Core i7-8700K

Best match at each resolution

Resolution	Closest matched card	Estimated FPS
1080p	GeForce RTX 5060	103
1440p	GeForce RTX 5070	105
4K	GeForce RTX 4090	105

"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 7900 XT	105 cpu	105 cpu	77 gpu
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super	105 cpu	105 cpu	76 gpu
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti	105 cpu	105 cpu	74 gpu
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti	105 cpu	105 cpu	70 gpu
GeForce RTX 3090	105 cpu	105 cpu	70 gpu
Radeon RX 9070	105 cpu	105 cpu	70 gpu
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti	105 cpu	105 even	68 gpu
Radeon RX 6950 XT	105 cpu	105 even	67 gpu
GeForce RTX 5070	105 cpu	105 even	65 gpu
GeForce RTX 4070 Super	105 cpu	105 even	64 gpu
GeForce RTX 3080 12GB	105 cpu	105 even	65 gpu
Radeon RX 7900 GRE	105 cpu	105 even	65 gpu
GeForce RTX 3080	105 cpu	102 even	62 gpu
Radeon RX 6900 XT	105 cpu	102 even	62 gpu
Radeon RX 7800 XT	105 cpu	100 even	60 gpu
Radeon RX 6800 XT	105 cpu	98 gpu	59 gpu
Radeon RX 9070 GRE	105 cpu	96 gpu	58 gpu
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB	105 cpu	91 gpu	54 gpu
GeForce RTX 4070	105 cpu	91 gpu	54 gpu
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB	105 cpu	90 gpu	53 gpu
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB	105 cpu	88 gpu	52 gpu
Radeon RX 7700 XT	105 cpu	88 gpu	52 gpu
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti	105 cpu	86 gpu	51 gpu
Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB	105 cpu	86 gpu	51 gpu

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

Specifications

Manufacturer	Intel
Cores	6
Threads	12
Released	2017