Graphics Card with AMD APU Improve Performance Over Only APU ? I Require Expertize

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Hi
My is a ultra cheap budget build in 150$ price range,
I got an APU instead of a CPU(coz it was the cheapest I could find)
I want some advice for putting a cheap graphics card with the CPU.

The reason I think if I can use a GPU for doing the GUI of the system then the graphic process load from the APU would decrease.
MY CONFUSION : Would this increase my performance a bit ????(Idles at 20%, at load 60%-100%)

The Integrated GPU with CPU =APU confuses me .... :(
Everything now runs smooth except when I load a bunch of tabs on chrome. :pfff:
I can spend $25-35 for a GT 610 or Radeon 5450 for a webbrowse boost, but WILL IT BE ?

also: Crossfire with APU and 5450 or 610 ?

[MY USAGE FOR THE PC : used as a second monitor+comp device. Only browsing , watching videos and very basic works, word processing etc.!!! NOT GAMING !!! ]

Thanks to anyone who shares some advice :)

My spec:

AMD Sempron 2650 APU Processor ~1.5GHz
Gigabyte GA-AM1M-S2H Motherboard
Kingston SSD 120GB
4GB Hynix ddr3 1333MHz
local Cabinet+PSU
~$150
[Monitor: HP Compaq F191 G9F92AT 18.5-inch Monitor~$80]
 

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hmm , ok then , but the integrated gpu part : Are the gpu and cpu in the apu are totally separate ?
Putting stress on the gpu part won't stress the cpu part ?
 

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Get the A8 7600 quad-core 3.1 GHz, this is the best best best and cheapest apu that will meet your requirements, but here is the recommended and best solution setup :) : http://pcpartpicker.com/p/L3ZHFT
I know this is almost double your budget (260$) but your budget is impossible for a usable PC meeting your requirements...

plus it can play games triple-A titles like bf4 at lowest settings at 720p although I know you don't care about gaming so I ignored any thing about the graphics so don't think I chose this because you can game on it, I chose it because it had a good cpu.... if I chose something for gaming I would choose the a10 7870k