Question how many parts should i upgrade?

[wolfy001]

Hi folks just considering an upgrade to my pc to be able to play newer games with better graphics/fps....

current specs are :
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
16g 266.1 MHz generic ram
8192MB ATI Radeon RX 580 Series
Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd. B450M S2H (AM4)

was thinking of upgrading to a rtx 3060ti...would this be enough? or would i benefit from upgrading other parts too? i would only upgrade other parts if there is going to be a descent improvement in performance.

Thanks brains trust!

 

[Karadjgne]

Cpu is fps. Gpu is eye-candy. The 3400G isn't overly strong, so fps is going to be mediocre to start with. A stronger gpu isn't going to change that, you'll find in many games at 1080p that low or ultra makes no real fps difference as you'll be cpu limited.

But you'll get to run ultra on many games with lots of eye-candy, so non-fps dependant games will be great, but fps games will suffer because of the lackluster cpu.

Ryzens thrive on fast ram, so 2666MHz is going to drop you a couple fps compared to 3200MHz or 3600MHz, which work better for Zen3 cpus.

Board is fine for low-mid range cpus, a 5600/5700x will do just fine.

To get better fps and eye-candy, would require cpu and gpu, maybe ram, but if chasing just fps, I'd do cpu and just eye-candy then gpu.

 

[ak47jar3d]

A 3060 ti would help. Ensure power supply can deliver the power. In certain games and resolutions, the 3400g can create a bottleneck for you limiting performance.....

 

[Ar558]

Hi folks just considering an upgrade to my pc to be able to play newer games with better graphics/fps....

current specs are :
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
16g 266.1 MHz generic ram
8192MB ATI Radeon RX 580 Series
Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd. B450M S2H (AM4)

was thinking of upgrading to a rtx 3060ti...would this be enough? or would i benefit from upgrading other parts too? i would only upgrade other parts if there is going to be a descent improvement in performance.

Thanks brains trust!

Well the 3060Ti will give you a big bump in performance but it will be bottlenecked by the 3400G, it would be worth looking at getting a 5600X which should be compatible with your Mobo (might need a firmware update. check Gigabyte's Website). This should give you enough to get the most from the 3060Ti.

 

[Karadjgne]

Not really. The advantage of the 3060ti over the Rx580 is that it'll allow higher quality settings without loss of fps associated with a gpu bottleneck. The cpu is going to put out whatever it puts out, that depends entirely on the game and any cpu bound settings, has nothing to do with the gpu.

Just because some games will not allow full utilization of the gpu doesn't make the cpu a bottleneck. A bottleneck is something that slows the flow of info, so a gpu can be a bottleneck, it can and does chop into fps all the time, but a cpu cannot be a bottleneck because it is the source of fps. It is what it is.