Upgrading my graphics card

[RagingSword]

Hi i am currently thinking about upgrading my graphics card from a GTX 950 to the new GTX 1080/70

but my problem is that i dont really understand the CPU-GPU ratio
that most people say that some cpu's dont work as good as some GPU's

also if theres a way to quickly post my computer spec that would be nice

[iRileyx]

could always download cpu-z and post screenshots of what that shows for your specs.
Otherwise just type them out, it won't take long.

[RagingSword]

Processor: AMD A10-6800K APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics   (4 CPUs), ~4.1GHz
                   Memory: 8192MB RAM
      Available OS Memory: 8134MB RAM
                Page File: 8639MB used, 5895MB available

Card name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950

[protoCJ]

GTX 1070/1080 will be bottlenecked in some games by anything lower than i7-6700K OC, that's how powerful they are.

And if you're not playing on a resolution higher than 1080p GTX 1080 will sit there at 30% load at max settings, probably not turning fans for a long time.

 

It would be helpful if you'd post your CPU model.

[RagingSword]

1 minute ago, protoCJ said:

GTX 1070/1080 will be bottlenecked in some games by anything lower than i7-6700K OC, that's how powerful they are.

And if you're not playing on a resolution higher than 1080p GTX 1080 will sit there at 30% load at max settings, probably not turning fans for a long time.

 

It would be helpful if you'd post your CPU model.

i did post it look up

[protoCJ]

1 minute ago, RagingSword said:

i did post it look up

I didn't get a notification while writing a post,

 

Hmm, I'm not really sure how APUs compare to CPUs, but if it's like quad core CPU both 1070 and 1080 will be bottlenecked.

My i5-6600 can't keep up in some games with GTX 1070, but still in most cases I get solid 60 on max settings.

[iRileyx]

13 minutes ago, protoCJ said:

I didn't get a notification while writing a post,

 

Hmm, I'm not really sure how APUs compare to CPUs, but if it's like quad core CPU both 1070 and 1080 will be bottlenecked.

My i5-6600 can't keep up in some games with GTX 1070, but still in most cases I get solid 60 on max settings.

1070 and 1080 will bottleneck hard with an APU, even the 1060 will a little bit.
I have an a8-7650k and rx480, and every game gets held back because of the apu.

[RagingSword]

17 hours ago, RKRiley said:

1070 and 1080 will bottleneck hard with an APU, even the 1060 will a little bit.
I have an a8-7650k and rx480, and every game gets held back because of the apu.

So you think is should upgrade my CPU to a actual CPU before i but a graphics card?

[iRileyx]

4 hours ago, RagingSword said:

So you think is should upgrade my CPU to a actual CPU before i but a graphics card?

If youre getting a 1080 or 1070 yes, otherwise youre just wasting money on a card that you can't get the full potential out of.

[RagingSword]

well currently i have the GTX 950 is getting another 950 will be more worth then upgrading to the current 1070 or 1060?

[Whiteout]

27 minutes ago, RagingSword said:

well currently i have the GTX 950 is getting another 950 will be more worth then upgrading to the current 1070 or 1060?

You could get a 1060, which is actually more powerful than a GTX 980.

[107x]

20 hours ago, Whiteout said:

You could get a 1060, which is actually mre powerful tha a GTX 980.

no

[107x]

On 11/1/2016 at 8:12 AM, protoCJ said:

GTX 1070/1080 will be bottlenecked in some games by anything lower than i7-6700K OC, that's how powerful they are.

And if you're not playing on a resolution higher than 1080p GTX 1080 will sit there at 30% load at max settings, probably not turning fans for a long time.

 

It would be helpful if you'd post your CPU model.

no i have a 6600k that is completely wrong

 

[RagingSword]

Well. should i get another 950 instead of buying the 10 series?

[protoCJ]

On 16.11.2016 at 1:32 AM, 107x said:

no i have a 6600k that is completely wrong

 

What part is wrong? That i5 will bottleneck 1070/1080 in some games,  or that 1080 can handle 1080p60 without any problems? I have 6600+1070 and I can clearly see that cpu is the bottleneck if the frame rate drops below 60.

[RagingSword]

Do you guys think i should buy another 950 or should i get the 10 series graphic cards and upgrade my motherboard and cpu with it?

[Wolf ~ IRONI]

On 1-11-2016 at 5:07 AM, RagingSword said:

Hi i am currently thinking about upgrading my graphics card from a GTX 950 to the new GTX 1080/70

but my problem is that i dont really understand the CPU-GPU ratio
that most people say that some cpu's dont work as good as some GPU's

also if theres a way to quickly post my computer spec that would be nice

what cppu do you have? Because if you have a bad cpu and a too good gpu you will get what its called "bottleneck" its bad and will still lower your fps for a gtx 1080 you atleast need a i7 6700 and maybe the i5 6600 will do, the gtx 1070 will have need atleast a i5 6600 so yeah, and dont forget about the psu if you have enough wattage and space and everything! because just upgrading 1 part can lead to upgrading much parts

[RagingSword]

1 hour ago, Wolfiowww said:

what cppu do you have? Because if you have a bad cpu and a too good gpu you will get what its called "bottleneck" its bad and will still lower your fps for a gtx 1080 you atleast need a i7 6700 and maybe the i5 6600 will do, the gtx 1070 will have need atleast a i5 6600 so yeah, and dont forget about the psu if you have enough wattage and space and everything! because just upgrading 1 part can lead to upgrading much parts

everything is written in the third post in this thread 

[RagingSword]

18 hours ago, Wolfiowww said:

what cppu do you have? Because if you have a bad cpu and a too good gpu you will get what its called "bottleneck" its bad and will still lower your fps for a gtx 1080 you atleast need a i7 6700 and maybe the i5 6600 will do, the gtx 1070 will have need atleast a i5 6600 so yeah, and dont forget about the psu if you have enough wattage and space and everything! because just upgrading 1 part can lead to upgrading much parts

I have been monitoring my CPU load while playing skyrim with some heavy mods and i can see that i get 17-60 fps depending on what terrain im standing and whats there to render.

i do not have a GPU monitor currently as i am using roccat power grid(phone app), not the most accurate but it gets the job done
do you think that mostly the problem is with my cpu as its not really a cpu but a apu

[Wolf ~ IRONI]

2 hours ago, RagingSword said:

I have been monitoring my CPU load while playing skyrim with some heavy mods and i can see that i get 17-60 fps depending on what terrain im standing and whats there to render.

i do not have a GPU monitor currently as i am using roccat power grid(phone app), not the most accurate but it gets the job done
do you think that mostly the problem is with my cpu as its not really a cpu but a apu

i need the name of your  cpu..

[RagingSword]

2 minutes ago, Wolfiowww said:

i need the name of your  cpu..

here the name: AMD A10-6800K APU
it was written with the rest of my specs up there

[Wolf ~ IRONI]

Just now, RagingSword said:

here the name: AMD A10-6800K APU
it was written with the rest of my specs up there

yeah the bottleneck is going to be really hard

[Wolf ~ IRONI]

get atleast a i5 6600 or better cpu. no amd's coz they suck for high end gpus