What is a bottleneck, How to Understand?

Last updated: November 14, 2020

You have heard the term Bottleneck, too. In this article, we will discuss in detail what is the bottleneck, which is a very important issue especially for players, why it causes, and how to do a bottleneck test.

What is the bottleneck?

Bottleneck (Bottleneck) literally means meeting an event with difficulty. When we reduce this to our computers, it is that the system cannot perform an event at the desired performance. What causes this is hardware that is the weakest link in the system.

What causes the bottleneck?

Factors causing the bottleneckAt the top of the list, comes the hardware that is weak against high hardware power.

The main cause of the bottleneck problem processor and graphics card power imbalance between. If the video card you bought is very powerful and your processor is according to this card is not strong enough bottleneck occurs. The powers of your processor and graphics card must be equal.

Why is the PC a bottleneck?

Bottleneck, usually on desktop computers It is a situation we encounter. When upgrading or building a new system unbalanced having power is a big problem. Instead of buying the best processor or graphics card, catch up it is much more important.

What is a CPU Bottleneck?

The graphics card of the processor that it cannot feed.

What is the Ram Strait?

If your game does not have the memory capacity required by your graphics card, it will cause a bottleneck.

How is the bottleneck test done?

For the bottleneck test;

GPU Check located on the site bottleneck test to page Click here to enter.

Located at the bottom First Combination section;

• Graphics Card Enter the graphics card you have.
• Brand Enter the brand and model of the graphics card in.
• Processor Enter the processor you have.
• Desired Quality Setting In the section, enter the setting you want to play the games with. For example, you can choose the High Quality option for high quality.

In other column Second Combination below where it says;

• Graphic Card If you want to buy a video card, enter the video card you want to buy.
• Brand Enter the brand and model of the graphics card in.
• Processor Enter the processor you want to buy in the section or enter the same processor as the processor in the previous option.
• Desired Quality Setting In the section, enter the setting you want to play the games with. For example, you can choose the High Quality option for high quality.

Compare Click.

After completing these steps, a menu with many items will open.

The point you need to look at the menu CPU Impact on FPS is part.

The CPU Impact on FPS section here shows how the processor in your computer has a negative effect on the video card and its effect on the FPS value in the games you play. The more the number here increases at a negative rate, Your processor affects the performance of your graphics card so negatively means.

for example -20 FPS If you see a number like this, it will show that you have a performance below your ideal performance.