GPU vs CPU bottleneck?

[teflonfrog]

What is worse: a CPU bottleneck or a GPU bottleneck for:
1. Normal tasks
2. Gaming

Thanks.

 

[Barty1884]

It's a too complicated to answer definitively, as there are variables in both 1&2.

For general tasks, your GPU being the bottleneck (not being as strong as the CPU), is likely to be much of an issue.

Gaming, you want a fine balance between the CPU & GPU. If it's a CPU intensive title, a GPU bottleneck isn't necessarily too-too bad (although if it's reaching 'bottleneck' territory, it's not ideal anyway). Conversely, if you're playing a GPU intensive title - a lesser CPU might not be too bad.