Do I need a new gfx card? Advice please

[Ceddwen]

Hi everyone

Apologies if this is the wrong forum but I couldn't see one just for graphics cards.
I am not a computer noob so hope I am reasonably intelligent with regards hardware generally, but have never been able to get my head around graphics cards and what the numbers mean.

This is my present quandary:

I am playing Guild Wars 2 on a 200MB cable connection (Virgin Media) and find the game can be very jerky. By the time my char has responded to a command to turn or fire - I'm often dead. Precision actions are at best hit and miss. It's like having perma-super lag. I am not currently playing any other games so can't use a comparison but in all other respects the pc works extremely well. Also, I play on another pc at a friend's house with a 100MB connection and have absolutely no issues whatsoever. Sadly, I have forgotten to check what graphics card is installed there - I will have a look later.

So, with there having been updates and an expansion on this game since starting to play on this pc set-up I have now, and another expansion due in around 4 weeks, I am wondering if my card is now below spec for a decent response? I've got no idea what the best upgrade option would be, so have given my graphics card and motherboard details below - hoping someone who understands these might be able to offer advice!

Currently I have (details taken from Speccy)

Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64-bit
CPU
AMD A8-7650K 46 °C
Kaveri 28nm Technology
RAM
8.00GB Single-Channel DDR3 @ 797MHz (10-10-10-30)

ATI AMD Radeon(TM) R7 Graphics
Manufacturer ATI
Model AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
Device ID 1002-1313
Subvendor ASUStek Computer Inc (1043)
Current Performance Level Level 0
GPU Clock 720.0 MHz
Temperature 1 °C
Bios Core Clock 200.00
Bios Mem Clock 800.00
Driver version 22.19.162.4
Memory Type DDR3
Memory 1024 MB
Bandwidth 12.8 GB/s
Count of performance levels : 2
Level 1 - "Perf Level 0"
GPU Clock 351 MHz
Shader Clock 800 MHz
Level 2 - "Perf Level 1"
GPU Clock 720 MHz
Shader Clock 800 MHz

Motherboard
Manufacturer ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
Model A68HM-PLUS (FM2+ )
Version Rev X.0x
Chipset Vendor AMD
Chipset Model K15 IMC
Chipset Revision 00
Southbridge Vendor AMD
Southbridge Model A68H FCH
Southbridge Revision 2.6
System Temperature 31 °C
BIOS
Brand American Megatrends Inc.
Version 1204
Date 17/09/2015

 

[Plec]

I am not a computer noob so hope I am reasonably intelligent with regards hardware generally, but have never been able to get my head around graphics cards and what the numbers mean.

Pretty sure you've listed your onboard GFX on the CPU - what is your GFX card spec or is that what you're using?

If you don't have a dedicated GFX card then a installing one would make a big difference - but we would need to know the brand/model age of your PSU as power may be an issue depending on the unit.

As you only play Guild Wars 2 from a quick google an RX 460/GTX1050 would probably do the job.