Best Grapics Card on A10-7850K

Feb 14, 2018
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Hello. I have a AMD A10-7850K CPU paired with a RX 460 2GB for a budget gaming setup and its starting to struggle with the latest games so what would be the best graphics card upgrade that i could do to get a noticeable improvement?
 
Solution
You can not expect a budget rig to not struggle a bit with some games.

To get an idea if a graphics card upgrade will do you some good, run this test:

Run YOUR games, but lower your resolution and eye candy.
If your FPS increases, it indicates that your cpu is strong enough to drive a better graphics configuration.
If your FPS stays the same, you are likely more cpu limited.

If you decide to upgrade your graphics card, make it a significant jump, say to a GTX1060 6gb card, or you may be disappointed.
You can not expect a budget rig to not struggle a bit with some games.

To get an idea if a graphics card upgrade will do you some good, run this test:

Run YOUR games, but lower your resolution and eye candy.
If your FPS increases, it indicates that your cpu is strong enough to drive a better graphics configuration.
If your FPS stays the same, you are likely more cpu limited.

If you decide to upgrade your graphics card, make it a significant jump, say to a GTX1060 6gb card, or you may be disappointed.
 
Solution
By 'latest games' I'm going to assume you mean demanding games like PUBG. To start with, 2gb on any card will limit you in settings at 1080p. So moving up to a 4gb 1050 Ti or 3gb 1060 would help with that. Second, a faster card will help your framerate IF your APU is enough for that game. If your APU isn't enough for a specific game, then a better videocard won't help. For practical reasons, I think a 1050 Ti is the most you should buy, assuming the games you play work fine with that APU.