Would a r9 290x bottleneck a G4560

[felix_12]

I have currently a G4560. I plan to pair this with a gpu. My friend is offering to sell me his spare r9 270x however I also see a r9 290x going for a good price. Should I go for the r9 290x or go with my friends r9 270x. Also would the r9 290x bottleneck the G4560 and if so is it significant? Thanks

 

[pete_101]

Yes and no. There will be times your cpu just can't keep up with a 290x, but other times it will be fine, it all depends on what game you're playing. Either way, you're not going to have a disastrous bottleneck that crashes your whole computer. Simply, there will be times you're not going to be getting the best out of the graphics card, that's all. The 290x is so much better an a 270x, you should go for it.

 

[felix_12]

Yes and no. There will be times your cpu just can't keep up with a 290x, but other times it will be fine, it all depends on what game you're playing. Either way, you're not going to have a disastrous bottleneck that crashes your whole computer. Simply, there will be times you're not going to be getting the best out of the graphics card, that's all. The 290x is so much better an a 270x, you should go for it.

True. I could also consider a r9 280x which should have a performance better than the r9 270x, maybe this is the best card for the G4560?

 

[Compuser10165]

Yes and no. There will be times your cpu just can't keep up with a 290x, but other times it will be fine, it all depends on what game you're playing. Either way, you're not going to have a disastrous bottleneck that crashes your whole computer. Simply, there will be times you're not going to be getting the best out of the graphics card, that's all. The 290x is so much better an a 270x, you should go for it.

True. I could also consider a r9 280x which should have a performance better than the r9 270x, maybe this is the best card for the G4560?

No, It won't. It is the other way around, the g4560 will quite severely bottlenech the R9 290X. Which is the price for these deals? They are wort it compared to a newer gpu like the RX 480/580 or RX 470/570. I suggest an RX 570 (8gb or 4gb) but your system will limit those still since it is about the same power as an R9 290X. I would get a good gpu now and save for a cpu upgrade (for your current motherboard), Also what PSU do you have?

 

[Rexper]

There isn't really such thing as a "yes" or "no" answer to bottle necking. First of all, let's define what bottle necking is. It is when one component is limiting the potential of the another. For example if a CPU is bottlenecking, it means the graphics card is delivering frames faster to the monitor than the CPU can send commands to the GPU. If the GPU is bottlenecking, it means the CPU is is delivering commands faster than the GPU delivers them.

But hang on, by simple laws and common sense, wouldn't that mean there is always a bottleneck? The answer is yes. Imagine the graphics card and CPU to be in a 100m sprint race. There will only be one winner.

Saying this, if the workload is decreased either on the CPU or GPU, they will deliver commands and frames faster. This means that bottle necking not only depends on the GPU and CPU in play, but also the game, graphical settings and the resolution.

So if there's always a bottleneck, what do I do? The answer being is the bottleneck is only an issue if it is limiting your system from reaching your performance goal or graphical quality goal (AKE desired FPS and resolution/graphics settings).

To sum up your answer, it depends on 1. Your desired resolution, 2. You desired graphical quality, 3. Your desired frame-rate (should be around refresh rate)