GeForce RTX 4090

The slowest CPU that will not hold it back

Resolution	Minimum processor	Estimated FPS
1080p	Ryzen 9 9900X	181
1440p	Core Ultra 5 235	153
4K	Core i3-11100	103

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 i5-14600K	165 cpu	160 even	108 gpu
Core i5-14600KF	165 cpu	160 even	108 gpu
Core i9-13900T	165 cpu	160 even	108 gpu
Ryzen 5 7600X	164 cpu	160 even	108 gpu
Core Ultra 7 265	163 cpu	160 even	108 gpu
Core Ultra 7 265F	163 cpu	160 even	108 gpu
Ryzen 5 9600	163 cpu	160 even	108 gpu
Core i5-14600	162 cpu	160 even	108 gpu
Core i7-14700T	162 cpu	160 even	108 gpu
Core i7-13700	162 cpu	160 even	108 gpu
Core i7-13700F	162 cpu	160 even	108 gpu
Core i9-12900K	161 cpu	160 even	108 gpu
Core i9-12900KF	161 cpu	160 even	108 gpu
Core Ultra 5 245K	160 cpu	160 even	108 gpu
Core Ultra 5 245KF	160 cpu	160 even	108 gpu
Core i5-13600K	159 cpu	159 even	108 gpu
Core i5-13600KF	159 cpu	159 even	108 gpu
Core i9-12900	158 cpu	158 even	108 gpu
Core i9-12900F	158 cpu	158 even	108 gpu
Ryzen 5 7600	158 cpu	158 even	108 gpu
Core Ultra 5 245	157 cpu	157 even	108 gpu
Ryzen 5 9500F	157 cpu	157 even	108 gpu
Core i5-14500	156 cpu	156 even	108 gpu
Core i5-13600	156 cpu	156 even	108 gpu

Written up in detail

• Ryzen 7 7800X3D with GeForce RTX 4090 at 4k
• Ryzen 7 7800X3D with GeForce RTX 4090 at 1080p

Specifications

Manufacturer	NVIDIA
Video memory	24 GB
Released	2022