Will the Radeon R9 270 (Dual-X) bottleneck the Ryzen 1500x?

[johnstilwell22]

My current GPU is the Sapphire Radeon R9 270 (Dual-X), I am curious as to if this GPU will bottleneck the Ryzen 1500x if I decide to get it.

--Current Specs--
CPU: AMD FX 8310
GPU: Sapphire Radeon R9 270 (Dual-X)
Mobo: MSI 760GM-P23 (FX)
Ram: 12G DDR3

 

[clutchc]

I suppose you could use the term "bottleneck", yes. The 1500X can keep up with faster cards, if that is what you mean. But bottleneck usually refers to the CPU bottlenecking the GPU.

 

[johnstilwell22]

I suppose you could use the term "bottleneck", yes. The 1500X can keep up with faster cards, if that is what you mean. But bottleneck usually refers to the CPU bottlenecking the GPU.

So regardless, while keeping my current GPU, would upgrading my CPU to the 1500x will result in a good performance increase in gaming?

 

[pete_101]

I suppose you could use the term "bottleneck", yes. The 1500X can keep up with faster cards, if that is what you mean. But bottleneck usually refers to the CPU bottlenecking the GPU.

So regardless, while keeping my current GPU, would upgrading my CPU to the 1500x will result in a good performance increase in gaming?

You would see an increase in performance, but how much will depend on the game. Some games require a good CPU to run well, in those games you'll see an improvement. Other games run OK on lower end CPUs and it's the GPU that limits the frame rate, you won't see much difference in those games.

The R9 270 was a mid range GPU when it was released. Now days, most gamers would call it a low end GPU....so don't expect miracles from it.

 

[clutchc]

I suppose you could use the term "bottleneck", yes. The 1500X can keep up with faster cards, if that is what you mean. But bottleneck usually refers to the CPU bottlenecking the GPU.

So regardless, while keeping my current GPU, would upgrading my CPU to the 1500x will result in a good performance increase in gaming?

Probably not enough to make you happy. Might not even notice it in most games. You need a better gfx card to start with. If your games are stuttering due to low framerates, the card is probably the problem. If the framerates are OK, but you get lag in response time when the player count is high on a busy server, the CPU is more likely the culprit.

 

[Rexper]

I suppose you could use the term "bottleneck", yes. The 1500X can keep up with faster cards, if that is what you mean. But bottleneck usually refers to the CPU bottlenecking the GPU.

So regardless, while keeping my current GPU, would upgrading my CPU to the 1500x will result in a good performance increase in gaming?

If your current CPU is the limiting factor in your system, and you aren't receiving desirable frame rates
, then yes, you should see at least a decent frame rate uplift (not graphics improvement). Though as to exactly how much will depend on the game.
If you find your GPU is the limiting factor (usage ~100%), you can simply reduce the graphical settings or resolution to increase your framerates further towards your framerate goal.