Best GPU for the Core i7-6700

At 1440p, the fastest current card the Core i7-6700 keeps busy is the Radeon RX 6600: the processor limits it in 22% of 55 popular games (estimated). The Radeon RX 6700 XT is the slowest current card that reaches 60 fps at 1440p high in 80% of them.

Which graphics card should I pair with the Core i7-6700?

Resolution	Enough for 60 fps	Fastest good match	CPU-limited games	Best NVIDIA	Best AMD	Best Intel
1080p high	Radeon RX 6600	GeForce RTX 3050 6GB	16%	GeForce RTX 3050 6GB	Radeon RX 6500 XT	Arc A380
1440p high	Radeon RX 6700 XT	Radeon RX 6600	22%	GeForce RTX 2060 12GB	Radeon RX 6600	Arc A580
4K high	Radeon RX 6950 XT	Radeon RX 7700 XT	25%	GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB	Radeon RX 7700 XT	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 i7-6700 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 i7-6700 (high preset)

1080p1440p4K

1080p, high preset, estimated. “CPU” marks games where the processor sets the limit.
Game	Radeon RX 6600	GeForce RTX 3050 6GB
Counter-Strike 2	184CPU	183
Dota 2	245CPU	245CPU
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS	100CPU	67
WARDOGS	41	26
Apex Legends™	112CPU	73
Valheim	99	62

1440p, high preset, estimated. “CPU” marks games where the processor sets the limit.
Game	Radeon RX 6700 XT	Radeon RX 6600
Counter-Strike 2	184CPU	184CPU
Dota 2	245CPU	245CPU
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS	100CPU	74
WARDOGS	42	29
Apex Legends™	112CPU	81
Valheim	100	69

4K, high preset, estimated. “CPU” marks games where the processor sets the limit.
Game	Radeon RX 6950 XT	Radeon RX 7700 XT
Counter-Strike 2	184CPU	184CPU
Dota 2	245CPU	245CPU
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS	100CPU	79
WARDOGS	41	31
Apex Legends™	112CPU	86
Valheim	99	74

Every current graphics card with the Core i7-6700

Share of 55 popular games where the Core i7-6700 limits FPS, and median estimated FPS at high. Estimated.
Graphics card	CPU-limited 1080p	1440p	4K	Median FPS 1440p	Build
GeForce RTX 5090	100%	98%	96%	90	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4090	98%	98%	89%	90	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 5080	98%	98%	84%	90	Build with it →
Radeon RX 7900 XTX	98%	98%	82%	90	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4080 Super	98%	98%	76%	90	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4080	98%	98%	76%	90	Build with it →
Radeon RX 9070 XT	98%	96%	73%	90	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 5070 Ti	98%	96%	73%	90	Build with it →
Radeon RX 7900 XT	98%	96%	64%	90	Build with it →
Radeon RX 9070	98%	96%	60%	90	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super	98%	96%	55%	90	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6950 XT	98%	95%	44%	90	Build with it →
Radeon RX 9070 GRE	98%	93%	44%	90	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti	98%	93%	44%	90	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti	98%	91%	44%	90	Build with it →
Radeon RX 7900 GRE	98%	91%	42%	88	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6900 XT	98%	91%	42%	87	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 5070	98%	87%	38%	87	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4070 Super	98%	87%	38%	87	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3090	98%	85%	36%	87	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6800 XT	98%	85%	35%	87	Build with it →
Radeon RX 7800 XT	98%	85%	35%	87	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti	98%	85%	33%	87	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3080 12GB	96%	84%	29%	87	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4070	96%	82%	27%	87	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3080 10GB	96%	82%	27%	86	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6800	96%	80%	27%	84	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB	96%	76%	27%	83	Build with it →
Radeon RX 7700 XT	96%	76%	25%	82	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB	96%	76%	25%	82	Build with it →
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB	95%	73%	22%	82	Build with it →
Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB	93%	71%	22%	82	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 5060	91%	64%	22%	81	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti	91%	64%	22%	81	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6750 XT	89%	60%	22%	78	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB	89%	60%	22%	78	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8GB	87%	58%	22%	77	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3070	87%	51%	16%	76	Build with it →
Radeon RX 9060	85%	47%	16%	75	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6700 XT	85%	47%	16%	74	Build with it →
Arc B580	84%	44%	16%	72	Build with it →
Radeon RX 7600 XT	84%	40%	16%	72	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti	84%	40%	16%	72	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6700	82%	38%	15%	72	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 5050	82%	38%	15%	72	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4060	80%	36%	15%	72	Build with it →
Radeon RX 7600	76%	35%	15%	72	Build with it →
Arc A770 16GB	76%	33%	15%	72	Build with it →
Arc B570	76%	33%	15%	72	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6650 XT	76%	31%	15%	72	Build with it →
Arc A770 8GB	73%	31%	15%	72	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6600 XT	71%	29%	15%	72	Build with it →
Arc A750	64%	27%	15%	70	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	60%	27%	13%	68	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6600	44%	22%	13%	62	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 2060 12GB	44%	22%	13%	61	Build with it →
Arc A580	44%	22%	13%	61	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3060 8GB	42%	22%	11%	61	Build with it →
Radeon RX 9050 8GB	42%	22%	11%	61	Build with it →
Radeon RX 5600 XT	38%	22%	11%	61	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB	29%	16%	11%	55	Build with it →
Radeon RX 9050 4GB	27%	15%	5%	54	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3050 6GB	16%	13%	4%	44	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6500 XT	15%	11%	2%	35	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6400	13%	5%	2%	30	Build with it →
Arc A380	13%	5%	2%	30	Build with it →
GeForce GTX 1630	4%	2%	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.