Need help plan a GPU upgrade.

[DRKGMR-A]

My setup is 

Intel i3 9100f

Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 32 GB (16x2 ) Dual Channel Ram

AsRock B365m HDV Motherboard

750W 30$ local PSU

sata m.2 SSD for os

LG 1080p 75Hz Display

 

I had built this PC with ASUS Cerberus Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050ti OC Edition  in 20210-2021 as my first build.
I am from third world country so gaming is a ultra luxury so i was content with running modern games at 20 fps and old/optimised  games at 40fps  but then IT STOPPED WORKING RANDOMLY , last year or so..

now i have no Graphic card.

i Absolutely cant upgrade my other components like CPU or PSU , i just want to replace a broken GPU due to broke reasons 

My needs are : A GPU that isnt bottlenecked too much by i3 9100f and has only 1x8 pin PCIE power connector

my current shortlist is 

 

 

or INTEL B580 for around 360$


help me with choosing.   ( NO good USED market in this country ), 

[Agall]

18 minutes ago, DRKGMR-A said:

My setup is 

Intel i3 9100f

Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 32 GB (16x2 ) Dual Channel Ram

AsRock B365m HDV Motherboard

750W 30$ local PSU

sata m.2 SSD for os

LG 1080p 75Hz Display

 

I had built this PC with ASUS Cerberus Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050ti OC Edition  in 20210-2021 as my first build.
I am from third world country so gaming is a ultra luxury so i was content with running modern games at 20 fps and old/optimised  games at 40fps  but then IT STOPPED WORKING RANDOMLY , last year or so..

now i have no Graphic card.

i Absolutely cant upgrade my other components like CPU or PSU , i just want to replace a broken GPU due to broke reasons 

My needs are : A GPU that isnt bottlenecked too much by i3 9100f and has only 1x8 pin PCIE power connector

my current shortlist is 
 

 

 

or INTEL B580 for around 360$


help me with choosing.   ( NO good USED market in this country ), 

Ever considered buying a handheld instead?

[OhYou_]

all of these gpus will be bottlenecked by that cpu so I would just get the cheapest one, the whiteish rx7600.
it is ok to have some cpu bottleneck anyway, all it really means is that you must understand that you will not see a good price to performance the further you go.

How is your country for import? What I would do in this situation is import a used card from Japan via proxy shipping service. there are risks to it but you can swing a gpu and cpu for the same price I think.

[MadAnt250]

A GTX 1070 or 1070 ti is probably the best you can do before the bottleneck is noticeably bad enough. Unfortunately I don't have better advice to give other than buy the best your budget allows.

[DRKGMR-A]

17 hours ago, Agall said:

Ever considered buying a handheld instead?

no i want a proper pc

[Salted Spinach]

 

3060Ti > 4060 > 7600

 

Intel discrete GPU is going to have unacceptable CPU bottleneck with your old i3

 

The AMD/Nvidia options will probably still be bottlenecked. The best workaround to this issue is GPU-based frame generation, so I would not recommend the 3060Ti because it lacks this feature.

 

For anyone who is going to bring up Lossless Scaling or similar aftermarket solutions, these all run on the CPU which is only going to worsen the bottleneck.

[DRKGMR-A]

6 hours ago, Salted Spinach said:

 

3060Ti > 4060 > 7600

 

Intel discrete GPU is going to have unacceptable CPU bottleneck with your old i3

 

The AMD/Nvidia options will probably still be bottlenecked. The best workaround to this issue is GPU-based frame generation, so I would not recommend the 3060Ti because it lacks this feature.

 

For anyone who is going to bring up Lossless Scaling or similar aftermarket solutions, these all run on the CPU which is only going to worsen the bottleneck.

so ideally a 4060 or 7600

[LOST TALE]

Why not go on the used market for an rx 6800 at 200 usd? I got one 2 years ago for that.

[DRKGMR-A]

22 hours ago, LOST TALE said:

Why not go on the used market for an rx 6800 at 200 usd? I got one 2 years ago for that.

6800 is 320$ (used) here 

[DRKGMR-A]

7 hours ago, McCarthy said:

I'd try to find a used 8 GB 1070. I find them on US ebay for 70 bucks. Will get you 30+ FPS. You could save the rest, and keep saving, for a bigger upgrade down the road.

 

bigger upgrade , u mean whole setup or just a higher gpu ?

[05032-Mendicant-Bias]

The B580 is slightly slower than the 4060 with fewer features, but has 4GB extra of VRAM. My nephew is playing minecraft RTX on that and it works well.

 

At same cost personally i would get the B580 12GB, but MSRP cards pop out if you pay attention, at least in my market.

[Salted Spinach]

How does the i3-9100f compare to the Ryzen 5600?

 

https://www.techpowerup.com/review/amd-ryzen-5-5600/15.html

[DRKGMR-A]

4 hours ago, 05032-Mendicant-Bias said:

The B580 is slightly slower than the 4060 with fewer features, but has 4GB extra of VRAM. My nephew is playing minecraft RTX on that and it works well.

 

At same cost personally i would get the B580 12GB, but MSRP cards pop out if you pay attention, at least in my market.

but my cpu is older than 10th gen intel so it wont be able use the rebar and other features hence have way less performance with b580

[DRKGMR-A]

3 hours ago, Salted Spinach said:

How does the i3-9100f compare to the Ryzen 5600?

 

https://www.techpowerup.com/review/amd-ryzen-5-5600/15.html

thank you , very helpful chart

[LOST TALE]

On 3/3/2025 at 9:18 AM, DRKGMR-A said:

6800 is 320$ (used) here 

Might be ur best deal. oh it's way better than what's in ur screenshots. but hey if u dont buy it plz make nvda sales go up.

[DRKGMR-A]

On 3/5/2025 at 9:47 AM, LOST TALE said:

Might be ur best deal. oh it's way better than what's in ur screenshots. but hey if u dont buy it plz make nvda sales go up.

nvdia sales up why ?

[jordanbuilds1]

Honestly id upgrade to the i5 9600k and use thee rest on an arc or 3060

[LOST TALE]

34 minutes ago, DRKGMR-A said:

nvdia sales up why ?

I have a disproportionate financial interest in Nvidia.