Pairing Verdicts
Does it bottleneck?
A clear yes-or-no for 130 of the most-searched CPU + GPU pairings, how big the bottleneck is, the FPS to expect at 1080p, 1440p and 4K, and whether it’s worth changing anything. Numbers come from the same real-data engine as the calculator.
Core i5-10400 + RX 7700 XT→Core i5-10400 + RX 9060 XT→Core i5-12400F + RTX 3060→Core i5-12400F + RTX 4060→Core i5-12400F + RTX 4060 Ti→Core i5-12400F + RTX 4070→Core i5-12400F + RTX 4070 Super→Core i5-12400F + RTX 5060→Core i5-12400F + RTX 5060 Ti→Core i5-12400F + RTX 5070→Core i5-12400F + RX 7700 XT→Core i5-12400F + RX 7800 XT→Core i5-12400F + RX 9060 XT→Core i5-12400F + RX 9070→Core i5-14400F + RTX 3070→Core i5-14400F + RTX 5060→Core i5-14400F + RTX 5060 Ti→Core i5-8400 + RTX 3070→Core i7-10700K + RTX 4080→Core i7-12700K + RTX 5070→Core i7-4790 + RX 570→Core i9-14900K + RTX 4070→Ryzen 5 2600 + RTX 3060→Ryzen 5 2600 + RX 6600→Ryzen 5 3600 + RTX 3070→Ryzen 5 3600 + RTX 4060→Ryzen 5 3600 + RTX 4070→Ryzen 5 3600 + RTX 5060→Ryzen 5 3600 + RTX 5070→Ryzen 5 4600G + RX 6600→Ryzen 5 5500 + GTX 1650→Ryzen 5 5500 + GTX 1660 Super→Ryzen 5 5500 + RTX 3050→Ryzen 5 5500 + RTX 3060→Ryzen 5 5500 + RTX 3060 Ti→Ryzen 5 5500 + RTX 3070→Ryzen 5 5500 + RTX 4060→Ryzen 5 5500 + RTX 4070→Ryzen 5 5500 + RTX 5050→Ryzen 5 5500 + RTX 5060→Ryzen 5 5500 + RTX 5060 Ti→Ryzen 5 5500 + RTX 5070→Ryzen 5 5500 + RX 5500 XT→Ryzen 5 5500 + RX 580→Ryzen 5 5500 + RX 6600→Ryzen 5 5500 + RX 6700 XT→Ryzen 5 5500 + RX 7600→Ryzen 5 5500 + RX 9060 XT→Ryzen 5 5600 + RTX 3060→Ryzen 5 5600 + RTX 3070→Ryzen 5 5600 + RTX 4070→Ryzen 5 5600 + RTX 4070 Super→Ryzen 5 5600 + RTX 4070 Ti→Ryzen 5 5600 + RTX 4080→Ryzen 5 5600 + RTX 5060→Ryzen 5 5600 + RTX 5060 Ti→Ryzen 5 5600 + RTX 5070→Ryzen 5 5600 + RX 9060 XT→Ryzen 5 5600G + RTX 4060→Ryzen 5 5600X + RTX 2060→Ryzen 5 5600X + RTX 3050→Ryzen 5 5600X + RTX 3060→Ryzen 5 5600X + RTX 3070→Ryzen 5 5600X + RTX 4060→Ryzen 5 5600X + RTX 4060 Ti→Ryzen 5 5600X + RTX 4070→Ryzen 5 5600X + RTX 5060→Ryzen 5 5600X + RTX 5070→Ryzen 5 5600X + RX 9060 XT→Ryzen 5 7500F + RTX 5060→Ryzen 5 7500F + RTX 5060 Ti→Ryzen 5 7500F + RTX 5070→Ryzen 5 7600 + RTX 5060→Ryzen 5 7600 + RX 9060 XT→Ryzen 5 7600X + RTX 3080→Ryzen 5 7600X + RTX 5060→Ryzen 5 7600X + RTX 5060 Ti→Ryzen 5 7600X + RTX 5070→Ryzen 5 7600X + RX 9060 XT→Ryzen 5 8400F + RTX 5060→Ryzen 5 9600X + RTX 5060→Ryzen 5 9600X + RTX 5060 Ti→Ryzen 5 9600X + RTX 5070→Ryzen 5 9600X + RTX 5070 Ti→Ryzen 5 9600X + RX 9060 XT→Ryzen 5 9600X + RX 9070 XT→Ryzen 7 3700X + RTX 3070→Ryzen 7 3700X + RTX 4070→Ryzen 7 3700X + RTX 4070 Super→Ryzen 7 5700G + RX 9060 XT→Ryzen 7 5700X + RTX 3060→Ryzen 7 5700X + RTX 5060→Ryzen 7 5700X + RTX 5060 Ti→Ryzen 7 5700X + RTX 5070→Ryzen 7 5700X + RX 9060 XT→Ryzen 7 5700X3D + RTX 5070 Ti→Ryzen 7 5800X + RTX 3060→Ryzen 7 5800X + RTX 3080→Ryzen 7 5800X + RX 9060 XT→Ryzen 7 7700 + RTX 5070→Ryzen 7 7700X + RTX 3060→Ryzen 7 7700X + RTX 5060 Ti→Ryzen 7 7700X + RTX 5070→Ryzen 7 7700X + RTX 5070 Ti→Ryzen 7 7800X3D + RTX 4070→Ryzen 7 7800X3D + RTX 5060 Ti→Ryzen 7 7800X3D + RTX 5070→Ryzen 7 7800X3D + RTX 5070 Ti→Ryzen 7 7800X3D + RTX 5080→Ryzen 7 7800X3D + RTX 5090→Ryzen 7 7800X3D + RX 9060 XT→Ryzen 7 7800X3D + RX 9070 XT→Ryzen 7 8700F + RTX 5060 Ti→Ryzen 7 8700F + RTX 5070→Ryzen 7 9700X + RTX 5060 Ti→Ryzen 7 9700X + RTX 5070→Ryzen 7 9700X + RTX 5080→Ryzen 7 9700X + RX 9060 XT→Ryzen 7 9700X + RX 9070 XT→Ryzen 7 9800X3D + RTX 4060→Ryzen 7 9800X3D + RTX 5060 Ti→Ryzen 7 9800X3D + RTX 5070→Ryzen 7 9800X3D + RTX 5070 Ti→Ryzen 7 9800X3D + RTX 5080→Ryzen 7 9800X3D + RTX 5090→Ryzen 7 9800X3D + RX 9070 XT→Ryzen 9 5900X + Arc A770→Ryzen 9 9950X3D + RTX 5070 Ti→Ryzen 9 9950X3D + RTX 5080→Ryzen 9 9950X3D + RTX 5090→
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