Card to replace a AMD Ryzen 5 3400G

[bjjgann]

Looking to add a discrete GPU to supplement a AMD Ryzen 5 3400G. Motherboard is a Gigabyte A320M-S2H so wary I don’t buy a card which would be wasted on a PCIE 3 board.

Was thinking a 1650 but would appreciate thoughts on wether this is a worthwhile upgrade or if there’s a better alternative.

 

[Armageus]

Have a look here for your current graphics, which is the RX Vega 11 (Integrated) and then you can compare versus current cards and older models that you may be able to pick up second hand

*** GPU Hierarchy ***

NVIDIAAMDINTELTier - Suggested Resolution/FPS RTX 5090 Tier A - "Elite Tier" RTX 4090 RTX 5080 Tier B RTX 4080 Super RTX 4080 RTX 5070TiRX 7900XTX RX 9070XT Tier C RTX 4070Ti Super RTX 3090Ti RTX 5070 RTX 4070TiRX 7900XT RX 9070 Tier D - 4K 60fps / 1440P 144fps RTX 3090 RTX 4070...

forums.overclockers.co.uk

A 1650 or above would be a noticeable upgrade, as would older cards such as 1060 6GB, GTX 980, as well as older AMD cards such as RX570/RX480/RX580/RX590.

 

[bjjgann]

That’s an incredible useful link. Thanks for that, I must admit my head is absolutely battered comparing various GPUs

 

[mickyflinn]

What's your upgrade intended for ? E.g gaming,

 

[bjjgann]

Yes for gaming, playing open world type games mostly

 

[mickyflinn]

Yes for gaming, playing open world type games mostly

What's the rest of ypur system spec , a used gpu may offer more for your money if your psu can handle it.

 

[bjjgann]

What's the rest of ypur system spec , a used gpu may offer more for your money if your psu can handle it.

It’s got:

16GB RAM 3200 DDR 4 Crucial Ballistix Sport
1GB SSD (SATA)
400W Micro Atx PSU
Gigabyte A320M-S2H

 

[mickyflinn]

It’s got:

16GB RAM 3200 DDR 4 Crucial Ballistix Sport
1GB SSD (SATA)
400W Micro Atx PSU
Gigabyte A320M-S2H

Make and model of psu and what case do you have ?

 

[bjjgann]

Make and model of psu and what case do you have ?

It’s a​

CiT M-400U 400W Micro Atx Power Supply​

GameMax Expedition MATX PC Gaming Case​

 

[mickyflinn]

It’s a​

CiT M-400U 400W Micro Atx Power Supply​

GameMax Expedition MATX PC Gaming Case​

You should be fine with a 1650 but that psu is awful, its cost £20 new its probablly the first thing i would change along with the gpu you decide.

 

[bjjgann]

You should be fine with a 1650 but that psu is awful, its cost £20 new its probablly the first thing i would change along with the gpu you decide.

yes I agree. The PC was originally built about 3 years ago to play Roblox and Minecraft. It’s now moved onto Hitman, Red Dead and the like.

 

[mickyflinn]

yes I agree. The PC was originally built about 3 years ago to play Roblox and Minecraft. It’s now moved onto Hitman, Red Dead and the like.

Hers another guide that gives relative performance between gpu's that mite help.

The GPU benchmarks hierarchy 2025: Ten years of graphics card hardware tested and ranked

We've run hundreds of GPU benchmarks on Nvidia, AMD, and Intel graphics cards and ranked them in our comprehensive hierarchy, with over 80 GPUs tested.

www.tomshardware.com

 

[mickyflinn]

@bjjgann one last question is your 16gb of memory one single stick or 2 x 8gb ?

 

[bjjgann]

Two singles

 

[mickyflinn]

Two singles

That's good then a single stick can cripple performance (fps) by up to 30%.

Let's us know what you get.

Good luck.

 

[bjjgann]

That’s good to know about RAM, I was totally oblivious to that. I’ll probably go with then 1650. Perhaps a super if I can source one (and a better PSU). Will be building a second PC for (10 year old) as an Xmas present so will be interesting to see how the 1650 works out.

 

[Trickle]

PSU is 250W for 12v. The processor and mobo wont use much, but I don't think I'd risk more than a 125W 2nd hand 1060 on it. I'd probably down power the 1060 from the standard 125 as well.

 

[bjjgann]

PSU is 250W for 12v. The processor and mobo wont use much, but I don't think I'd risk more than a 125W 2nd hand 1060 on it. I'd probably down power the 1060 from the standard 125 as well.

Think I am going to replace the PSU at the same time to be on the safe side

 

[JollyJamma]

Think I am going to replace the PSU at the same time to be on the safe side

If you can keep your eyes open for a good yet cheap second hand one, you'll do well.

Something like a Corsair TX650 watt PSU made in the recent couple of years goes for nothing second hand and will last you a good couple years of upgrades.

 

[Skilid]

Surprised no one has asked what your budget is yet? Will this cover both PSU and GPU?