Proposed enhancement for improving the performance of the game Rust
Proposed enhancement for improving the performance of the game Rust
Hi, anyone who has familiar experiences with the game Rust please help me out. Rust never really seems to follow other typical trends in the way its performance varies dependant on the hardware. Was just curious as to which upgrade would benefit me the most inside of rust
My current specs are:
ROG Strix B450-F Gaming Motherboard
Ryzen 5 1600AF @4.15GHz
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO 16GB 3333MHz
EVGA GTX 1070 8GB
I also play at the resolution 2560x1440@144Hz, which instantly you'd think "oh upgrade your GPU then" (since the higher the resolution the more stress it puts on your GPU)
I'd think the same, however a couple people have said a CPU upgrade for rust would make the biggest difference but no one really has any solid evidence. All i really know is that when more structures are rendered in the FPS drops significantly, and ive tried doing 2 things, 1st thing decrease draw distance, it increases my FPS which I was pretty sure is CPU dependant, however im not sure hence why i came here to try seek help, the 2nd thing i tried was decreasing resolution to 1920x1080, (which i cant play at because 1920x1080 doesnt fit well on a 1440p monitor (makes it super blurry)) Which this increases FPS too. Im just not sure if one will significantly increase FPS more than the other? or if the hardware i have is already pretty well matched to the point where i need to upgrade both? Or if rust is just badly optimised which also wouldn't surprise me.
So my 2 options i was considering was either buy a Ryzen 9 3900X or an RX 5700XT, thats my sort of budget.
Anyone who reads this and knows how to help i appreciate your time and effort, thanks
CPU creates a basic outline of what should appear in each frame. The GPU then renders the scene with all its detail for display on the monitor. Reducing resolution eases the GPU's task, making a GPU upgrade advantageous if that improves performance. What quality options are active in-game? Typically, higher resolutions can strain the GPU more because the CPU's role in defining frame content remains consistent. Keeping an eye on your GPU's usage percentage provides key insights for this situation. A usage rate at or near 100% indicates GPU limitations, while consistently lower usage suggests better performance.
CPU creates a basic outline of what should appear in each frame. The GPU then renders the scene with all its detail and sends it to the screen. Reducing the resolution eases the GPU’s task, making a GPU upgrade worthwhile if it significantly improves performance. Checking your in-game quality settings is important. Typically, higher resolutions strain the GPU more because the CPU’s role in defining frame content remains consistent. Keeping an eye on your GPU usage percentage provides key insights—near 100% means GPU limitation, while below about 85% suggests CPU constraints. Monitoring CPU usage is tricky since not all games use every core fully, but consistently high percentages point to a CPU bottleneck. TL;DR, CPU metrics matter only when they hit 100%.