>graphics cards have made huge gains in the past 5 yeas >processors

Whether linux nerds like it or not, video games drive high-end consumer-level hardware. Latest gen of consoles have weaker CPUs, so games become more GPU dependent.

>>59109662
They both do have done nice gains, but you're too poorfag to afford it and it's no use to use the upgraded ones since processors do last forever anyway.

Why do you want a 8 core with 4.0 Ghz if what you all want to do is to play your gaymen while posting memes at the same time on /g/?

GPUs are embarassingly parallel - throwing more cores at the problem works. Feeding data to thousands of cores and keeping tasks synchronized presents many technical challenges which are still being worked on. Five years ago we weren't nearly as good at it.

Also, CPUs are required to be backwards compatible. GPUs can totally change their architecture and write new drivers and shader compilers to deal with it.

>>59109662
Intel has pushed low TDPs instead of performance

>2500k poorfags on this much damage control

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>>59109726
>nice gains

uh huh

kys

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>>59109896
uh huh

kys