GPU on the overall performance of PC

JesleyH · 3 Dec 2015 at 02:12

Hi guys,

I'm slowly deciding on the my next build and had this very newbish question, how much does GPU affect the performance of PC (if at all) when one does not game at all basically?

Does it has any impact on data related tasks?

I'm thinking of building 6700k/5820k and currently have Radeon 5770 in my rig, the 6700k Intel HD 530 is almost as good as Radeon 5770 but if I go with 5820k then I guess I'll just stick the 5770. But yea does GPU affect anything beside gaming and certain graphical encoding/software like Premiere Pro etc?

Cheers.

Nix · 3 Dec 2015 at 06:19

CPUs and GPUs have evolved differently so each processes certain algorithms better than the other. It really does depend on what kind of data you're dealing with.

To answer your question properly, we'd really need to know your intended use for your PC.

The question I'm wondering is, if you're upgrading your CPU but ignoring your GPU, would you not be at risk of essentially bottlenecking your system?

I'm sure someone a little more knowledgeable will be along shortly to answer for you.

JesleyH · 3 Dec 2015 at 12:03

Thanks for reply

My general data use would be a loooot of excel sheets opened and macros going on, databases, lots of tabs on browsers with lots of data driven sites stocks wise, for other software things like Bloomberg Terminals. Nothing graphically challenging tbf.

Yea bottlenecking is the main issue, but if I don't play games or do any graphical work then maybe it wouldn't be issue for me, basically I'm making new PC and trying to save money on GPU ( and maybe wait till Pascal to get a low end GPU from that architecture if there was need for it ).

Padraig · 3 Dec 2015 at 12:13

Yh just get a low power gpu with whatever display support you need such as the ability to hook up multiple monitors and stuff.

kaku · 3 Dec 2015 at 13:39

Minor things like the Windows interface, web browser content and so on do leverage hardware acceleration - but I doubt it's anything the IGP couldn't handle given your example use case.

JesleyH · 3 Dec 2015 at 14:22

Thanks guys, appreciated. At the end I still have the Radeon 5700 which should handle the basics.

Cheers.

Threepwood · 3 Dec 2015 at 21:39

What CPU do you have at the moment?

Do you really even need a full fat cpu like the 5820K or the 6700k?

kayomani · 3 Dec 2015 at 22:04

The 6700k is faster for general use and gaming but the 5820K has more cores so it'll do encoding of video etc faster.