Hey there, I'd like to upgrade my whole system or the GPU alone for a transition phase. For the latter, it would be great if fellows with a GTX 1070 Ti, GTX 1080 or RX Vega 64 would run a couple of laps at Sebring - 12 Hour Road Course (clear weather, 12:00 ingame) with the following settings and post their framerates (or video footage): It's basically all settings maxed out @ 1080p (AA: Level 4) That would be really helpful!
I can't post a footage but did a test with a gtx1070 all maxed except shadow blur to optimal with 20 IA on the track during race i never go below 60fps (refresh rate pf my screen is only 60 btw) Cpu usage 60% and gpu usage 90% Also was running simhub and crewchief... I got a 6600k with 16gb of ram no overclock Of course weather was clear, it would not be the same with rain ^^ The mod used was GP3
I just upgraded last month my PC to a GTX 1080 and i7-6700 (previously GTX960 and i5-6400). I ran a very similar test just a few days ago in Sebring 12H with the GTE pack, sunny weather, 30 AI (29 visible cars), PP effects High and all settings maxed out and got around 65fps at the start and around 75fps with a slightly more spread field. Single monitor (60hz)….And I can't remember but I think I was running simvibe and Crewchief as well. With my previous CPU and GPU I couldn't get more than 45fps even on a practice session. So yeah.....go for it!!! Without being very savvy on computer hardware, in your case I'm pretty sure it's more important to upgrade your GPU first.
This is what you should expect in the worst of the worst circumstances with my hardware (I never have worse performances) : GRAPHICS SETTINGS - Just one monitor, full HD only, Sebring 12h, night and sunrise, rain, 61 AI, 100% ultra ingame graphics and AA level 5, timescale * 3, mirrors on. - Except for the AA the graphics are strongly improved by the NVIDIA control panel. PC CONFIG - GTX 1080, PCIe 3.0, i7 4770k, 16 GB DDR3 RAM RESULT Minimum FPS is ONLY 41 FPS with the S397 GT3 and S397 GTE. But these are the worst circumstances, I would never have less FPS and FPS are at least 60 to 99.9% of the time. This suits me even if the GTX 1080 TI would have been more appropriate for my use.
Can I just give one suggestion, when making comparisons it’s best to use official content, both track and car, as they differ greatly from mods, which all differ too when looking at performance
You're right i'll do a test tomorrow with official cars as i'm working all night :/ Just to see if my system can handle this ^^
No need to upgrade i5 3570K unless in VR, especially if you overclock the CPU. At most you get 20-30% more single core performance with a new CPU. You can easily pair it with a GTX 1080 and probably still have some CPU headroom in most cases.
Did a test with s397 GT3 and GTE, 30 cars grid (including me so 29 AI) i got 45fps at the moment I click on race then 3-4 seconds later goes up to 60 and never go below that. All maxed out except shadow blur to optimal (as yesterday) and using v-sync and borderless. Average cpu usage was 70% and gpu was at 95% when crowded. Running an overlay with simhub and crewchief in the background. Race condition clear at 12:00.
I upgraded from a GTX 670 SLI setup to my GTX 1070 (see sig) and my fps in rF2 more than doubled. I'll try to find some corresponding links where I compared 3D Mark benchmark runs and post them later.
Does your motherboard and cpu allow for pcie 3.0, because there is a bottleneck if you’re running pcie 2.0 Also there’s no point running ultra pp, that should only be used for screenshots or replays. Medium pp is the Max I think you should run in game
My combo does, after I manually enabled it on my X79 mainboard... However, my "more than double" claim is not so much present in 3D Mark. Either it's too artificial or the additional boost in rF2 is a result of DX11 vs. DX9. Her come a few comparisons of my 2x GTX 670 SLI vs. GTX 1070 Timespy https://www.3dmark.com/compare/spy/275545/spy/1318358 Fire Strike Extreme https://www.3dmark.com/compare/fs/9852264/fs/12352006 API Overhead Test https://www.3dmark.com/compare/aot/158081/aot/209026 ...
Thanks for your feedback, guys. I'll look out for a GTX 1080 or cheap GTX 1080 Ti until AMD Navi hits the shelves next year. Judging from your reference benchmarks the GTX 770 clearly runs out of memory.
Good plan. Maybe you could also try and find a used i7 CPU matching your mainboard on eBay. That should give you another boost to properly feed your new gfx card.
@Max Dralle In rF2 an i7 will make no difference on screens. Very little difference on a single core and the i5 has high enough frequency to handle rF2. Of course in this case the i5 does lag a bit compared to more modern ones, but depending what his motherboard can use an i7 might not be much faster, especially when fast enough is good enough. Better, I think, to go for a new (single) GPU to boost performance and upgrade the guts later on.
I know. This has been discussed in detail over the years. I'm only suggesting it, because the new gfx card would benefit in almost all other applications / games and a used i7 could be very cheap... I see little sense in buying a GTX 1080 or better, when the CPU might run out of juice when feeding it.
I agree. I updated my GPU first (1080) and a couple of weeks later my CPU from an i5 to an i7. While I didn't have any noticeable improvement in rF2 after the CPU swap, I did in ACC and it's running noticeably smoother. I heard from a few people CPU prices might go up and I started noticing it already in the past couple of weeks after buying mine, so it might be a good idea to do it sooner rather than later to get the max out of a 1080.
