RealBottleneckCalculator

GeForce GTX 680 4GB

Modelled frame rate limits of 29, 20 and 11 FPS at 1080p, 1440p and 4K, assuming the processor never gets in the way.

The slowest CPU that will not hold it back

ResolutionMinimum processorEstimated FPS
1080p Core i7-930 24
1440p Core i7-930 16
4K Core i7-930 9

Notice how the requirement drops as resolution rises. At 4K this card is working so much harder per frame that a far slower processor keeps up without trouble. The search starts at four cores and eight threads: below that a game stutters whatever the average frame rate says.

The processors it lands closest to

The 24 processors whose frame rate limit sits nearest this card's, fastest first. The tag after each number says which part hits its limit first. For any other combination, use the calculator.

Processor 1080p1440p4K
Core i3-4130T 24 gpu 16 gpu 9 gpu
Core i3-2120 24 gpu 16 gpu 9 gpu
Core i3-2125 24 gpu 16 gpu 9 gpu
Core i5-760 24 gpu 16 gpu 9 gpu
Core i3-3250T 24 gpu 16 gpu 9 gpu
Core i5-680 24 gpu 16 gpu 9 gpu
Core i5-750 24 gpu 16 gpu 9 gpu
Core i7-920 24 gpu 16 gpu 9 gpu
Core i7-940 24 gpu 16 gpu 9 gpu
Core i3-2100 24 gpu 16 gpu 9 gpu
Core i3-2105 24 gpu 16 gpu 9 gpu
Core i5-670 24 gpu 16 gpu 9 gpu
Core i7-930 24 gpu 16 gpu 9 gpu
Core i5-660 24 gpu 16 gpu 9 gpu
Core i5-661 24 gpu 16 gpu 9 gpu
Core i3-3220T 24 gpu 16 gpu 9 gpu
Core i5-650 24 gpu 16 gpu 9 gpu
Core i5-655K 24 gpu 16 gpu 9 gpu
Core i3-560 24 gpu 16 gpu 9 gpu
Core i3-2120T 24 gpu 16 gpu 9 gpu
Core i3-550 24 gpu 16 gpu 9 gpu
Core i3-540 24 gpu 16 gpu 9 gpu
Core i3-2100T 24 gpu 16 gpu 9 gpu
Core i3-530 24 gpu 16 gpu 9 gpu

Specifications

ManufacturerNVIDIA
Video memory4 GB
Released2012