Is this GPU going to bottleneck my CPU?

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Not sure sure about Passmark, but in games RX480 is faster, https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/AMD/RX_480/24.html
GTX1060 performance is said to be even better by 15%, but leaked benchmarks so far are kind of skewed. I'd recommend waiting a week or two- benchmarks of both GTX1060 and AIB RX480 should be available by that time, as well as reviews of AIB models with proper...
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Yes, it it would be better to upgrade to i5 or i7 as well. Also GTX970 is last generation card, current generation similar performance cards are RX480 (just released) and GTX1060 (to be released 19th of July)
 
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GTX 970 has better Passmark benchmark than RX480. What cards do you recommend in similar price- range and performance(better) instead of that card?
 
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Not sure sure about Passmark, but in games RX480 is faster, https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/AMD/RX_480/24.html
GTX1060 performance is said to be even better by 15%, but leaked benchmarks so far are kind of skewed. I'd recommend waiting a week or two- benchmarks of both GTX1060 and AIB RX480 should be available by that time, as well as reviews of AIB models with proper cooling and overclocking. Then it will be possible to compare the real performance and price.
 
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