Core i5-6600K
Modelled frame rate limit of 73 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
| Resolution | Closest matched card | Estimated FPS |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | GeForce RTX 3060 8GB | 72 |
| 1440p | Radeon RX 9060 | 73 |
| 4K | GeForce RTX 3090 Ti | 73 |
"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 | 1080p | 1440p | 4K |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 3070 Ti | 73 cpu | 73 cpu | 51 gpu |
| Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB | 73 cpu | 73 cpu | 51 gpu |
| GeForce RTX 3070 | 73 cpu | 73 cpu | 48 gpu |
| GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB | 73 cpu | 73 cpu | 46 gpu |
| GeForce RTX 4060 Ti | 73 cpu | 73 cpu | 46 gpu |
| GeForce RTX 2080 Ti | 73 cpu | 73 cpu | 47 gpu |
| GeForce RTX 5060 | 73 cpu | 73 cpu | 44 gpu |
| Radeon RX 6750 XT | 73 cpu | 73 even | 43 gpu |
| Radeon RX 9060 | 73 cpu | 73 even | 42 gpu |
| GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | 73 cpu | 72 even | 41 gpu |
| Radeon RX 6700 XT | 73 cpu | 71 even | 40 gpu |
| GeForce RTX 2080 Super | 73 cpu | 69 gpu | 39 gpu |
| Intel Arc B580 | 73 cpu | 69 gpu | 39 gpu |
| GeForce RTX 4060 | 73 cpu | 66 gpu | 37 gpu |
| GeForce RTX 2080 | 73 cpu | 66 gpu | 37 gpu |
| GeForce RTX 2070 Super | 73 cpu | 64 gpu | 36 gpu |
| GeForce GTX 1080 Ti | 73 cpu | 64 gpu | 36 gpu |
| Radeon RX 7600 XT | 73 cpu | 64 gpu | 36 gpu |
| Radeon RX 6700 | 73 cpu | 64 gpu | 36 gpu |
| Radeon RX 5700 XT | 73 cpu | 64 gpu | 36 gpu |
| Radeon VII | 73 cpu | 64 gpu | 36 gpu |
| Radeon RX 7600 | 73 cpu | 63 gpu | 35 gpu |
| Radeon RX 6650 XT | 73 cpu | 61 gpu | 34 gpu |
| Intel Arc A770 16GB | 73 cpu | 61 gpu | 34 gpu |
The tag after each number says which part hits its limit first.
Specifications
| Manufacturer | Intel |
| Cores | 4 |
| Threads | 4 |
| Released | 2015 |