RealBottleneckCalculator

Core i7-860

Modelled frame rate limit of 49 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 1650 Super 39
1440p GeForce RTX 2060 12GB 49
4K GeForce RTX 3070 48

"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 5050 49 cpu 49 cpu 32 gpu
Radeon RX 6600 XT 49 cpu 49 cpu 32 gpu
GeForce RTX 2070 49 cpu 49 cpu 31 gpu
GeForce RTX 3060 49 cpu 49 cpu 30 gpu
Radeon RX Vega 64 49 cpu 49 cpu 30 gpu
Intel Arc A750 49 cpu 49 cpu 30 gpu
GeForce RTX 2060 Super 49 cpu 49 cpu 29 gpu
GeForce RTX 3060 8GB 49 cpu 49 even 28 gpu
GeForce GTX 1080 49 cpu 49 even 28 gpu
Radeon RX 5600 XT 49 cpu 47 even 26 gpu
GeForce RTX 2060 12GB 49 cpu 49 even 27 gpu
Radeon RX 6600 49 cpu 49 even 27 gpu
GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 49 cpu 48 even 26 gpu
Radeon RX 9050 8GB 49 cpu 48 even 26 gpu
Radeon RX Vega 56 49 cpu 48 even 26 gpu
GeForce RTX 2060 49 cpu 43 gpu 23 gpu
Intel Arc A580 49 cpu 45 gpu 24 gpu
GeForce GTX 1070 49 cpu 43 gpu 23 gpu
GeForce GTX Titan X 49 cpu 43 gpu 23 gpu
Radeon RX 9050 4GB 49 even 35 gpu 19 gpu
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 49 cpu 38 gpu 20 gpu
GeForce GTX 980 Ti 49 cpu 38 gpu 20 gpu
GeForce GTX Titan Z 49 cpu 41 gpu 22 gpu
GeForce GTX 1660 Super 49 cpu 37 gpu 19 gpu

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

Specifications

ManufacturerIntel
Cores4
Threads8
Released2010