Best GPU for the Core i9-10900K

At 1440p, the fastest current card the Core i9-10900K keeps busy is the Radeon RX 7700 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 i9-10900K?

Resolution	Enough for 60 fps	Fastest good match	CPU-limited games	Best NVIDIA	Best AMD	Best Intel
1080p high	Radeon RX 6600	Arc A770 16GB	25%	GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	Radeon RX 6650 XT	Arc A770 16GB
1440p high	Radeon RX 6700 XT	Radeon RX 7700 XT	25%	GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB	Radeon RX 7700 XT	Arc B580
4K high	GeForce RTX 4070 Ti	GeForce RTX 4080	25%	GeForce RTX 4080	Radeon RX 9070 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 i9-10900K 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 i9-10900K (high preset)

1080p1440p4K

1080p, high preset, estimated. “CPU” marks games where the processor sets the limit.
Game	Radeon RX 6600	Arc A770 16GB
Counter-Strike 2	291	300+CPU
Dota 2	300+CPU	300+CPU
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS	106	132
WARDOGS	41	51
Apex Legends™	115	143
Valheim	99	122

1440p, high preset, estimated. “CPU” marks games where the processor sets the limit.
Game	Radeon RX 6700 XT	Radeon RX 7700 XT
Counter-Strike 2	296	300+CPU
Dota 2	300+CPU	300+CPU
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS	108	132
WARDOGS	42	51
Apex Legends™	117	144
Valheim	100	123

4K, high preset, estimated. “CPU” marks games where the processor sets the limit.
Game	GeForce RTX 4070 Ti	GeForce RTX 4080
Counter-Strike 2	286	300+CPU
Dota 2	300+CPU	300+CPU
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS	105	131
WARDOGS	41	51
Apex Legends™	113	142
Valheim	97	121

Every current graphics card with the Core i9-10900K

Share of 55 popular games where the Core i9-10900K 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%	73%	151	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4090	98%	89%	38%	146	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 5080	96%	84%	29%	146	Build with it →
Radeon RX 7900 XTX	96%	80%	27%	142	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4080 Super	96%	76%	27%	138	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4080	96%	76%	25%	138	Build with it →
Radeon RX 9070 XT	95%	73%	22%	138	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 5070 Ti	93%	71%	22%	138	Build with it →
Radeon RX 7900 XT	91%	64%	22%	137	Build with it →
Radeon RX 9070	87%	58%	22%	130	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super	87%	51%	16%	128	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6950 XT	84%	44%	16%	122	Build with it →
Radeon RX 9070 GRE	84%	44%	16%	120	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti	84%	44%	16%	120	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti	84%	44%	16%	120	Build with it →
Radeon RX 7900 GRE	84%	42%	16%	120	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6900 XT	84%	40%	16%	120	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 5070	82%	36%	15%	120	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4070 Super	82%	36%	15%	120	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3090	76%	36%	15%	120	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6800 XT	76%	35%	15%	120	Build with it →
Radeon RX 7800 XT	76%	35%	15%	120	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti	76%	33%	15%	120	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3080 12GB	73%	29%	15%	120	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4070	64%	27%	15%	118	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3080 10GB	64%	27%	15%	117	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6800	60%	27%	13%	114	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB	60%	27%	13%	112	Build with it →
Radeon RX 7700 XT	58%	25%	13%	111	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB	49%	25%	13%	110	Build with it →
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB	44%	22%	13%	106	Build with it →
Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB	44%	22%	13%	103	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 5060	42%	22%	11%	103	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti	42%	22%	11%	103	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6750 XT	38%	22%	11%	103	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB	38%	22%	11%	103	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8GB	36%	22%	11%	103	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3070	36%	16%	11%	103	Build with it →
Radeon RX 9060	35%	16%	11%	102	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6700 XT	33%	16%	11%	100	Build with it →
Arc B580	29%	16%	11%	96	Build with it →
Radeon RX 7600 XT	27%	16%	11%	93	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti	27%	16%	11%	93	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6700	27%	15%	5%	90	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 5050	27%	15%	5%	90	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4060	27%	15%	5%	89	Build with it →
Radeon RX 7600	27%	15%	5%	87	Build with it →
Arc A770 16GB	25%	15%	5%	85	Build with it →
Arc B570	25%	15%	5%	85	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6650 XT	24%	15%	5%	84	Build with it →
Arc A770 8GB	22%	15%	5%	82	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6600 XT	22%	15%	5%	80	Build with it →
Arc A750	22%	15%	4%	78	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	22%	13%	4%	75	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6600	16%	13%	4%	69	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 2060 12GB	16%	13%	4%	68	Build with it →
Arc A580	16%	13%	4%	68	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3060 8GB	16%	11%	2%	66	Build with it →
Radeon RX 9050 8GB	16%	11%	2%	66	Build with it →
Radeon RX 5600 XT	15%	11%	2%	65	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB	15%	5%	2%	55	Build with it →
Radeon RX 9050 4GB	15%	5%	2%	54	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3050 6GB	11%	4%	0%	44	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6500 XT	5%	2%	0%	35	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6400	4%	2%	0%	30	Build with it →
Arc A380	4%	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.