RealBottleneckCalculator

Core i9-11900

Modelled frame rate limit of 131 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 RTX 3080 131
1440p GeForce RTX 4080 131
4K GeForce RTX 5090 131

"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 4090 131 cpu 131 cpu 108 gpu
GeForce RTX 5080 131 cpu 131 cpu 99 gpu
GeForce RTX 4080 Super 131 cpu 131 even 88 gpu
Radeon RX 7900 XTX 131 cpu 131 even 86 gpu
GeForce RTX 4080 131 cpu 131 even 86 gpu
GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 131 cpu 125 even 79 gpu
Radeon RX 9070 XT 131 cpu 125 even 79 gpu
Radeon RX 7900 XT 131 cpu 122 gpu 77 gpu
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super 131 cpu 120 gpu 76 gpu
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti 131 cpu 118 gpu 74 gpu
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 131 cpu 112 gpu 70 gpu
GeForce RTX 3090 131 cpu 112 gpu 70 gpu
Radeon RX 9070 131 cpu 112 gpu 70 gpu
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 131 cpu 110 gpu 68 gpu
Radeon RX 6950 XT 131 cpu 109 gpu 67 gpu
GeForce RTX 5070 131 even 106 gpu 65 gpu
GeForce RTX 4070 Super 131 cpu 106 gpu 64 gpu
GeForce RTX 3080 12GB 131 even 106 gpu 65 gpu
Radeon RX 7900 GRE 131 even 106 gpu 65 gpu
GeForce RTX 3080 131 even 102 gpu 62 gpu
Radeon RX 6900 XT 131 even 102 gpu 62 gpu
Radeon RX 7800 XT 130 even 100 gpu 60 gpu
Radeon RX 6800 XT 127 even 98 gpu 59 gpu
Radeon RX 9070 GRE 125 even 96 gpu 58 gpu

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

Specifications

ManufacturerIntel
Cores8
Threads16
Released2021