bottlenecking

[iWearKiltz]

i have a fx6100 @ 3.6ghz and I'm wondering up to what kind of card it would bottleneck. 

 

at the moment i have a 7850 2gb in the rig, but i plan to sell it, and if my friend asks for a graphics update in the future, it'd be handy to know what this cpu would bottleneck

[Guest]

That won't bottleneck much. You should be good.

[AraSarkisyan]

maybe 780? only like 3%?

[WoodenMarker]

It depends on the game but you're generally fine with up to a 7950/7970 especially if you oc.

[iWearKiltz]

maybe 780? only like 3%?

surprising. had an old friend challenge why i bought it (long story) and he said its bottlenecking the crap out of my 7850. i laughed and walked away. few weeks later im now wondering if it really is bottlenecking

 

thanks for answering

[Dravic]

surprising. had an old friend challenge why i bought it (long story) and he said its bottlenecking the crap out of my 7850. i laughed and walked away. few weeks later im now wondering if it really is bottlenecking

 

thanks for answering

Depends on the game. In something cpu intensive your cpu will be really bottlenecking that GPU, for example battlefield 3 or starcraft 2 or shogun total war.

In some games that rely on GPU most of the time you'll be fine except for the moments when the game is taxing the cpu.