GTA V Cpu bottleneck

[Det. Dave Starsky]

I have
I7 4770K
AMD 7970 Top Edition
16 GB ram
The game will be played on an SSD

Game debate says I can play on high and that the cpu rating is 10, gpu rating 9 and ram rating 8

So will it run ok ?

My main question though is about the cpu.. theres a section on the game debate ratings that says

BOTTLENECK
CPU

Why would the cpu be a bottle neck..

I want to play for single player.. maybe online if my friends want too..

Anyway thanks for any input..

[Malygos]

Na your cpu will be fine when theres like a 15-20% difference between that and 7700k and you are only gonna be playing 1080p. Do you know anything about cpu overclocking you could probably gain some performance there since its such a cpu heavy game

[Arya]

Websites like this aren't a reliable source of information. Your system is fine, although your GPU will limit the settings you can use.

Although it's a couple of years old now, your i7 is still one of the best gaming CPUs out there. It's not far behind later 6700/7700K chips and with a good overclock it'll compete with anything currently on the market.

The weak link is actually the GPU. GPUs don't age well, the technology advances very rapidly and yours is now quite dated. That and AMD generally aren't that great - Nvidia are usually more powerful, more efficient and have better drivers for about the same price.

I should also add, a Bottleneck can't occur in this system.

Bottlenecking happens when the CPU isn't powerful enough to keep up with the GPU. They're both active and working when you play a game, and they both need to keep up with eachother. But there isn't a GPU currently on sale that'll seriously Bottleneck a 4770K, or even come close. So you really are fine.

[Big Boom Boom]

AMD 7970. Such an ancient GPU, it probably get its butt handed by budget 1050 Ti.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfSi-Z8r12M

Yup.

[zombie cat]

i had a 670 a few years ago (7950 equivalent) and could run gta v on medium settings with aa off and any advanced graphics off at mostly 60 fps with a 2500k..you should be fine..

[EliteGamer]

Yes, the i7 4770K is still a beast either stock or OC.... That's why I've never upgraded it.

Also, changing a CPU isn't as simple as changing a GPU. A new GPU will work on your previous motherboard, but changing a CPU you'll have to buy a new motherboard and ram because usually a new CPU works on a different socket.

The only thing that is bad with your setup is that GPU... Stay away from AMD full stop.

[upcoast]

Originally posted by Big Boom Boom:

AMD 7970. Such an ancient GPU, it probably get its butt handed by budget 1050 Ti.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfSi-Z8r12M

Yup.

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/sniper_elite_4_pc_graphics_performance_benchmark_review,6.html

280x aka 7970 vs 1050ti really doesn't have it's butt handed to it, talk about exaggeration.

However gta 5 being a cpu intensive game the 4770 is fine and the HD7970 will do perfectly fine but gta 5 would favor the gtx1050ti being an Nvidia favoring game but totally not necessary.

Ps, I used to play high settings x2msaa 1080p no advanced settings with the R9 280x 3GB same card as HD7970 3GB, the 280x and HD7970 are so much the same architecture you can actually xfire them.