Where is the actual performance bottleneck in Cyberpunk?
People claim the 4090 has no bottlenecks, but I was still feeling stutters in the Night City center. I used a scenario-based approach, simulating extreme Ray Tracing loads with 30 rounds of 3DMark stress tests. On Windows 11 24H2 with v560.1 drivers, I noticed CPU temps fluctuating between 74℃ - 79℃, and once it hit 83℃, a slight clock drop triggered. I went into the BIOS Advanced menu, switched Power Management to 'High Performance', and killed all Windows Update services. GamePP stats showed my average FPS climb from an unstable 88fps - 92fps to a rock-solid 102fps - 105fps, cutting variance by 12%. The numbers look great, but after 4 hours, the GPU backplate is still scorching to the touch. It proves that even with full performance, physical thermals are still a struggle. Still, the gameplay is now smooth as silk.
