PC Upgrade Advisor — Find the Highest-Impact Upgrade for Your CPU and GPU

Should you upgrade your CPU or GPU?

The most common upgrade question is also the easiest to get wrong: spend on a new graphics card, or a new processor? The Upgrade Advisor answers it for your exact hardware. It estimates your current frame rate at your resolution, detects whether your CPU or GPU is the limiting factor, and then compares real upgrade options to find the one that adds the most frames per dollar.

CPU suggestions are restricted to your current socket, so a recommended processor is a genuine drop-in — no surprise motherboard or RAM purchase. Every graphics-card suggestion comes with the power supply it needs, so you can check your PSU has the headroom before you buy.

Want to plan a whole new machine instead? Try the AI PC Builder, estimate a specific game with the FPS Calculator, or size a supply with the PSU Calculator.

FPS figures are estimates based on public benchmark data at typical settings and will vary by game, engine, and configuration. Prices are estimated street prices, not live quotes — always check current pricing before buying.