GTX 1050 Ti Mini vs GTX 1080, no difference in FSX/P3D?!

[ThrustAsymComp 5]

I had a GTX 1050 Ti Mini that I got on Amazon for less than $130 and I can get roughly 50fps in 1440p with high settings, but was suprised when I spent $700 on a upgrade to GTX 1080 that it only went to 60fps...

 

I know that FSX is CPU bound, (I have 4790k OC'd) but isn't P3D GPU scalable??!

[kakusso 12]

If your first CPU core assigned to P3D is running at 100% your GPU will desperately wait for information to render. In that case the gpu might run at less than 50% of its maximum. The only way to increase FPS in that case is to overclock your CPU, but be aware of the risks of doing so.

[JacquesBrel 639]

Do you have vsync on and are you using a 60 Hz monitor? Because in that case your frame rate will naturally be capped at 60 fps.