RTX 3060 Ti vs. a Quad Core CPU | Tales from the Scalper Pandemic

Benchmarking the Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti graphics card against 10 popular games in 2021 on an average gaming PC with a quad core CPU. Everyone knows the best way to improve the gaming performance of yer average gaming PC is to upgrade the graphics card, right? Well, it turns out there’s something called a “bottleneck”, and if your PC is anything like the one in this video, then chances are a modern graphics card like the RTX 3060 Ti is going to encounter one. CPUs with fewer than six cores and that lack the per-clock performance of modern processors won’t see the full benefit of a modern mid-to-high end GPU. How big of an impact is this CPU limitation on a quad-core, eight thread CPU like the Ryzen 3 3100? 00:00 Intro: Nvidia Geforce RTX 3060 Ti vs. 2021 00:46 Background: The Nvidia Geforce RTX 3060 Ti so far 01:25 Test System: Ryzen 3 3100, 16GB DDR4 3000, RTX 3060 Ti & bottlenecks 02:39 Gaming Benchmarks | Nvidia Geforce RTX 3060 Ti 02:42 Benchmarks: Call of Duty: Warzone 1920x1080 High | Ryzen 3 3100 & Nvidia Geforce RTX 3060 Ti 03:37 Benchmarks: Fortnite 1920x1080 Competitive Settings | Ryzen 3 3100 & Nvidia Geforce RTX 3060 Ti 03:52 Benchmarks: Fortnite 1920x1080 High/Epic Settings | Ryzen 3 3100 & Nvidia Geforce RTX 3060 Ti 04:17 Benchmarks: Apex Legends 1920x1080 High | Ryzen 3 3100 & Nvidia Geforce RTX 3060 Ti 04:52 Benchmarks: Horizon: Zero Dawn 1920x1080 Favour Quality | Ryzen 3 3100 & Nvidia Geforce RTX 3060 Ti 05:27 Benchmarks: Resident Evil: Village 1920x1080 High (ray tracing OFF) | Ryzen 3 3100 & Nvidia Geforce RTX 3060 Ti 05:40 Benchmarks: Resident Evil: Village 1920x1080 High (ray tracing ON) | Ryzen 3 3100 & Nvidia Geforce RTX 3060 Ti 06:02 Benchmarks: Cyberpunk 2077 1920x1080 Ultra Settings | Ryzen 3 3100 & Nvidia Geforce RTX 3060 Ti 06:37 Benchmarks: Doom Eternal 1920x1080 Nightmare | Ryzen 3 3100 & Nvidia Geforce RTX 3060 Ti 07:12 Benchmarks: Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla 1920x1080 Ultra | Nvidia Geforce RTX 3060 Ti 07:31 Benchmarks: Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla 1920x1080 High | Ryzen 3 3100 & Nvidia Geforce RTX 3060 Ti 07:47 Benchmarks: Forza Horizon 4 1920x1080 High | Ryzen 3 3100 & Nvidia Geforce RTX 3060 Ti 08:22 Benchmarks: Watch Dogs: Legion 1920x1080 Ultra | Ryzen 3 3100 & Nvidia Geforce RTX 3060 Ti 08:38 Benchmarks: Watch Dogs: Legion 1920x1080 Very High | Ryzen 3 3100 & Nvidia Geforce RTX 3060 Ti 08:57 Time Spy Graphics Score | Nvidia Geforce RTX 3060 Ti 08:57 Conclusion: Is a CPU-bottlenecked RTX 3060 Ti worth it in 2021? S P E C S This graphics card was tested on my "reasonably priced gaming rig", representing what I think is a good example of a mid-range system in 2021. Specs are as follows: Asus A320M Prime Motherboard Nvidia Ryzen 3 3100 CPU Team Group 2x4GB DDR4-3000 RAM Samsung OEM 128GB SATA M.2 SSD WD Blue 1TB 3.5" HDD Aerocool Aero One Mini Case Aerocool Integrator 600W 80 Plus Bronze PSU P A T R E O N Support Iceberg: http://bit.ly/3c8nNuz O T H E R V I D E O S My previous video on the GTX 670:    • GTX 670 vs 2021 | Goodbye Kepler!   Subscribe at https://bit.ly/3nVCy6F Check out my other channel at    / @iceberggamingtop10s   A D S The following links are affiliated. Everything costs the same to you, but I get a commission. Please only click these links if you want to help me out! Get cheap game keys @ CDKeys: https://bit.ly/3c0Tu6j G E A R Audio: Behringer UM2 https://amzn.to/3aV17wq Behringer XM8500 https://amzn.to/3nCt2WY Generic microphone arm https://amzn.to/339yZRC Video: Fujifilm X-T3 https://amzn.to/3nGapRY Camera & 18-55mm lens kit:    • Trading a PS4 for a PC | £150 Budget PC Bu...   Fujifilm 23mm f2 https://amzn.to/3udXvgn FeiyuTech G6 Max Gimbal https://amzn.to/3nHndYs Interfit LM8 Video LED https://amzn.to/2SkESJL Neewer 120cm Softbox https://amzn.to/2RjlMDm Raleno Rechargeable Bicolour Video LED Panel https://amzn.to/3f2l7hV C O N T A C T Twitter/Insta @IcebergTop10s Email [email protected] #bottleneck #rtx3060ti #scalperpandemic