Ryzen 9 5950X
Modelled frame rate limit of 138 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 | GeForce RTX 4070 Super | 138 |
| 1440p | GeForce RTX 4080 Super | 136 |
| 4K | GeForce RTX 5090 | 138 |
"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 4090 | 138 cpu | 138 cpu | 108 gpu |
| GeForce RTX 5080 | 138 cpu | 138 cpu | 99 gpu |
| GeForce RTX 4080 Super | 138 cpu | 136 even | 88 gpu |
| Radeon RX 7900 XTX | 138 cpu | 134 even | 86 gpu |
| GeForce RTX 4080 | 138 cpu | 133 even | 86 gpu |
| GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | 138 cpu | 125 gpu | 79 gpu |
| Radeon RX 9070 XT | 138 cpu | 125 gpu | 79 gpu |
| Radeon RX 7900 XT | 138 cpu | 122 gpu | 77 gpu |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super | 138 cpu | 120 gpu | 76 gpu |
| GeForce RTX 3090 Ti | 138 cpu | 118 gpu | 74 gpu |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Ti | 138 even | 112 gpu | 70 gpu |
| GeForce RTX 3090 | 138 even | 112 gpu | 70 gpu |
| Radeon RX 9070 | 138 even | 112 gpu | 70 gpu |
| GeForce RTX 3080 Ti | 138 even | 110 gpu | 68 gpu |
| Radeon RX 6950 XT | 138 even | 109 gpu | 67 gpu |
| GeForce RTX 5070 | 136 even | 106 gpu | 65 gpu |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Super | 138 even | 106 gpu | 64 gpu |
| GeForce RTX 3080 12GB | 136 even | 106 gpu | 65 gpu |
| Radeon RX 7900 GRE | 136 even | 106 gpu | 65 gpu |
| GeForce RTX 3080 | 132 even | 102 gpu | 62 gpu |
| Radeon RX 6900 XT | 132 even | 102 gpu | 62 gpu |
| Radeon RX 7800 XT | 130 gpu | 100 gpu | 60 gpu |
| Radeon RX 6800 XT | 127 gpu | 98 gpu | 59 gpu |
| Radeon RX 9070 GRE | 125 gpu | 96 gpu | 58 gpu |
The tag after each number says which part hits its limit first.
Specifications
| Manufacturer | AMD |
| Cores | 16 |
| Threads | 32 |
| Released | 2020 |