What gpu do i get

o.s1010 · January 27

So i want to get a decent gpu to be able to play fortnite for my optiplex 3050. i have an i5 6600. i need a gpu around the £90 price point which will do the job very well. Also has to be low profile

filpo · January 27

6 minutes ago, o.s1010 said:

So i want to get a decent gpu to be able to play fortnite for my optiplex 3050. i have an i5 6600. i need a gpu around the £90 price point which will do the job very well

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RageTester · January 27

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Radeon-Graphics-256bit-7000MHz-Gaming/dp/B0CBQMNB2Z/ref=sr_1_15?crid=3VLOHYEQYE5Y&keywords=Radeon+RX+580&qid=1706384736&sprefix=radeon+rx+580%2Caps%2C116&sr=8-15

This one seems to meet the price point...

I never played that, but I think it works on smartphones too.

You do you...

8tg · January 27

Y’all are missing a key point, low profile in an optiplex.

OP has a slot power only requirement and needs a half height card.

This limits them to at best the RX 6400, you can get used ones sometimes for around that price but not consistently.

Alternatively some low profile GTX 1050’s are out there, commonly in that price bracket.
I would suggest the Radeon pro WX 3200. It’s kinda like a workstation RX 560. Not amazing performance wise but it’ll get the job done for cheap.

jaslion · January 27

Op which 3050 do you have the smal form factor or micro? Seems nobody cept @8tg did research.

Id micro then no gpu possible.

If smal form factor NONE of the gpu's recommended can work. You need a LOW PROFILE card with NO pcie power connector.

A 1650 low profile is the best you can get IF you have the sff.

The rx6400 NEEDS pcie 4.0 to work well and has NO media engine meaning all video encoding and decoding is cpu only which means that that cpu is going to have to do A LOT of work which is not grwat for an older i5 and new codec