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Graphics card and CPU are two of most valuable core hardware in a computer, so I guess a lot of people will have question of how to map an XX graphics card to a CPU or which graphics card to use. CPU XX, so is there any matching requirement between graphic card and CPU? Can a good processor go hand in hand with a bad graphics card? Can a high-end graphics card be paired with a low-end processor?

Are there any video card and processor requirements?

No, generally speaking, if motherboard is compatible, graphics card and CPU can be used by accident. Since graphics cards and processors do not have compatibility issues, low-end graphics cards can be paired with low-end processors or flagships, and vice versa.

What if you really want to match each other?

If you need to consider a combination of graphics card and processor, you need to consider demand and cost. As long as it can meet needs, try to cut costs and spend less money. Simply put, it's cost-effective.

As for requirements, it depends on function of your computer. If it's drawing and design, this situation requires a more powerful processor, especially a multi-core, multi-threaded processor with a large cache. The video card in this case is secondary. Therefore, first thing to set up for this purpose is to buy a good enough processor and a so-so video card.

If you just play games, you need a good graphics card. You can spend most of your budget on a graphics card and use rest to buy a more powerful processor. too good. A regular quad-core processor is enough for most online games, while offline games are naturally more suitable for high-end or flagship games, and of course budget required is not low.

Of course, how to match it is not static. For example, if it is only for office work, it only needs best Intel processor. Since it has a main display, independent display can also be kept, so that it can be equipped with better hard drives, memory, and so on.

Most people have a budget for installing a computer, so it's important to keep budget under control. If you don't play games, then budget of processor can be about 2 times that of graphics card. On contrary, if you only play games, then use budget for video card. It may be more appropriate to have it about 2x larger than CPU.

For example, if you don't play games too much, you can choose AMD R5-2600 or Intel i5-8700, and choose a regular GTX1050 or GTX1050Ti as graphics card, which can fully satisfy occasional entertainment needs. Conversely, if you enjoy playing standalone 3D masterpieces, you can choose a GTX1060 6GB for graphics card and an AMD R5-1400 or Intel i3-8100 for processor, it shouldn't be too good. But it should be noted that this combination is suitable for users with an insufficient budget. If budget is large enough, then best matching solution is an entry-level CPU with a low-end graphics card, a mid-range CPU with a mid-range graphics card, and a high-end processor with a high-end graphics card.