Best GPU for the Core i5-13400

At 1440p, the fastest current card the Core i5-13400 keeps busy is the GeForce RTX 3080 12GB: the processor limits it in 25% of 55 popular games (estimated). The Radeon RX 6700 XT is the slowest current card that reaches 60 fps at 1440p high in 82% of them.

Which graphics card should I pair with the Core i5-13400?

Resolution	Enough for 60 fps	Fastest good match	CPU-limited games	Best NVIDIA	Best AMD	Best Intel
1080p high	Radeon RX 6600	Arc B580	25%	GeForce RTX 3060 Ti	Radeon RX 7600 XT	Arc B580
1440p high	Radeon RX 6700 XT	GeForce RTX 3080 12GB	25%	GeForce RTX 3080 12GB	Radeon RX 6800	Arc B580
4K high	GeForce RTX 4070 Ti	GeForce RTX 5080	24%	GeForce RTX 5080	Radeon RX 7900 XTX	Arc B580

Enough for 60 fps: the slowest (usually cheapest) current desktop card that reaches 60 fps at high in 80% of the games. Fastest good match: the fastest card the Core i5-13400 limits in no more than 25% of the games. Faster cards still gain FPS, but in more games the processor sets the ceiling.

Estimated FPS with the Core i5-13400 (high preset)

1080p1440p4K

1080p, high preset, estimated. “CPU” marks games where the processor sets the limit.
Game	Radeon RX 6600	Arc B580
Counter-Strike 2	291	300+CPU
Dota 2	300+CPU	300+CPU
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS	106	148
WARDOGS	41	57
Apex Legends™	115	160
Valheim	99	137

1440p, high preset, estimated. “CPU” marks games where the processor sets the limit.
Game	Radeon RX 6700 XT	GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
Counter-Strike 2	296	300+CPU
Dota 2	300+CPU	300+CPU
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS	108	145
WARDOGS	42	56
Apex Legends™	117	158
Valheim	100	135

4K, high preset, estimated. “CPU” marks games where the processor sets the limit.
Game	GeForce RTX 4070 Ti	GeForce RTX 5080
Counter-Strike 2	286	300+CPU
Dota 2	300+CPU	300+CPU
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS	105	143
WARDOGS	41	56
Apex Legends™	113	155
Valheim	97	133

Every current graphics card with the Core i5-13400

Share of 55 popular games where the Core i5-13400 limits FPS, and median estimated FPS at high. Estimated.
Graphics card	CPU-limited 1080p	1440p	4K	Median FPS 1440p	Build
GeForce RTX 5090	98%	96%	49%	168	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4090	96%	84%	29%	163	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 5080	96%	73%	24%	154	Build with it →
Radeon RX 7900 XTX	93%	71%	22%	154	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4080 Super	91%	64%	22%	153	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4080	89%	62%	22%	149	Build with it →
Radeon RX 9070 XT	87%	53%	22%	144	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 5070 Ti	85%	49%	16%	141	Build with it →
Radeon RX 7900 XT	84%	44%	16%	137	Build with it →
Radeon RX 9070	84%	42%	16%	134	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super	84%	40%	16%	134	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6950 XT	80%	36%	15%	134	Build with it →
Radeon RX 9070 GRE	76%	35%	15%	134	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti	76%	35%	15%	134	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti	76%	33%	15%	134	Build with it →
Radeon RX 7900 GRE	76%	33%	15%	134	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6900 XT	75%	31%	15%	134	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 5070	71%	29%	15%	134	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4070 Super	71%	29%	15%	134	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3090	69%	27%	15%	133	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6800 XT	64%	27%	15%	131	Build with it →
Radeon RX 7800 XT	64%	27%	15%	131	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti	64%	27%	15%	129	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3080 12GB	49%	25%	13%	122	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4070	47%	22%	13%	118	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3080 10GB	44%	22%	13%	117	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6800	44%	22%	13%	114	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB	42%	22%	13%	114	Build with it →
Radeon RX 7700 XT	42%	22%	11%	114	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB	40%	22%	11%	114	Build with it →
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB	36%	22%	11%	114	Build with it →
Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB	35%	16%	11%	114	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 5060	31%	16%	11%	110	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti	31%	16%	11%	110	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6750 XT	29%	16%	11%	106	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB	29%	16%	11%	106	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8GB	29%	16%	11%	105	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3070	27%	15%	5%	104	Build with it →
Radeon RX 9060	27%	15%	5%	102	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6700 XT	27%	15%	5%	100	Build with it →
Arc B580	25%	15%	5%	96	Build with it →
Radeon RX 7600 XT	22%	15%	5%	93	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti	22%	15%	5%	93	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6700	22%	15%	5%	90	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 5050	22%	15%	5%	90	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4060	22%	15%	5%	89	Build with it →
Radeon RX 7600	22%	15%	4%	87	Build with it →
Arc A770 16GB	22%	15%	4%	85	Build with it →
Arc B570	22%	15%	4%	85	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6650 XT	22%	13%	4%	84	Build with it →
Arc A770 8GB	22%	13%	4%	82	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6600 XT	16%	13%	4%	80	Build with it →
Arc A750	16%	13%	4%	78	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	16%	13%	4%	75	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6600	15%	11%	2%	69	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 2060 12GB	15%	11%	2%	68	Build with it →
Arc A580	15%	11%	2%	68	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3060 8GB	15%	11%	2%	66	Build with it →
Radeon RX 9050 8GB	15%	11%	2%	66	Build with it →
Radeon RX 5600 XT	15%	11%	2%	65	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB	13%	5%	2%	55	Build with it →
Radeon RX 9050 4GB	13%	5%	0%	54	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3050 6GB	5%	2%	0%	44	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6500 XT	4%	2%	0%	35	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6400	2%	0%	0%	30	Build with it →
Arc A380	2%	0%	0%	30	Build with it →
GeForce GTX 1630	0%	0%	0%	18	Build with it →

Estimated FPS from our model (v0), based on the game's published requirements and relative GPU/CPU performance. Not measured. Real results vary with drivers, patches, and scenes. Values above 300 fps show as 300+.

Current cards: desktop GPUs released since 2020. Values above 300 fps are shown as 300+. How we estimate FPS. Check any other pairing in the bottleneck calculator.