RealBottleneckCalculator

Core i3-9300

Modelled frame rate limit of 82 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 RTX 5050 80
1440p GeForce RTX 3070 82
4K GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 79

"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 6800 XT 82 cpu 82 cpu 59 gpu
Radeon RX 9070 GRE 82 cpu 82 cpu 58 gpu
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB 82 cpu 82 cpu 54 gpu
GeForce RTX 4070 82 cpu 82 cpu 54 gpu
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB 82 cpu 82 cpu 53 gpu
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB 82 cpu 82 cpu 52 gpu
Radeon RX 7700 XT 82 cpu 82 cpu 52 gpu
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 82 cpu 82 even 51 gpu
Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB 82 cpu 82 even 51 gpu
Radeon RX 6800 82 cpu 82 even 51 gpu
GeForce RTX 3070 82 cpu 82 even 48 gpu
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB 82 cpu 80 even 46 gpu
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 82 cpu 80 even 46 gpu
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 82 cpu 80 even 47 gpu
GeForce RTX 5060 82 cpu 77 gpu 44 gpu
Radeon RX 6750 XT 82 cpu 75 gpu 43 gpu
Radeon RX 9060 82 cpu 73 gpu 42 gpu
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 82 cpu 72 gpu 41 gpu
Radeon RX 6700 XT 82 cpu 71 gpu 40 gpu
GeForce RTX 2080 Super 82 cpu 69 gpu 39 gpu
Intel Arc B580 82 cpu 69 gpu 39 gpu
GeForce RTX 4060 82 cpu 66 gpu 37 gpu
GeForce RTX 2080 82 cpu 66 gpu 37 gpu
GeForce RTX 2070 Super 82 cpu 64 gpu 36 gpu

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

Specifications

ManufacturerIntel
Cores4
Threads4
Released2019