is there a powerful graphics card that would run well on an i5 6400 or shall i just upgrade to a better cpu?

[Tuthenutter]

title

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

Depends how powerful, it should handle GTX 1660 Ti or RTX 2060 decent enough but higher then that and with higher resolutions then 1080p it`s probably best to start thinking about upgrade.

[FluffyPinkDecoyBunny]

Or if you're looking towards AMD, the RX 5700

[Tuthenutter]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Rumpelcrutchskin:

Depends how powerful, it should handle GTX 1660 Ti or RTX 2060 decent enough but higher then that and with higher resolutions then 1080p it`s probably best to start thinking about upgrade.

wouldnt it bottleneck both those cards as they are both very powerful?

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

Oprindeligt skrevet af kaiserT:

Oprindeligt skrevet af Rumpelcrutchskin:

Depends how powerful, it should handle GTX 1660 Ti or RTX 2060 decent enough but higher then that and with higher resolutions then 1080p it`s probably best to start thinking about upgrade.

wouldnt it bottleneck both those cards as they are both very powerful?

Well they are currently good mid-range cards not some very powerful high-end ones.
Where you might struggle with this CPU is in some latest games that make good use of multiple cores and where just 4 cores without hyper-threading wont really cut it anymore.

[Tuthenutter]

thanks for the replies, but is there any other cheap but powerful cpu's for around £100-200

[FluffyPinkDecoyBunny]

Oprindeligt skrevet af kaiserT:

thanks for the replies, but is there any other cheap but powerful cpu's for around £100-200

Most important info we would need to know....

What is your current GPU?

[Tuthenutter]

Oprindeligt skrevet af FluffyPinkDecoyBunny:

Oprindeligt skrevet af kaiserT:

thanks for the replies, but is there any other cheap but powerful cpu's for around £100-200

Most important info we would need to know....

What is your current GPU?

my current gpu is a 1050 ti but im literally just about to either purchase a 2060 or something a that would work well with it as well.
and im also on the verge of buying an i7 but i dont know if its worth it

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

Oprindeligt skrevet af kaiserT:

Oprindeligt skrevet af FluffyPinkDecoyBunny:

Most important info we would need to know....

What is your current GPU?

my current gpu is a 1050 ti but im literally just about to either purchase a 2060 or something a that would work well with it as well.
and im also on the verge of buying an i7 but i dont know if its worth it

GTX 1660 Ti would be quite good upgrade to GTX 1050 Ti with both your current CPU or i7.

[Tuthenutter]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Rumpelcrutchskin:

Oprindeligt skrevet af kaiserT:

my current gpu is a 1050 ti but im literally just about to either purchase a 2060 or something a that would work well with it as well.
and im also on the verge of buying an i7 but i dont know if its worth it

GTX 1660 Ti would be quite good upgrade to GTX 1050 Ti with both your current CPU or i7.

ok, would you recommend the 2060 or the 1660 ti because i find it a hard choice

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

Oprindeligt skrevet af kaiserT:

Oprindeligt skrevet af Rumpelcrutchskin:

GTX 1660 Ti would be quite good upgrade to GTX 1050 Ti with both your current CPU or i7.

ok, would you recommend the 2060 or the 1660 ti because i find it a hard choice

Performance is not that different, 1660 Ti lacks the ray tracing of 2060 but you not gone really use it anyway on 2060 because it will be huge hit on performance.

[Tuthenutter]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Rumpelcrutchskin:

Oprindeligt skrevet af kaiserT:

ok, would you recommend the 2060 or the 1660 ti because i find it a hard choice

Performance is not that different, 1660 Ti lacks the ray tracing of 2060 but you not gone really use it anyway on 2060 because it will be huge hit on performance.

yeah, and would the cpu run better with the 1660 ti ?

[r.linder]

Oprindeligt skrevet af kaiserT:

Oprindeligt skrevet af Rumpelcrutchskin:

Performance is not that different, 1660 Ti lacks the ray tracing of 2060 but you not gone really use it anyway on 2060 because it will be huge hit on performance.

yeah, and would the cpu run better with the 1660 ti ?

Yes, less potential bottlenecking because the 6400 is a weak CPU

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

Oprindeligt skrevet af kaiserT:

Oprindeligt skrevet af Rumpelcrutchskin:

Performance is not that different, 1660 Ti lacks the ray tracing of 2060 but you not gone really use it anyway on 2060 because it will be huge hit on performance.

yeah, and would the cpu run better with the 1660 ti ?

It`s about same, 2060 is about 10-15% more powerful card then 1660 Ti but that difference doesnt really matter much for 1080p resolution.

[Tuthenutter]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Escorve:

Oprindeligt skrevet af kaiserT:

yeah, and would the cpu run better with the 1660 ti ?

Yes, less potential bottlenecking because the 6400 is a weak CPU

ok, whats the recommended gpu for the i5 6400?

[FluffyPinkDecoyBunny]

Oprindeligt skrevet af kaiserT:

Oprindeligt skrevet af Escorve:

Yes, less potential bottlenecking because the 6400 is a weak CPU

ok, whats the recommended gpu for the i5 6400?

There is no recommended GPU for a specific CPU.

Just get a new GPU - buy the most powerful one you can comfortable afford. If you end up getting a new MB/CPU/RAM at a later time, the GPU will still be viable to keep and carry over.