Graphics on ddr2

[Papahyooie]

My old Celeron G530 bottlenecked a HD5450 on Fallout 3 and New Vegas in some areas of the games

All depends on the game, and without knowing it, we can only speculate

I'm curious as to how you decided that the processor was the bottleneck?

(that's not a snide remark, I'm genuinely interested)

 

[Ruru]

Absolutely that G530 wasn't a bottleneck, I had a G550 as a temporary CPU ~3yrs ago and it was fine with an overclocked GTX470. Though after upgrading to i5-2500K @ 4.5GHz that GPU was the bottleneck.

 

[Derek12]

I'm curious as to how you decided that the processor was the bottleneck?

(that's not a snide remark, I'm genuinely interested)

Because it was at 100% while the frame rate dropped and that means bottleneck. Otherwise it wouldn't be maxed out

Absolutely that G530 wasn't a bottleneck, I had a G550 as a temporary CPU ~3yrs ago and it was fine with an overclocked GTX470. Though after upgrading to i5-2500K @ 4.5GHz that GPU was the bottleneck.

Then explain the 100% CPU usage and frame rate dropping and the GPU not being maxed out in F3 and FNV

And the resolution your playing it at.... hence we still wait for an answer on that question after some 3 weeks.

True, as well as the settings, DirectX version (DX12 will use less CPU), etc

 

[Ruru]

It utilizes both CPU and GPU?

 

[Derek12]

It utilizes both CPU and GPU?

Yes. Every game uses both the CPU and GPU

 

[Papahyooie]

Because it was at 100% while the frame rate dropped and that means bottleneck. Otherwise it wouldn't be maxed out

That isn't necessarily a true statement. A likelihood, but not necessarily the case.

 

[Derek12]

That isn't necessarily a true statement. A likelihood, but not necessarily the case.

Nope that's what I was taught and in my experience it was always true