No benchmark gains after upgrading gpu

[paolopira]

Hello everybody.
My rig is made of an Intel i5 4690k, asus z97 WiFi pro, 8Gb ram, gtx 980 ti, corsair 650w and 250Gb ssd hard drive on Windows 10 using an acer 27" 1080p monitor.
I recently upgraded from a gtx 970 but I didn't see any improvements on benchmark scores using firestrike. The final score is on the low 4k, with decent fps for graphics tests but very low fps on physics and combined.

I'm very frustrated because I was expecting much better results with the upgrade.

Please help

 

[xorbe]

What about the games that you actually play, did the fps go up? Set cpu max/min to 100% in power control panel using high performance setting.

 

[n0x1ous]

you sure you used the same firestrike test on both gpus?....4,000 score sounds about right for a stock clocked 980ti on FS Ultra. There is no way you would get that score with a 970 on firestrike ultra. Perhaps you are confusing firestrike extreme (1440P) vs firestrike ultra (4k)?

 

[stahlhart]

Can you post the link(s) to your score(s)?

 

[paolopira]

What about the games that you actually play, did the fps go up? Set cpu max/min to 100% in power control panel using high performance setting.

Didn't try the games because I was too mad. I'll try tonight.

 

[paolopira]

you sure you used the same firestrike test on both gpus?....4,000 score sounds about right for a stock clocked 980ti on FS Ultra. There is no way you would get that score with a 970 on firestrike ultra. Perhaps you are confusing firestrike extreme (1440P) vs firestrike ultra (4k)?

It was the regular firestrike (neither ultra nor extreme). ~4200 for both gtx970 and 980 ti

 

[dogen1]

It was the regular firestrike (neither ultra nor extreme). ~4200 for both gtx970 and 980 ti

My 950 gets over 7000 on regular firestrike.

 

[VirtualLarry]

Did you get the 980ti from Ebay, or from Amazon.com from a third-party seller? Could be a 970 with a hacked BIOS.

 

[komatta]

Reinstall graphics drivers... and also link us your FS results for us to look at.

 

[paolopira]

Did you get the 980ti from Ebay, or from Amazon.com from a third-party seller? Could be a 970 with a hacked BIOS.

I got it from newegg.com

 

[nerp]

I got it from newegg.com

Was it marked as a refurb? Was the seller newegg? Or was it a reseller?

 

[paolopira]

sold by newegg. It is not refurbished

 

[master_shake_]

Turn off vsync

 

[iiiankiii]

Turn off vsync

QFE

 

[paolopira]

this is the link for the FS test
http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/10496289?

 

[lyssword]

" with decent fps for graphics tests but very low fps on physics and combined."

your scores are exactly what they should be. Physics is almost 100% dependent on your cpu, and since your cpu is (4690k) still same, your physics score will be same. Combined is like "average" of physics + graphics score.

 

[Hail The Brain Slug]

this is the link for the FS test
http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/10496289?

It looks like your CPU score is WAY too low. I would guess it should be somewhere from 5000-8000 depending on if you're at stock settings or overclocked. The GPU Score for the 980Ti is a bit low, but since the CPU score is so much lower than it should be I would guess the CPU underperforming is holding back the 980Ti.

 

[paolopira]

" with decent fps for graphics tests but very low fps on physics and combined."

your scores are exactly what they should be. Physics is almost 100% dependent on your cpu, and since your cpu is (4690k) still same, your physics score will be same. Combined is like "average" of physics + graphics score.

so what you're saying is that my cpu is a bottleneck.

 

[Hail The Brain Slug]

so what you're saying is that my cpu is a bottleneck.

Your system is not setup properly. Your CPU should be scoring over 4x what it is currently.

 

[LTC8K6]

Maximum turbo core clock 800 MHz

4,096 MB Corsair DDR3 @ 1,332 MHz

There are a couple of problems. CPU turbo speed odd, and ram not at stock speed.

 

[LTC8K6]

http://www.3dmark.com/fs/6839553

Compare physics score and turbo core clock and ram speed.

That CPU is overclocked, but your Turbo core speed should be 3,900 and not 800.

Your Physics score seems to reflect a very low CPU clock?

 

[Flapdrol1337]

Something is wrong with that physics score, is your cpu cooler still properly attached?

 

[tweakboy]

Possibly, def redo it,, clean thermal ,,, clean it nice then try. gl

 

[paolopira]

There are a couple of problems. CPU turbo speed odd, and ram not at stock speed.

Any idea why that would be?

 

[paolopira]

Something is wrong with that physics score, is your cpu cooler still properly attached?

I'll check tonight