't get why GTA is running so badly compared to my weaker setup that I had over a year ago. I've verified that my 3570k is performing as it should with synthetic benchmarks, doesn't throttle down or anything. Tried taking it back to the stock speeds as well in case of some unknown stability issue with my overclock but still the same. Has something in GTA changed? Or does GTA run twice as fast on weaker cores but more of them (like with my 6100?) Tia, Duck
Here are some key points: Are you in story mode or online? Your RAM capacity is uncertain, and it seems your CPU might struggle to handle it.
Online setup, 16GB storage. Previously enjoyed smooth gameplay at 50-60 frames per second.
It's been a while since you checked the old system. How long has passed since your last test?