Best GPU for the Ryzen 5 1600

At 1440p, the fastest current card the Ryzen 5 1600 keeps busy is the Radeon RX 6600: the processor limits it in 24% of 55 popular games (estimated). The GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB is the slowest current card that reaches 60 fps at 1440p high in 84% of them.

Which graphics card should I pair with the Ryzen 5 1600?

Resolution	Enough for 60 fps	Fastest good match	CPU-limited games	Best NVIDIA	Best AMD	Best Intel
1080p high	GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	GeForce RTX 3050 6GB	22%	GeForce RTX 3050 6GB	Radeon RX 6500 XT	Arc A380
1440p high	GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB	Radeon RX 6600	24%	GeForce RTX 2060 12GB	Radeon RX 6600	Arc A580
4K high	Radeon RX 7900 XT	Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB	25%	GeForce RTX 5060	Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB	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 Ryzen 5 1600 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 Ryzen 5 1600 (high preset)

1080p1440p4K

1080p, high preset, estimated. “CPU” marks games where the processor sets the limit.
Game	GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	GeForce RTX 3050 6GB
Counter-Strike 2	178CPU	178CPU
Dota 2	237CPU	237CPU
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS	96CPU	67
WARDOGS	45	26
Apex Legends™	108CPU	73
Valheim	107	62

1440p, high preset, estimated. “CPU” marks games where the processor sets the limit.
Game	GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB	Radeon RX 6600
Counter-Strike 2	178CPU	178CPU
Dota 2	237CPU	237CPU
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS	96CPU	74
WARDOGS	45	29
Apex Legends™	108CPU	81
Valheim	106	69

4K, high preset, estimated. “CPU” marks games where the processor sets the limit.
Game	Radeon RX 7900 XT	Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB
Counter-Strike 2	178CPU	178CPU
Dota 2	237CPU	237CPU
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS	96CPU	76
WARDOGS	47	29
Apex Legends™	108CPU	82
Valheim	108CPU	70

Every current graphics card with the Ryzen 5 1600

Share of 55 popular games where the Ryzen 5 1600 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%	98%	87	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4090	98%	98%	91%	87	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 5080	98%	98%	84%	87	Build with it →
Radeon RX 7900 XTX	98%	98%	84%	87	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4080 Super	98%	98%	82%	87	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4080	98%	98%	76%	87	Build with it →
Radeon RX 9070 XT	98%	98%	76%	87	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 5070 Ti	98%	96%	75%	87	Build with it →
Radeon RX 7900 XT	98%	96%	73%	87	Build with it →
Radeon RX 9070	98%	96%	64%	87	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super	98%	96%	62%	87	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6950 XT	98%	96%	49%	87	Build with it →
Radeon RX 9070 GRE	98%	96%	47%	87	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti	98%	96%	47%	87	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti	98%	95%	44%	87	Build with it →
Radeon RX 7900 GRE	98%	93%	44%	87	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6900 XT	98%	93%	44%	87	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 5070	98%	89%	40%	84	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4070 Super	98%	89%	40%	84	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3090	98%	89%	38%	84	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6800 XT	98%	87%	38%	84	Build with it →
Radeon RX 7800 XT	98%	87%	38%	84	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti	98%	87%	36%	84	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3080 12GB	96%	84%	31%	84	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4070	96%	84%	29%	84	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3080 10GB	96%	84%	29%	84	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6800	96%	82%	27%	84	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB	96%	82%	27%	83	Build with it →
Radeon RX 7700 XT	96%	82%	27%	82	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB	96%	76%	27%	81	Build with it →
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB	96%	76%	25%	79	Build with it →
Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB	96%	73%	22%	79	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 5060	93%	71%	22%	79	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti	93%	71%	22%	79	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6750 XT	91%	64%	22%	78	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB	91%	64%	22%	78	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8GB	89%	64%	22%	77	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3070	89%	60%	22%	76	Build with it →
Radeon RX 9060	87%	58%	22%	75	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6700 XT	87%	51%	22%	74	Build with it →
Arc B580	84%	44%	16%	71	Build with it →
Radeon RX 7600 XT	84%	44%	16%	69	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti	84%	44%	16%	69	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6700	84%	40%	16%	69	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 5050	84%	40%	16%	69	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4060	82%	38%	15%	69	Build with it →
Radeon RX 7600	82%	38%	15%	69	Build with it →
Arc A770 16GB	80%	36%	15%	69	Build with it →
Arc B570	80%	36%	15%	69	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6650 XT	76%	35%	15%	69	Build with it →
Arc A770 8GB	76%	33%	15%	69	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6600 XT	73%	31%	15%	69	Build with it →
Arc A750	73%	29%	15%	69	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	64%	27%	15%	68	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6600	47%	24%	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	44%	22%	13%	60	Build with it →
Radeon RX 9050 8GB	44%	22%	13%	60	Build with it →
Radeon RX 5600 XT	42%	22%	13%	59	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB	29%	16%	11%	55	Build with it →
Radeon RX 9050 4GB	29%	16%	11%	54	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3050 6GB	22%	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.