Bottleneck checker
Pick your processor and graphics card to see whether one is holding the other back, and what frame rate to expect. Free, no account needed.
The processor is holding this graphics card back at 1080p: the card could deliver about 44% more frames. A faster processor (or playing at a higher resolution) would make better use of it.
At every resolution
- 1080p179 fps · processor bottleneck
- 1440p174 fps · small processor bottleneck
- 4K127 fps · graphics card sets the pace
Best-value fix
No processor for this motherboard fully keeps up with this card at 1080p. The fastest one that fits, the Ryzen 7 9800X3D (about $704 new), gets you to about 198 fps. Playing at a higher resolution also uses more of the card.
What a bottleneck means
Every PC is limited by something. The processor sets a ceiling on how many frames it can prepare each second, and the graphics card sets a ceiling on how many it can draw. Whichever is lower decides your frame rate. A gap under 10% is nothing to worry about.
The graphics card setting the pace is normal and healthy, especially at 1440p and 4K: you’re getting everything you paid for from the card. A big processor bottleneck at the resolution you play is the one worth fixing, because part of your graphics card sits idle.
These are estimates from Rigsmith’s performance indices with 32 GB of fast memory, not measured benchmarks. To compare two cards or processors directly, see part comparisons; to plan a whole PC, open the builder.