[SOLVED] I want to upgrade my terrible gpu to a good one but can i?

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I have a ryzen fx 6000 and a AMD Radeon RX 560 but right now the rx 560 isnt doing good. So can i upgrade the rx 560 to a gigabyte rtx 2060 gaming oc without needing to upgrade the motherboard or cpu? And do i need to get more ram because i only have 1 stick kf 8 gigs.
 
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There's no such thing as a Ryzen 6300. What you have is an 8yr old Amd FX 6300. And yes the Rx560 is on the short side for gaming gpus.

With that processor, a 2060 will be overpowered, unless you are running 1440p. The fps output from the cpu is low enough that pretty much any game is going to get relatively low fps no matter what detail settings. For standard 1080p.

A cheaper and more balanced alternative would be the 1660ti or 1660 Super, both of which only require a decent 450w power supply.
I tried searching your cpu up can't find it but heard that 6300 cpu would bottleneck the gpu so am guessing with 6000 that its going to bottleneck with 2060 and need stronger cpu meaning an upgrade. Also you said you need more ram suggest buying set and don't mix and match due to it might not work if you buy another ram stick.
 
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There's no such thing as a Ryzen 6300. What you have is an 8yr old Amd FX 6300. And yes the Rx560 is on the short side for gaming gpus.

With that processor, a 2060 will be overpowered, unless you are running 1440p. The fps output from the cpu is low enough that pretty much any game is going to get relatively low fps no matter what detail settings. For standard 1080p.

A cheaper and more balanced alternative would be the 1660ti or 1660 Super, both of which only require a decent 450w power supply.
 
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Whatever contemporary gpu you get will most likely get bottlenecked by your cpu. 2060's are 300+ over here. I'd use the money to get a new system. A decent b450, 8gb of ddr4, a budget ryzen and, say a 1650 super will probably set you back about 350-400 and you'll have a much better and futureproof system.