[SOLVED] How would a new gpu fair in this old pc

[ProofreadFire]

I have an old computer i used for gaming 6-7 years ago.

CPU: Athlon x2 255
GPU: Geforce GT 430
RAM: 4gb
Motherboard: GA-M68MT-D3
Power: 500w

I have access to a cheap old rx 550. Would this have any impact on performance and is it compatible with my old motherboard. I know old mobo can work with newer cards and it does have pcie x16 slots.

I've read old threads that say you can get an athlon 2 up to 4ghz speed. I don't need 1080p ultra graphics. Just enough power to run modern games at 720p med.

 

[justin.m.beauvais]

The RX 550 is going to be leaps and bounds ahead of the GT 430. So you'll see a good performance uplift. The CPU is still on the really weak side though. So you will have a CPU bottleneck. The CPU won't be able to keep up with the graphics card in a lot of cases, buuuuuuut if the RX 550 is cheap, there is no real reason not to get it. A performance boost is a performance boost. Compatibility should be fine. If there are any issues they would likely be fixed by a BIOS update, but I don't foresee problems.

 

[boju]

Rx 550 would be ok, a little underserved but compared to the GT there would be a good improvement. However, the Rx being a uefi card most likely won't display on a legacy motherboard. Amd cards are fussy and many people have had trouble running their modern cards on older boards.