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R9 280x Bottleneck

Jack Kaye Pc Gamer
By Jack Kaye Pc Gamer
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If i upgraded my graphics card from a 260x to a 280x with a amd athlon x4 750k will the graphics cards performace be bottlenecked by the cpu or will it be fine? Thanks for any responces in advance :) 

CPU: Intel I5 4690K | GPU: Asus R9 280x | PSU: Evga 600w | RAM:8GB DDR3 | HDD: WD 1TB | HDD: WD 500GB | SSD: Sandisk 120GB 

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If i upgraded my graphics card from a 260x to a 280x with a amd athlon x4 750k will the graphics cards performace be bottlenecked by the cpu or will it be fine? Thanks for any responces in advance :)

i had athlon x4 631 overclocked to 3.3ghz similar to your in performance with GTX 770, bottleneck wasn't noticeable, only in watch dogs in other games i had no problem.

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It shouldn't bottleneck. But your fps will only increase 5-10 frames. Not a worthy uprade.

CPU: Intel i5 4690k @ 4.3 GHz       GPU: MSI GTX 980                      Cooling: be quiet! Pure Rock                     OS: Windows 7            Monitor: BenQ XL2411Z

Motherboard: AsRock Z97 PRO4   PSU: Corsair 600W CX600M       Keyboard: Razer BlackWidow Ultimate   SSD: Intel 120GB 520   Headset: HyperX Cloud II

RAM: 12GB Crucial Ballistix            Case: Corsair 750D                       Mouse: Logitech G502                         HDD: Seagate 1TB        Speakers: Audioengine A5+

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It shouldn't bottleneck. But your fps will only increase 5-10 frames. Not a worthy uprade.

What from a r7 260x to a r9 280x?

CPU: Intel I5 4690K | GPU: Asus R9 280x | PSU: Evga 600w | RAM:8GB DDR3 | HDD: WD 1TB | HDD: WD 500GB | SSD: Sandisk 120GB 

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