Upgrade GPU, bottlenecking

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Hello,
Looking for new GPU, i would like to buy new rtx 2060. But im worried about bottlenecking. Is my CPU and GPU in perfect harmony now? Or can I buy any better GPU?

Dont wanna buy new CPU, coz for b150 is possible to buy only i5 7600 or i i7 6700 both have about 10, max 15% more power than my current CPU, so not worthing for upgrade of CPU, i guess.

i5 6500
corsair vengeance lpx black 16gb ddr4 2133
seasonic s12II 520W
MSI GTX 1060 3GT OC 3GB
MB B150

Thank you for advice ;)
 
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Full HD is considered 1080p.

Even with some occasional BN, the GTX 2060 should still be a good choice with your i5-6500. Keep an eye on CPU vs GPU usage when you run those games. If you see the CPU sitting at/near 100% all the time and the GPU way low and you can't get the fps you want, you can start saving up for the hyperthreaded i7. The extra threads may make the difference.

clutchc

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If you game at 1080p/60Hz, the RTX 2060 may be under utilized depending on the game. So yes, there will be some CPU bottleneck at times in some games in some situations. Games that use R-T'ing won't have that problem however, but there are few available and the 2060 may be a tad weak for BF5.
 

clutchc

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Full HD is considered 1080p.

Even with some occasional BN, the GTX 2060 should still be a good choice with your i5-6500. Keep an eye on CPU vs GPU usage when you run those games. If you see the CPU sitting at/near 100% all the time and the GPU way low and you can't get the fps you want, you can start saving up for the hyperthreaded i7. The extra threads may make the difference.
 
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