Core i7-2600

Best match at each resolution

Resolution	Closest matched card	Estimated FPS
1080p	GeForce RTX 2060	60
1440p	GeForce RTX 4060	65
4K	GeForce RTX 5070	65

"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
Radeon RX 9060	65 cpu	65 cpu	42 gpu
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti	65 cpu	65 cpu	41 gpu
Radeon RX 6700 XT	65 cpu	65 cpu	40 gpu
GeForce RTX 2080 Super	65 cpu	65 cpu	39 gpu
Intel Arc B580	65 cpu	65 cpu	39 gpu
GeForce RTX 4060	65 cpu	65 even	37 gpu
GeForce RTX 2080	65 cpu	65 even	37 gpu
GeForce RTX 2070 Super	65 cpu	64 even	36 gpu
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti	65 cpu	64 even	36 gpu
Radeon RX 7600 XT	65 cpu	64 even	36 gpu
Radeon RX 6700	65 cpu	64 even	36 gpu
Radeon RX 5700 XT	65 cpu	64 even	36 gpu
Radeon VII	65 cpu	64 even	36 gpu
Radeon RX 7600	65 cpu	63 even	35 gpu
Radeon RX 6650 XT	65 cpu	61 gpu	34 gpu
Intel Arc A770 16GB	65 cpu	61 gpu	34 gpu
GeForce RTX 5050	65 cpu	58 gpu	32 gpu
Radeon RX 6600 XT	65 cpu	58 gpu	32 gpu
Radeon RX 5700	65 cpu	58 gpu	32 gpu
Radeon RX Vega 64 Liquid	65 cpu	58 gpu	32 gpu
Intel Arc B570	65 cpu	58 gpu	32 gpu
Intel Arc A770 8GB	65 cpu	58 gpu	32 gpu
GeForce RTX 2070	65 cpu	56 gpu	31 gpu
GeForce RTX 3060	65 cpu	55 gpu	30 gpu

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

Specifications

Manufacturer	Intel
Cores	4
Threads	8
Released	2011