RealBottleneckCalculator

Core i3-530

Modelled frame rate limit of 31 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 770 4GB 25
1440p GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 28
4K GeForce RTX 2070 31

"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
Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB 31 cpu 31 cpu 19 gpu
GeForce GTX 1650 Super 31 cpu 28 gpu 15 gpu
Radeon RX 5500 XT 31 cpu 28 gpu 15 gpu
Radeon RX 580 8GB 31 cpu 31 cpu 18 gpu
GeForce GTX 980 31 cpu 26 gpu 14 gpu
GeForce GTX Titan Black 31 cpu 30 even 16 gpu
GeForce GTX 690 29 gpu 20 gpu 11 gpu
Radeon RX 5500 31 cpu 26 gpu 14 gpu
Radeon RX 580 4GB 31 cpu 26 gpu 14 gpu
Radeon RX 480 8GB 31 cpu 31 even 17 gpu
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 31 cpu 28 gpu 15 gpu
GeForce GTX 780 Ti 31 even 22 gpu 12 gpu
Radeon RX 6500 XT 8GB 31 cpu 30 even 16 gpu
Radeon RX 480 4GB 31 cpu 25 gpu 13 gpu
GeForce RTX 3050 6GB 31 cpu 27 gpu 14 gpu
Radeon RX 6500 XT 31 cpu 24 gpu 12 gpu
Radeon RX 570 8GB 31 cpu 29 gpu 15 gpu
Radeon RX 570 4GB 31 cpu 23 gpu 12 gpu
GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 29 gpu 20 gpu 11 gpu
GeForce GTX 970 31 even 22 gpu 12 gpu
GeForce GTX Titan 31 cpu 25 gpu 14 gpu
GeForce GTX 780 6GB 31 cpu 25 gpu 14 gpu
GeForce GTX 780 28 gpu 20 gpu 10 gpu
Radeon RX 5300 XT 31 even 22 gpu 12 gpu

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

Specifications

ManufacturerIntel
Cores2
Threads4
Released2010