In anticipation of MSFS I upgraded my GPU to an RTX2080 Super but left my Ryzen 5 1600x alone. In the latest sim build I can get a smooth 30-40 FPS (unless I’m on the ground surrounded by PG) most of the time. I’m getting a new 5G internet connection (current 31MBPS is all my local exchange seems good for) to hopefully help with the PG issues. My question is - do you think I’ll see 50-60 FPS if I swap out for a Ryzen 9 5900x? Or am I limited to 30-40 by the GPU no matter what? Any thoughts appreciated!
This will largely depend on the resolution and graphics detail settings you want to play at.
Ah yes, key info I’ve left out. I’m running a 1440p screen at 110 render scaling which seems to be the sweet spot for me. Currently all ultra and all sliders to right besides Terrain LOD on 300.
I tried to render 4k a few times just to see if I could and it never even loaded the flight - just loading screen then CTD.
I think before deciding to upgrade, you should adjust to the settings youd like to use, and check with DEV mode on.
Are you GPU limited or CPU (Mainthread) limited?
If you are GPU limited then changing out the CPU won’t help much but if you are consistantly Mainthread limited then yes, your CPU is the bottleneck.
I have the 5950X and an RTX3090 and I am GPU limited when everything is maxed right out.
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Thanks - I’ve been flying with everything on ultra since day 1 and scaled back terrain LOD slightly now that other stutters seem to have vanished (so now I can actually dial it in properly). It’s odd because Dev mode almost always says mainthread limited, but performance monitor almost always shows the GPU at 80-90% and the CPU at 50-60%.
I’m hoping that a faster internet connection will help stop frames from dropping to 15-20 on the ground near PG since the monitor in that situation always shows my data reception maxed out.
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That is because MSFS really only heavily utilizes one thread. It will use multiple threads, but the majority of the workload is on a single thread.
So in terms of MSFS, yes it’s limited and loaded up, but in terms of your CPU overall, no it’s not being fully utilized.
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Cool, so hopefully I can see at least a small improvement. I’ll see what my new internet does first then take the CPU decision. I also still believe that performance can have a lot to do with how the servers are feeling at any given time, but hey - every little helps!
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With a 2080 super the short and sweet answer is no. You will have ipc improvements going to the 5900x but if you are planning on trying to run 3440x1440p with 110 render scaling on stock ultra im going to say your probably going to be maxed out in the forties (yes you will go higher in clear air) but once actual scenery comes back into play your normal use case i expect to sit in the high thirties as long as your Terrain LOD is default of 200.
My previous config
2080 Super + 3700x Rendering at 110 3440x1440p Stock Ultra
My current config 6800xt + 5900x with the same render scale and the terrain LOD @ 300 with the remaining settings being Ultra
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If you keep your old motherboard, check that it supports 5900x, or has a bios update to add support.
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For anyone following this and interested in a Three 5G Broadband solution: Got mine today and set it up. Firstly it’s not able to find 5G despite Three telling me I’m in the right area. The 4G speed is still twice my old fashioned connection, but it wouldn’t connect to the PSN on my PS5, wouldn’t show up at all on my laptop, and don’t get me started on Sonos. I think I’ll go back to tethering to my 5G cell phone for MSFS for 10MBPS extra. The Three 5G just not worth the hassle of spending days troubleshooting to make it work with every device. And to top it all off they refuse to collect the thing insisting I have to take it to Post Office. Not best impressed!
Will that change with dx12
Upgrading from Ryzen Zen 1 to Ryzen Zen 3 will be brutal.
Zen 3 has the full 5000MB/sec write/read access to the NVMe lanes while a Zen 1 Ryzen is limited to about 800MB/sec on M.2 slots. And a Ryzen Zen 3 also supports PCi 4.0.
I have checked how much a slower CPU is bottlenecking the framerate - and the framerate of the graphics card will change to +10 to +15FPS when plugging in a superior new Ryzen.
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I own a 3440x1440 monitor and along with an RTX2060super i5 8400 for a little while. I still got noticeable performance improvements moving up to an i7 10700k.
That’s a decent card to keep. Now that Asobo has confirmed DLSS I have no reason to upgrade my GPU and just live with tuning my settings.
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