Without seeing your resource utilization metrics in real time, nobody can answer that.

But the answer is always going to be yes and no, because this is the answer for everything. There's always a bottleneck on every PC, because you have to have infinite performance (which is obviously impossible) to not have one. Sometimes it will be the CPU, sometimes the GPU, sometimes CPU waiting on RAM, sometimes storage, sometimes refresh rate/frame rate caps, you get the idea.

The first generation Ryzen was competing against Sky Lake and Kaby Lake and was marginally slower than them. Pascal (the graphics card architecture of the GTX 1080 Ti) launched a bit later than those Intel CPUs, but you're also generally GPU limited more often than not. One could argue it's not a terrible pairing, and simultaneously that both could use an upgrade for modern and heavier things. Modern CPU demanding games might be heavy on the 1600 and that modern GPU demanding games would be heavy on the GTX 1080 Ti.

Rather than looking at the CPU relative to the GPU as though a "correct" pairing exists, you should be asking "do I want more performance". If the answer is no, there is no problem. If the answer is yes, find out what part is responsible for the less-than-desired performance and upgrade that part.

Being on AM4, you could easily upgrade to a six or eight core Zen 3 (such as a 5600 or 5700X) and see a nice improvement, even on the GTX 1080 Ti. And at that point, you'll be better set to add a faster graphics card too. the only question mark might be if you have much slower RAM. That might push it towards "consider moving to AM5 at this point" although you'll be spending much more to do that, so you can go either way with it.

What games and what settings are you using? Have you tried increasing graphics options and/or using super resolution?

Run CPUz and do the validation and post your result link here so people can see what the hardware you’re using is.

Originally posted by PopinFRESH:

What games and what settings are you using? Have you tried increasing graphics options and/or using super resolution?

Run CPUz and do the validation and post your result link here so people can see what the hardware you’re using is.

https://valid.x86.fr/31jnx9


Im playing spider man remastered at high settings with xess quality

Ryzen 1st Gen of any of those CPUs holds back a 1080 Ti worse then a 4790K does.

Ryzen 1st Gen WAS NOT that much better then an FX8350. The boost really was something like a Ryzen 2700X; then 3600/3600X/3700X/3800X; then all of those gets stomped hard once you move up to a 5600X

Ryzen 1st Gen anything today is laughable performance; like using Intel 2nd/3rd Gen i5 would be today.

However the days are numbered on your GPU too; since GTX support all ends this year.