Older CPUs vs RX 9060 XT & RTX 5060 Ti - Mid-Tier CPU Scaling Benchmarks
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From 9600X to the 2600X and 265K to the 9600K, wow do more "affordable" graphics cards like the RX 9060 XT 16GB and RTX 5060 Ti 16GB perform when they're used with older mid-tier CPUs? The answer might surprise you. We tested gaming framerates on both cards with 12 different CPUs going back to the 9600K and 2600X to see if you need to upgrade your system in for optimal gaming performance. TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - Is an Upgrade REALLY Necessary? 0:41 - RTX 5060 Ti 16GB vs RX 9060 XT 16GB 1:20 - A MAJOR RTX 5060 Ti Problem on Older CPUs... 2:58 - A Fix is Here! 3:25 - Charts Explained 4:15 - All the Good News - 1440p Gaming Framerates 9:40 - Bottlenecks Arrive - 1440p Gaming Framerates 11:25 - Older CPUs can be SO GOOD...Except 12:49 - The 9800X3D Dilemma 13:23 - RTX 5060 Ti = Pointless for Legacy CPUs? SUBSCRIBE ►https://bit.ly/SubHWC CPUs & GPUs provided free of charge by AMD, Intel or NVIDIA or purchased by Hardware Canucks. This video is brought to you . As per Hardware Canucks guidelines, no review direction was received from manufacturer. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. Follow us for more updates! Twitter https://bit.ly/HWC_Twitter FaceBook https://bit.ly/HWC_Facebook Instagram https://bit.ly/HWC_Instagram ---------------------------------------------------------------- #hardwarecanucks
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