RealBottleneckCalculator

Core i3-3220

Modelled frame rate limit of 45 FPS. That is roughly the fastest this processor can feed a graphics card in a modern AAA title, no matter which card you fit.

Best match at each resolution

ResolutionClosest matched cardEstimated FPS
1080p GeForce GTX 980 38
1440p Intel Arc A580 45
4K GeForce RTX 5060 44

"Closest matched" means the two parts run out of headroom at about the same frame rate, so neither is obviously wasted. A faster card is still worth buying if you plan to raise the resolution later.

The cards it lands closest to

The 24 graphics cards whose frame rate limit sits nearest this processor's, fastest first. Anything faster than the top of this table is wasted on it at 1080p, and anything slower is a card it will never trouble. For any other combination, use the calculator.

Graphics card 1080p1440p4K
GeForce RTX 3060 45 cpu 45 cpu 30 gpu
Radeon RX Vega 64 45 cpu 45 cpu 30 gpu
GeForce RTX 2060 Super 45 cpu 45 cpu 29 gpu
GeForce RTX 3060 8GB 45 cpu 45 cpu 28 gpu
GeForce GTX 1080 45 cpu 45 cpu 28 gpu
Radeon RX 5600 XT 45 cpu 45 even 26 gpu
GeForce RTX 2060 12GB 45 cpu 45 cpu 27 gpu
Radeon RX 6600 45 cpu 45 cpu 27 gpu
GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 45 cpu 45 cpu 26 gpu
Radeon RX 9050 8GB 45 cpu 45 cpu 26 gpu
Radeon RX Vega 56 45 cpu 45 cpu 26 gpu
GeForce RTX 2060 45 cpu 43 gpu 23 gpu
Intel Arc A580 45 cpu 45 even 24 gpu
GeForce GTX 1070 45 cpu 43 even 23 gpu
GeForce GTX Titan X 45 cpu 43 even 23 gpu
Radeon RX 9050 4GB 45 cpu 35 gpu 19 gpu
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 45 cpu 38 gpu 20 gpu
GeForce GTX 980 Ti 45 cpu 38 gpu 20 gpu
GeForce GTX Titan Z 45 cpu 41 gpu 22 gpu
GeForce GTX 1660 Super 45 cpu 37 gpu 19 gpu
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB 45 cpu 39 gpu 21 gpu
GeForce GTX 1660 45 cpu 34 gpu 19 gpu
Radeon RX 590 45 cpu 37 gpu 20 gpu
Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB 45 cpu 35 gpu 19 gpu

The tag after each number says which part hits its limit first.

Specifications

ManufacturerIntel
Cores2
Threads4
Released2012