Best GPU for the Core i9-13900K

At 1440p, the fastest current card the Core i9-13900K keeps busy is the Radeon RX 7900 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 i9-13900K?

Resolution	Enough for 60 fps	Fastest good match	CPU-limited games	Best NVIDIA	Best AMD	Best Intel
1080p high	Radeon RX 6600	GeForce RTX 4070	25%	GeForce RTX 4070	Radeon RX 6800	Arc B580
1440p high	Radeon RX 6700 XT	Radeon RX 7900 XT	25%	GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super	Radeon RX 7900 XT	Arc B580
4K high	GeForce RTX 4070 Ti	GeForce RTX 4090	16%	GeForce RTX 4090	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 i9-13900K 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 i9-13900K (high preset)

1080p1440p4K

1080p, high preset, estimated. “CPU” marks games where the processor sets the limit.
Game	Radeon RX 6600	GeForce RTX 4070
Counter-Strike 2	291	300+CPU
Dota 2	300+CPU	300+CPU
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS	106	201
WARDOGS	41	78
Apex Legends™	115	218
Valheim	99	186

1440p, high preset, estimated. “CPU” marks games where the processor sets the limit.
Game	Radeon RX 6700 XT	Radeon RX 7900 XT
Counter-Strike 2	296	300+CPU
Dota 2	300+CPU	300+CPU
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS	108	200
WARDOGS	42	78
Apex Legends™	117	217
Valheim	100	186

4K, high preset, estimated. “CPU” marks games where the processor sets the limit.
Game	GeForce RTX 4070 Ti	GeForce RTX 4090
Counter-Strike 2	286	300+
Dota 2	300+CPU	300+CPU
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS	105	165
WARDOGS	41	64
Apex Legends™	113	179
Valheim	97	153

Every current graphics card with the Core i9-13900K

Share of 55 popular games where the Core i9-13900K limits FPS, and median estimated FPS at high. Estimated.
Graphics card	CPU-limited 1080p	1440p	4K	Median FPS 1440p	Build
GeForce RTX 5090	96%	76%	27%	215	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4090	84%	44%	16%	188	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 5080	76%	33%	15%	185	Build with it →
Radeon RX 7900 XTX	73%	31%	15%	185	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4080 Super	71%	29%	15%	185	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4080	67%	27%	15%	183	Build with it →
Radeon RX 9070 XT	62%	27%	13%	176	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 5070 Ti	60%	27%	13%	173	Build with it →
Radeon RX 7900 XT	49%	25%	13%	168	Build with it →
Radeon RX 9070	44%	22%	13%	160	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super	44%	22%	13%	158	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6950 XT	38%	22%	11%	158	Build with it →
Radeon RX 9070 GRE	36%	22%	11%	158	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti	36%	22%	11%	158	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti	36%	16%	11%	158	Build with it →
Radeon RX 7900 GRE	35%	16%	11%	158	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6900 XT	35%	16%	11%	156	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 5070	31%	16%	11%	150	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4070 Super	31%	16%	11%	150	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3090	29%	16%	11%	147	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6800 XT	29%	16%	11%	146	Build with it →
Radeon RX 7800 XT	29%	16%	11%	146	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti	27%	15%	5%	142	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3080 12GB	27%	15%	5%	135	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4070	25%	15%	5%	131	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3080 10GB	24%	15%	5%	129	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6800	22%	15%	5%	126	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB	22%	15%	5%	125	Build with it →
Radeon RX 7700 XT	22%	15%	5%	123	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB	22%	15%	5%	121	Build with it →
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB	22%	13%	4%	117	Build with it →
Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB	22%	13%	4%	114	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 5060	16%	13%	4%	110	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti	16%	13%	4%	110	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6750 XT	16%	13%	4%	106	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB	16%	13%	4%	106	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8GB	16%	13%	4%	105	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3070	16%	13%	4%	104	Build with it →
Radeon RX 9060	16%	11%	2%	102	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6700 XT	16%	11%	2%	100	Build with it →
Arc B580	15%	11%	2%	96	Build with it →
Radeon RX 7600 XT	15%	11%	2%	93	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti	15%	11%	2%	93	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6700	15%	11%	2%	90	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 5050	15%	11%	2%	90	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4060	15%	11%	2%	89	Build with it →
Radeon RX 7600	15%	11%	2%	87	Build with it →
Arc A770 16GB	15%	5%	2%	85	Build with it →
Arc B570	15%	5%	2%	85	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6650 XT	15%	5%	2%	84	Build with it →
Arc A770 8GB	13%	5%	2%	82	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6600 XT	13%	5%	2%	80	Build with it →
Arc A750	13%	5%	2%	78	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	13%	5%	0%	75	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6600	11%	4%	0%	69	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 2060 12GB	11%	4%	0%	68	Build with it →
Arc A580	11%	4%	0%	68	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3060 8GB	11%	4%	0%	66	Build with it →
Radeon RX 9050 8GB	11%	4%	0%	66	Build with it →
Radeon RX 5600 XT	11%	4%	0%	65	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB	5%	2%	0%	55	Build with it →
Radeon RX 9050 4GB	5%	2%	0%	54	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3050 6GB	4%	0%	0%	44	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6500 XT	2%	0%	0%	35	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6400	0%	0%	0%	30	Build with it →
Arc A380	0%	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.