"Terrain engine optimisation"

[Svsmokey]

Is it correct to say this will unload the CPU or the GPU ? The answer could have a profound effect on my near-term upgrade plans .

[Ranma13]

Based on your signature, I would say that your upgrade order should be CPU, RAM, then the GPU. Your CPU has a max frequency of 3.6 GHz when nowadays processors are pushing 4.8-5.0 GHz, and is likely the biggest bottleneck. 16 GB of RAM is also a bit low depending on what you play. If you're mostly playing single player then it's not too bad, but on some MP servers, it can easily jump up to 22 GB.

[Svsmokey]

I agree with everything you said , but it fails to factor the upcoming performance enhancement . If it is resident in the cpu , it would be roughly the equivalant of 4.8 ghz compared to my current 3.2 . If , on the other hand it is a gpu enhancement , it would take my 1070 into current 2080 territory . Thus the ugrade order of cpu/motherboard , gpu , ram and possibly headset would be entirely dependent on the answer to my original question . These upgrades will take place over the course of the next year , but will begin in the next month or two , so it is important to get the order right .

Edited April 7, 2019 by Svsmokey

[hansangb]

Everything will be a conjecture until the optimized code is released. And even then, you'll probably have to look at others with lower/higher equipment to gauge what you need to upgrade first.

[Ranma13]

Really what you're capped by is both the CPU and the GPU, so I don't think it really makes sense to say one or the other outright. You could upgrade your GPU and only get a few FPS increase because your new bottleneck is the CPU, and vice versa. All I can say is that the increase from an i5 6500 to something like an i9 9700K is going to be a very sizable increase in performance for $410, not including a new motherboard. If you get the RTX 2080 for $700 and pair it with a mid-range CPU from 2015, you're definitely going to be CPU-capped, so I feel it's better to upgrade the CPU first and take full advantage of the 1070, rather than getting the 2080 and only being able to use some of its maximum potential.

[Svsmokey]

Thanks for the answer . You are correct in your observations . But again , the answer does not take the performance enhancement into account . If it unloads the cpu , i should upgrade the gpu first , and vice-versa .