Question CPU or GPU upgrade

[goodboy84h]

Targets: 1080p gaming AAA title with smooth 1% lows

Hypothetically speaking if I have a 8600K paired with 5600xt, what would be a better upgrade
a. Moving from 8600K to R5 7500 for a cost of ~400$ with same GPU
b. Moving from 8600K to R5 5600 for a cost of ~300$ with same GPU
c. Moving from 5600xt to 6700xt for a cost of ~300$ with same CPU system

 

[DAPUNISHER]

As always, depends on the games you play. If you plan on playing current and future games like Space Marine 2, Spiderman games, Cyberpunk 2077, GTA 6, etc, then a platform upgrade to AM5 is the smartest spend. Because in modern CPU demanding titles a 6c/6t CPU is going to be on the struggle bus. Nothing the 6700XT can do to help when it's waiting on the CPU to give it more work. 1% will suffer, and I agree smooth frame pacing is more important than average or max fps. 7500f with DDR5 CL30 6000MT/s will keep gaming smooth. You can upgrade the 5600XT when you have more money saved up. Until then, you'll be able to fully leverage it.