Poor performance on FAR CRY 5, gtx 1070 i54690
Poor performance on FAR CRY 5, gtx 1070 i54690
There is a solution. Check if your CPU is at full capacity first.
Not in Task Manager or via NZXT CAM overlay or RTSS overlay (available through RivaTuner software that is either standalone or included with MSI Afterburner). Focus on CPU load and GPU load. If CPU usage is near 100% and GPU isn't, it's a CPU bottleneck. The tools mentioned offer a simple way to view these numbers using just one display.
The image I shared includes the rtss overlay, please verify in the upper right corner.
The CPU is pretty hot(don't let it hit above 70, it's best to keep it in the 50's), and the CPU usage definitely hits above 85%. So what
@fasauceome
is suggesting might be spot-on. The i5-4690/1070 combo definitely has a CPU bottleneck. How minor or major the bottleneck is depends on the game being played and what each and every graphic setting is set to. And while you can
run
Far Cry 5 with these particular components, it's recommended to use custom graphic settings instead of the "high" preset. You also want to have/do one of the following two things. You're gonna want to
have
adequate cooling for that 3.7 GHz turbo boost you got going on there(partially why it's running hot), or... if you want to stick to stock cooling(which is fine), you're gonna want to manually clock that CPU to 3.5-3.6 GHz instead of the turbo 3.7 GHz. While this possibly
could
seem like a tough task, it's actually very simple and done in the BIOS.
If you don't want to mess with your CPU clock, then just lower some graphic settings(which I recommend regardless) and call it a day. I recommend toning down Shadows, Geometry & Vegetation and Environment to Medium. Choose one of those 3 to set to Low for an even bigger fps boost, I suggest Geometry & Vegetation(it still looks gorgeous on Low). I also recommend toning down Anti-Aliasing. The lower down you go, the more fps you will get. And then lastly, Water and Volumetric Fog. Tone both of those down to Medium. I'd also suggest toning Volumetric Fog down to Low for more fps boost unless you really personally like Fog in general(imo, Low looks great). Motion Blur you can turn off for a minor fps boost, but it's not a major impact on fps so if you personally prefer Motion Blur to be on, keep it on. I think Motion Blur looks great in Far Cry 5, especially while driving. Some people may prefer it off though. It can make you dizzy the more you drive.
Be sure to restart the game after changing graphic settings. Oh and take another screenshot after these changes. I'd like to see the results.
I can tell you right now, it's hitting 100%. That 67 degrees is from high CPU usage.
Thank you very much for your thorough guidance! I'll attempt this right away.
Also, I'm not sure why I'm feeling a bit down about PC gaming... well, I don't own a NASA PC, but it's not that serious either. I was really counting on my game to maintain over 60 FPS during tough moments.
I attempted to adjust the settings, made some changes, but during intense scenes my CPU still spikes back to 100%.