Core i7-870
Modelled frame rate limit of 51 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 | Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB | 50 |
| 1440p | GeForce RTX 3060 8GB | 51 |
| 4K | GeForce RTX 3070 Ti | 51 |
"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 5050 | 51 cpu | 51 cpu | 32 gpu |
| Radeon RX 6600 XT | 51 cpu | 51 cpu | 32 gpu |
| Radeon RX 5700 | 51 cpu | 51 cpu | 32 gpu |
| Radeon RX Vega 64 Liquid | 51 cpu | 51 cpu | 32 gpu |
| Intel Arc B570 | 51 cpu | 51 cpu | 32 gpu |
| Intel Arc A770 8GB | 51 cpu | 51 cpu | 32 gpu |
| GeForce RTX 2070 | 51 cpu | 51 cpu | 31 gpu |
| GeForce RTX 3060 | 51 cpu | 51 cpu | 30 gpu |
| Radeon RX Vega 64 | 51 cpu | 51 cpu | 30 gpu |
| Intel Arc A750 | 51 cpu | 51 cpu | 30 gpu |
| GeForce RTX 2060 Super | 51 cpu | 51 even | 29 gpu |
| GeForce RTX 3060 8GB | 51 cpu | 51 even | 28 gpu |
| GeForce GTX 1080 | 51 cpu | 51 even | 28 gpu |
| Radeon RX 5600 XT | 51 cpu | 47 gpu | 26 gpu |
| GeForce RTX 2060 12GB | 51 cpu | 50 even | 27 gpu |
| Radeon RX 6600 | 51 cpu | 50 even | 27 gpu |
| GeForce GTX 1070 Ti | 51 cpu | 48 gpu | 26 gpu |
| Radeon RX 9050 8GB | 51 cpu | 48 gpu | 26 gpu |
| Radeon RX Vega 56 | 51 cpu | 48 gpu | 26 gpu |
| GeForce RTX 2060 | 51 cpu | 43 gpu | 23 gpu |
| Intel Arc A580 | 51 cpu | 45 gpu | 24 gpu |
| GeForce GTX 1070 | 51 cpu | 43 gpu | 23 gpu |
| GeForce GTX Titan X | 51 cpu | 43 gpu | 23 gpu |
| Radeon RX 9050 4GB | 50 even | 35 gpu | 19 gpu |
The tag after each number says which part hits its limit first.
Specifications
| Manufacturer | Intel |
| Cores | 4 |
| Threads | 8 |
| Released | 2009 |