CPU in gaming

[k1fox]

Quick question. When it comes to gaming, holding the video card constant, will a more powerful cpu give better frames? To what degree does cpu affect game performance because everyone makes it seems like the gpu is the be all, end all.

 

[FuryRosewood]

i dont think theres a real blanket answer to this, because not all games are created equal.

 

[orlbuckeye]

The processor will have 0 affect while the graphics card and graphics card memory have a big affect on gaming

 

[StrangleHold]

i dont think theres a real blanket answer to this, because not all games are created equal.

True, Some games are more CPU dependent then others. So it depends on the game by how much.

The processor will have 0 affect

False.

 

[Motoxrdude]

The processor will have 0 affect while the graphics card and graphics card memory have a big affect on gaming

Not true at all. The processor does have an effect on frames rates to a certain degree. Both CPU and GPU work together to produce everything in a game. If the CPU isn't powerful enough, it will drop frame rates. It's what people refer to as a bottleneck.