Which graphics card is better for gaming.

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Processor: AMD E-350D APU with Radeon HD Graphics 1.60 GHz

RAM: Samsung DDR 4 GB (2.86 usable)

Graphics card: AMD Radeon HD 6310 Ghaphics

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I have amd radeon hd 6310 graphics card. So changing this card to msi amd radeon r7 260 (i dont know 260x or 260 and ddr3 or ddr5 i just know the price of 3250 Rs. One) Would be better for my gaming performence?
 
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You'll want to confirm that the board you have actually has a PCIe slot. The E in E350 stands for embedded, so the CPU and GPU (You have an APU) are soldered to the motherboard and can't be removed. If you don't have an available PCIe slot, then you can't install a graphics card.

Typically GDDR5 will be the better GPUs. R7-260X is going to be faster than an R7-260, just the way their model naming scheme works.
 
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There is no doubt the card is faster then the APU. HD6310 is quite low end. I used to have an E350 as an HTPC. For fun I put WoW on it, actually did about 25FPS at 1184x852 with most everything on low, at least outside of anything complex. Couldn't handle 1080p playback though, so I ended up dropping in an HD6670.

 
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https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gpu-hierarchy,4388.html

Radeon HD 6310 is 28th-tier GPU; R7 260 is 12th-tier, 260X is 10th-tier. Either one will be a huge upgrade (especially since you'll no longer be using system RAM for graphics).

Assuming you can actually find one that will fit. Unlike the later Socket FT3 models, it looks like you have some sort of ITX-based build (that particular APU uses Socket FT1). The problem will be a) you'll have to make sure your PSU has enough power for them (a major issue in ITX builds), b) you'll have to make sure you can keep it running cool (again, fan flow wasn't as big of a factor without a discrete GPU before this), & c) you'll need a low-profile GPU to fit in the ITX case. The last point could be the killer, as I don't know if there are any low-profile R7 260/260X cards out there.
 
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if your PC is a prebuilt, what is make and model number. it will help us help you.
if you can take a picture of the PC case, this will let us know how big the case is which will answer a few questions we are making assumptions on.
the motherboard model number will also help.

what he said is basically maybe the card will not fit, it may not be upgradable at all. if so the power supply may need an upgrade too. is the case large enough to cool everything as the new card will be quite warmer than the old

https://cpuid.com/
you can download a small program called cpuz and it will tell you the motherboard model number on the mainboard tab
 
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The simple explanation is that the E350 is essentially a laptop component. The HD6310 is built into the CPU and the CPU is soldered to the motherboard. It is not replaceable.

Many of the computers produced with this chip don't have any expandability beyond adding drives and memory.

 
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Ok, I'll try to keep it simple.


    ■ Do you have a laptop, or not? If it's a laptop, stop: you won't be able to add a GPU to it at all.
    ■ if it's not a laptop, what brand is it, & was it custom-built or a prebuilt? If it was prebuilt (i.e. you bought it as-is from a brick-and-mortar store or from an online retailer), then let us know what the brand and model of the PC is. That will tell us what kind it is, & what kind of upgrade options (if any) there are.
    ■ If it's not a prebuilt, do you have the paperwork for the parts that it was built from? For example, the motherboard manual should say what brand & model of motherboard you have. Barring that, you can download & run the CPU-Z utility to find out what your motherboard make & model are.


FYI: ITX is just a code for the size of a build. ITX builds are similar to Dell's Small Form Factor/SFF & Ultra-SFF PCs (the ones where the chassis is so tiny that it looks like a Nintendo Wii or similar game console), where you can even set it down sideways & put your monitor on top of it. Micro-ATX (mATX) builds aren't much taller than a lot of ITX builds, but they're much wider, & they're designed so that you can't easily set them on their side; a lot of times they're called "mini-tower" PCs. ATX boards are considered the "default" size, & use mid-tower or larger cases.
 
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the card will fit your motherboard. the PCIe slot ensures that.

what case do you have, is it regular size or is it also small? the PSU wattage is important, the new card will draw more power. what is the model of the PSU in your system. there should be a label on it with the make and model number.
 
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have you ever opened a computer before?
a quick grounding rant for good measure

Canned Grounding Rant-
shut down system and remove side panel. with the power cable plugged into the PSU touch a bare unpainted metal area of the case. (my favorite spot is an unpainted screw securing the PSU) once you have grounded yourself you can unplug the computers power cable from the PSU and can touch the system.
if you move your feet, or shuffle in your chair, plug in the cord, reground yourself and unplug again.
end canned rant-


the power supply is the box in the case that the power cable plug into. with the side panel removed from the case (usually a clip or a pair of screws is all that secures the side panel) you should see the PSU and the label.
the label will tell you the make and model and the available wattage.
 
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Windows 7 Ultimate

Processor: AMD E-350D APU with Radeon HD Graphics 1.60 GHz

RAM: Samsung DDR 4 GB (2.86 usable)

Graphics card: AMD Radeon HD 6310 Ghaphics

32-bit Operating System

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