Integrated Graphics or Cheap GPU

[benjbrooks]

Hi All

 

So i'm planning a build for my brother on a tight budget, the plan currently has a Ryzen 5 3400G.

 

My question is: how good is the Vega 11 iGPU on board the 3400G? how does it compare to discrete graphics (RX 560, RX 550 or worse)? and finally would it be better to drop the CPU to a Ryzen 3 3200G and sacrifice a few other creature comforts (SATA instead of NVMe etc) and get a cheap GPU?

 

I should say he's not much of a gamer (we're talking Football Manager, Euro Trucks etc) and will only be working at 1080p max 

 

Cheers

[Princess Luna]

The Vega11 APU is on pair with the RX550, it is okay if you go all low on settings.

[Stormseeker9]

A data based ssd will be more then enough speed for the normal user, so you could save some money there.

 

what is your entire build you plan and what’s is the total budget?

[benjbrooks]

Current plans in pic, budget is around £500 (GBP).

I went for the WD M.2 to save space but can go for a SATA SSD instead, likewise could drop the CPU back to a Ryzen 3 or reduce the RAM to a 2 x 4GB set.

My idea was the Ryzen 5 which should keep it going for years then should he develop a love of more intensive games then he could save up and throw a GPU in without having to alter much else.