What CPU do I need for the GeForce RTX 2070 Super?

At 1440p, the Ryzen 5 1600 is the slowest processor that keeps the GeForce RTX 2070 Super fully fed. At 1080p the card can run faster, so you need more: the Ryzen 5 4500 or better.

Is the GeForce RTX 2070 Super good for 1440p?

Yes, at sensible settings. It averages around 64 FPS at 1440p on high settings in our model, so 60 FPS and above is realistic, with upscaling helping in the heaviest games.

Is 8GB of VRAM enough on the GeForce RTX 2070 Super?

For 1080p, mostly. 8GB is enough at 1080p, but some recent games at 1440p with high textures exceed it, which shows up as stutter rather than a lower average.

Is the GeForce RTX 2070 Super faster than the Radeon RX 7600 XT?

They are effectively tied, within 0% at 1440p in our model. Price, memory (8GB against 16GB) and features should decide it.

GeForce RTX 2070 Super CPU pairing and bottleneck

Model frame rate limits of 88, 64 and 36 FPS at 1080p, 1440p and 4K, assuming the processor never gets in the way.

The GeForce RTX 2070 Super is a mid-range graphics card in our database and a 1080p high-refresh card that can run 1440p at sensible settings.

Its 8GB of memory is the limit to watch: the newest games at 1440p with high textures can exceed it.

Its closest AMD rival is the Radeon RX 7600 XT, which lands within a few percent of it at 1440p.

Estimated FPS in Popular Games

Game (settings)	1080p	1440p	4K
Cyberpunk 2077 (High, no ray tracing)	~70	~50	~30
Fortnite (High, DirectX 12)	~115	~85	~45
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (High)	~100	~75	~40
Counter-Strike 2 (High)	~210	~155	~85

Modelled estimates with a processor fast enough not to hold the card back, rounded to the nearest 5 FPS. Counter-Strike 2 is usually limited by the processor well before these figures. See the methodology for how they are produced.

The slowest CPU that will not hold it back

Resolution	Minimum processor	Estimated FPS
1080p	Ryzen 5 4500	86
1440p	Ryzen 5 1600	64
4K	Ryzen 5 1600	36

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	1080p	1440p	4K
Core i5-11400	88 gpu	64 gpu	36 gpu
Ryzen 5 5500	88 gpu	64 gpu	36 gpu
Core i5-10600K	88 gpu	64 gpu	36 gpu
Ryzen 7 3800X	88 gpu	64 gpu	36 gpu
Core i7-8700K	88 gpu	64 gpu	36 gpu
Ryzen 7 3700X	88 gpu	64 gpu	36 gpu
Ryzen 5 3600X	88 gpu	64 gpu	36 gpu
Core i5-9600K	88 gpu	64 gpu	36 gpu
Ryzen 5 3600	88 gpu	64 gpu	36 gpu
Ryzen 3 3300X	88 gpu	64 gpu	36 gpu
Core i5-10400	88 gpu	64 gpu	36 gpu
Core i5-10400F	88 gpu	64 gpu	36 gpu
Core i7-7700K	88 gpu	64 gpu	36 gpu
Ryzen 5 3500X	88 gpu	64 gpu	36 gpu
Ryzen 7 2700X	88 even	64 gpu	36 gpu
Core i3-10100F	88 even	64 gpu	36 gpu
Core i5-9400F	88 even	64 gpu	36 gpu
Ryzen 5 4600G	88 even	64 gpu	36 gpu
Core i5-8400	87 even	64 gpu	36 gpu
Ryzen 5 4500	86 even	64 gpu	36 gpu
Ryzen 3 3100	86 even	64 gpu	36 gpu
Ryzen 5 2600	82 cpu	64 gpu	36 gpu
Core i3-9100F	81 cpu	64 gpu	36 gpu
Ryzen 5 1600	73 cpu	64 gpu	36 gpu

GeForce RTX 2070 Super Compared

RTX 3060 vs RTX 2070 Super — The RTX 2070 Super is about 20% faster than the RTX 3060 at 4K and 16% faster at 1440p.

Specifications

Manufacturer	NVIDIA
Series	NVIDIA RTX 20 Series
Video memory	8 GB
3DMark Time Spy (graphics)	10,553
PCI Express	3.0 ×16
Released	2019

GeForce RTX 2070 Super