Best GPU for the Ryzen 5 9600X

At 1440p, the fastest current card the Ryzen 5 9600X keeps busy is the Radeon RX 6950 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 Ryzen 5 9600X?

Resolution	Enough for 60 fps	Fastest good match	CPU-limited games	Best NVIDIA	Best AMD	Best Intel
1080p high	Radeon RX 6600	Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB	25%	GeForce RTX 5060	Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB	Arc B580
1440p high	Radeon RX 6700 XT	Radeon RX 6950 XT	25%	GeForce RTX 4070 Ti	Radeon RX 6950 XT	Arc B580
4K high	GeForce RTX 4070 Ti	GeForce RTX 4090	22%	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 Ryzen 5 9600X 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 9600X (high preset)

1080p1440p4K

1080p, high preset, estimated. “CPU” marks games where the processor sets the limit.
Game	Radeon RX 6600	Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB
Counter-Strike 2	291	300+CPU
Dota 2	300+CPU	300+CPU
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS	106	175
WARDOGS	41	68
Apex Legends™	115	190
Valheim	99	163

1440p, high preset, estimated. “CPU” marks games where the processor sets the limit.
Game	Radeon RX 6700 XT	Radeon RX 6950 XT
Counter-Strike 2	296	300+CPU
Dota 2	300+CPU	300+CPU
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS	108	178
WARDOGS	42	69
Apex Legends™	117	193
Valheim	100	165

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+CPU
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 Ryzen 5 9600X

Share of 55 popular games where the Ryzen 5 9600X limits FPS, and median estimated FPS at high. Estimated.
Graphics card	CPU-limited 1080p	1440p	4K	Median FPS 1440p	Build
GeForce RTX 5090	98%	85%	33%	197	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4090	93%	71%	22%	185	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 5080	84%	44%	16%	164	Build with it →
Radeon RX 7900 XTX	84%	42%	16%	162	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4080 Super	84%	38%	15%	162	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4080	82%	36%	15%	162	Build with it →
Radeon RX 9070 XT	76%	35%	15%	162	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 5070 Ti	76%	33%	15%	162	Build with it →
Radeon RX 7900 XT	73%	31%	15%	162	Build with it →
Radeon RX 9070	67%	27%	15%	160	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super	64%	27%	15%	157	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6950 XT	53%	25%	13%	149	Build with it →
Radeon RX 9070 GRE	49%	24%	13%	146	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti	49%	24%	13%	146	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti	47%	22%	13%	145	Build with it →
Radeon RX 7900 GRE	44%	22%	13%	142	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6900 XT	44%	22%	13%	141	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 5070	42%	22%	11%	138	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4070 Super	42%	22%	11%	138	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3090	40%	22%	11%	138	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6800 XT	38%	22%	11%	138	Build with it →
Radeon RX 7800 XT	38%	22%	11%	138	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti	38%	22%	11%	138	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3080 12GB	33%	16%	11%	135	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4070	31%	16%	11%	131	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3080 10GB	29%	16%	11%	129	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6800	29%	16%	11%	126	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB	27%	15%	5%	125	Build with it →
Radeon RX 7700 XT	27%	15%	5%	123	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB	27%	15%	5%	121	Build with it →
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB	27%	15%	5%	117	Build with it →
Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB	25%	15%	5%	114	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 5060	22%	15%	5%	110	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti	22%	15%	5%	110	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6750 XT	22%	15%	5%	106	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB	22%	15%	5%	106	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8GB	22%	15%	4%	105	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3070	22%	15%	4%	104	Build with it →
Radeon RX 9060	22%	13%	4%	102	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6700 XT	22%	13%	4%	100	Build with it →
Arc B580	16%	13%	4%	96	Build with it →
Radeon RX 7600 XT	16%	13%	4%	93	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti	16%	13%	4%	93	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6700	16%	11%	4%	90	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 5050	16%	11%	4%	90	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4060	16%	11%	2%	89	Build with it →
Radeon RX 7600	15%	11%	2%	87	Build with it →
Arc A770 16GB	15%	11%	2%	85	Build with it →
Arc B570	15%	11%	2%	85	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6650 XT	15%	11%	2%	84	Build with it →
Arc A770 8GB	15%	11%	2%	82	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6600 XT	15%	11%	2%	80	Build with it →
Arc A750	15%	11%	2%	78	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	15%	5%	2%	75	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6600	13%	5%	2%	69	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 2060 12GB	13%	5%	2%	68	Build with it →
Arc A580	13%	5%	2%	68	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3060 8GB	13%	5%	0%	66	Build with it →
Radeon RX 9050 8GB	13%	5%	0%	66	Build with it →
Radeon RX 5600 XT	13%	5%	0%	65	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB	11%	4%	0%	55	Build with it →
Radeon RX 9050 4GB	11%	2%	0%	54	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3050 6GB	4%	2%	0%	44	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6500 XT	2%	0%	0%	35	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6400	2%	0%	0%	30	Build with it →
Arc A380	2%	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.