Best GPU for the Core i7-9700K

At 1440p, the fastest current card the Core i7-9700K keeps busy is the Radeon RX 6750 XT: 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 i7-9700K?

Resolution	Enough for 60 fps	Fastest good match	CPU-limited games	Best NVIDIA	Best AMD	Best Intel
1080p high	Radeon RX 6600	GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	25%	GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	Radeon RX 6600	Arc A580
1440p high	Radeon RX 6700 XT	Radeon RX 6750 XT	25%	GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB	Radeon RX 6750 XT	Arc B580
4K high	GeForce RTX 4070 Ti	Radeon RX 9070	25%	GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super	Radeon RX 9070	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 i7-9700K 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 i7-9700K (high preset)

1080p1440p4K

1080p, high preset, estimated. “CPU” marks games where the processor sets the limit.
Game	Radeon RX 6600	GeForce RTX 3060 12GB
Counter-Strike 2	266CPU	266CPU
Dota 2	300+CPU	300+CPU
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS	106	115
WARDOGS	41	45
Apex Legends™	115	125
Valheim	99	107

1440p, high preset, estimated. “CPU” marks games where the processor sets the limit.
Game	Radeon RX 6700 XT	Radeon RX 6750 XT
Counter-Strike 2	266CPU	266CPU
Dota 2	300+CPU	300+CPU
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS	108	115
WARDOGS	42	45
Apex Legends™	117	124
Valheim	100	106

4K, high preset, estimated. “CPU” marks games where the processor sets the limit.
Game	GeForce RTX 4070 Ti	Radeon RX 9070
Counter-Strike 2	266CPU	266CPU
Dota 2	300+CPU	300+CPU
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS	105	114
WARDOGS	41	44
Apex Legends™	113	124
Valheim	97	106

Every current graphics card with the Core i7-9700K

Share of 55 popular games where the Core i7-9700K limits FPS, and median estimated FPS at high. Estimated.
Graphics card	CPU-limited 1080p	1440p	4K	Median FPS 1440p	Build
GeForce RTX 5090	98%	98%	84%	131	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4090	98%	96%	58%	131	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 5080	98%	89%	38%	127	Build with it →
Radeon RX 7900 XTX	98%	85%	36%	127	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4080 Super	98%	85%	33%	127	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4080	96%	84%	31%	127	Build with it →
Radeon RX 9070 XT	96%	84%	29%	127	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 5070 Ti	96%	84%	29%	127	Build with it →
Radeon RX 7900 XT	96%	82%	27%	124	Build with it →
Radeon RX 9070	96%	76%	25%	119	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super	96%	76%	24%	119	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6950 XT	93%	71%	22%	119	Build with it →
Radeon RX 9070 GRE	91%	64%	22%	119	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti	91%	64%	22%	119	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti	91%	64%	22%	118	Build with it →
Radeon RX 7900 GRE	89%	64%	22%	116	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6900 XT	89%	62%	22%	115	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 5070	87%	49%	16%	111	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4070 Super	87%	49%	16%	111	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3090	85%	47%	16%	108	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6800 XT	85%	47%	16%	107	Build with it →
Radeon RX 7800 XT	85%	47%	16%	107	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti	84%	44%	16%	105	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3080 12GB	84%	40%	16%	104	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4070	82%	38%	15%	104	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3080 10GB	80%	36%	15%	104	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6800	76%	35%	15%	104	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB	76%	33%	15%	104	Build with it →
Radeon RX 7700 XT	76%	33%	15%	104	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB	75%	31%	15%	104	Build with it →
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB	73%	29%	15%	104	Build with it →
Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB	69%	27%	15%	103	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 5060	62%	27%	13%	99	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti	62%	27%	13%	99	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6750 XT	58%	25%	13%	96	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB	58%	25%	13%	96	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8GB	49%	25%	13%	95	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3070	47%	24%	13%	93	Build with it →
Radeon RX 9060	47%	22%	13%	92	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6700 XT	44%	22%	13%	91	Build with it →
Arc B580	42%	22%	11%	89	Build with it →
Radeon RX 7600 XT	38%	22%	11%	89	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti	38%	22%	11%	89	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6700	36%	16%	11%	89	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 5050	36%	16%	11%	89	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4060	35%	16%	11%	89	Build with it →
Radeon RX 7600	33%	16%	11%	87	Build with it →
Arc A770 16GB	33%	16%	11%	85	Build with it →
Arc B570	33%	16%	11%	85	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6650 XT	31%	16%	11%	84	Build with it →
Arc A770 8GB	29%	16%	11%	82	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6600 XT	27%	15%	5%	80	Build with it →
Arc A750	27%	15%	5%	78	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	25%	15%	5%	75	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6600	22%	15%	5%	69	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 2060 12GB	22%	15%	4%	68	Build with it →
Arc A580	22%	15%	4%	68	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3060 8GB	22%	13%	4%	66	Build with it →
Radeon RX 9050 8GB	22%	13%	4%	66	Build with it →
Radeon RX 5600 XT	22%	13%	4%	65	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB	15%	11%	2%	55	Build with it →
Radeon RX 9050 4GB	15%	11%	2%	54	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3050 6GB	13%	5%	2%	44	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6500 XT	11%	2%	0%	35	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6400	5%	2%	0%	30	Build with it →
Arc A380	5%	2%	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.