GPU for Ryzen

[UnbrokenOath]

I am planning on upgrading to a ryzen 1600 or 1500x, I currently have an RX 460 which i am planning to upgradee later. My question is, how much would the rx 460 bottleneck the Ryzen and what GPU under $300 should I go with when I do upgrade it? Thanks everyone!

 

[4745454b]

I see two questions from you.

how much would the rx 460 bottleneck the Ryzen

Doesn't matter. Yes, the Ryzen chip you get will be able to support a much faster GPU and the 460 will bottleneck the CPU a lot. But that doesn't matter because you are planning on replacing it. So for however long you have to use it just accept that the GPU is holding back your system. It won't harm the system nor will anything bad happen. The CPU will sit a low load, while the GPU is pegged at 100%.

what GPU under $300 should I go with when I do upgrade it?

This can't really be answered. We have no idea how long it will take for you get the money together and what the prices of cards will be. The mining craze might be over, or it might not. If it takes you a really long time to get the money together new cards might even be out. You should ask question 2 later, once you have the $300 (or whatever it is.) to spend.

 

[photonboy]

There is NO EXACT bottleneck point.
Some games use much more GPU, and some use much more CPU on average. It also depends on resolution and other game settings.

We can speak on AVERAGE though and say that a much better GPU will give you much better performance on average and that there is no card (even a GTX1080Ti) that won't be bottlenecked by a Ryzen CPU. On average.

There are conversely games that will still be bottleneck on your CPU though they are going to be much more rare (though again, at lower resolutions, less anti-aliasing etc the CPU is more important).

The GTX1060 6GB is probably the best choice right now.

What you mainly want to know is how BETTER you can do with this card?
https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ASUS/RX_460_STRIX_OC/24.html

Your numbers would be slightly lower compared to the Intel at 1920x1080 and less so at 2560x1440. If we use 2560x1440 then we see on average 2.33x the FPS.

Let's call that 2.2x on average so up to 2.5x+ in some games when optimized more towards NVidia, and less so in other games since this is an average of about 20 games.

(or more realistically a combination of FPS and higher QUALITY settings)

I'll post this and find prices, though you may want to consider holding off for the GTX1070 which is guessed to drop to about $350USD in a few months (once crypto-mining disappears, and with the possible introduction of a GTX1070Ti).

 

[photonboy]

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/KqRFf7/evga-geforce-gtx-1060-3gb-ssc-gaming-video-card-06g-p4-6264-kr

That EVGA GTX1060 6GB card is $300USD (or so, prices change). There are single-fan solutions and other cards that are cheaper but this is the cheapest I feel comfortable recommending as TWO FANS make it quieter and produce less STUTTER due to frequency swings in some situations, and some of the other cards may not be as good a quality.

*I still recommend holding off for a GTX1070. If crypto-mining drops by Christmas or Q1 2018 you should see a flood of EBay cards (especially AMD) and pricing stabilizing. Again, aiming for $350USD on a quality cooler on a NEW card.

OTHER:
Definitely get the R5-1600 as it's a 6-core, hyperthreaded CPU (6C/12T) so it will last you a long time, especially since software will continue to get more THREADED and take more advantage of those twelve threads.

Even if your budget requires you to DELAY your new graphics card upgrade slightly I think you'll be happier down the road. Also, don't cheap out on the motherboard as you want it to last too.

Finally, get a quality 3000MHz or 3200MHz DDR4 kit (i.e. 2x8GB 3200MHz DDR4). Maybe G.Skill or Corsair. Update your motherboard BIOS to newest and then run MEMTEST86 prior to installing Windows www.memtest86.com