Core i7-9700K

Best match at each resolution

Resolution	Closest matched card	Estimated FPS
1080p	GeForce RTX 3070	109
1440p	GeForce RTX 4070 Ti	111
4K	GeForce RTX 4090	108

"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 4080	111 cpu	111 cpu	86 gpu
GeForce RTX 5070 Ti	111 cpu	111 cpu	79 gpu
Radeon RX 9070 XT	111 cpu	111 cpu	79 gpu
Radeon RX 7900 XT	111 cpu	111 cpu	77 gpu
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super	111 cpu	111 cpu	76 gpu
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti	111 cpu	111 cpu	74 gpu
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti	111 cpu	111 even	70 gpu
GeForce RTX 3090	111 cpu	111 even	70 gpu
Radeon RX 9070	111 cpu	111 even	70 gpu
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti	111 cpu	110 even	68 gpu
Radeon RX 6950 XT	111 cpu	109 even	67 gpu
GeForce RTX 5070	111 cpu	106 even	65 gpu
GeForce RTX 4070 Super	111 cpu	106 even	64 gpu
GeForce RTX 3080 12GB	111 cpu	106 even	65 gpu
Radeon RX 7900 GRE	111 cpu	106 even	65 gpu
GeForce RTX 3080	111 cpu	102 gpu	62 gpu
Radeon RX 6900 XT	111 cpu	102 gpu	62 gpu
Radeon RX 7800 XT	111 cpu	100 gpu	60 gpu
Radeon RX 6800 XT	111 cpu	98 gpu	59 gpu
Radeon RX 9070 GRE	111 cpu	96 gpu	58 gpu
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB	111 cpu	91 gpu	54 gpu
GeForce RTX 4070	111 cpu	91 gpu	54 gpu
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB	111 cpu	90 gpu	53 gpu
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB	111 even	88 gpu	52 gpu

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

Specifications

Manufacturer	Intel
Cores	8
Threads	8
Released	2018