Best GPU for the Ryzen 7 2700X

At 1440p, the fastest current card the Ryzen 7 2700X keeps busy is the Arc A770 16GB: 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 7 2700X?

Resolution	Enough for 60 fps	Fastest good match	CPU-limited games	Best NVIDIA	Best AMD	Best Intel
1080p high	Radeon RX 6600	GeForce RTX 3050 8GB	22%	GeForce RTX 3050 8GB	Radeon RX 9050 4GB	Arc A380
1440p high	Radeon RX 6700 XT	Arc A770 16GB	25%	GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	Radeon RX 6650 XT	Arc A770 16GB
4K high	GeForce RTX 4070 Ti	GeForce RTX 3080 Ti	25%	GeForce RTX 3080 Ti	Radeon RX 6800	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 7 2700X 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 7 2700X (high preset)

1080p1440p4K

1080p, high preset, estimated. “CPU” marks games where the processor sets the limit.
Game	Radeon RX 6600	GeForce RTX 3050 8GB
Counter-Strike 2	213CPU	213CPU
Dota 2	284CPU	284CPU
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS	106	85
WARDOGS	41	33
Apex Legends™	115	93
Valheim	99	79

1440p, high preset, estimated. “CPU” marks games where the processor sets the limit.
Game	Radeon RX 6700 XT	Arc A770 16GB
Counter-Strike 2	213CPU	213CPU
Dota 2	284CPU	284CPU
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS	108	92
WARDOGS	42	36
Apex Legends™	117	100
Valheim	100	85

4K, high preset, estimated. “CPU” marks games where the processor sets the limit.
Game	GeForce RTX 4070 Ti	GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Counter-Strike 2	213CPU	213CPU
Dota 2	284CPU	284CPU
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS	105	92
WARDOGS	41	36
Apex Legends™	113	100
Valheim	97	85

Every current graphics card with the Ryzen 7 2700X

Share of 55 popular games where the Ryzen 7 2700X 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%	95%	105	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4090	98%	98%	84%	105	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 5080	98%	96%	73%	105	Build with it →
Radeon RX 7900 XTX	98%	96%	64%	105	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4080 Super	98%	96%	60%	105	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4080	98%	96%	55%	105	Build with it →
Radeon RX 9070 XT	98%	96%	47%	105	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 5070 Ti	98%	95%	44%	105	Build with it →
Radeon RX 7900 XT	98%	91%	44%	104	Build with it →
Radeon RX 9070	98%	89%	38%	101	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super	98%	87%	38%	101	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6950 XT	98%	84%	33%	101	Build with it →
Radeon RX 9070 GRE	98%	84%	31%	101	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti	98%	84%	31%	101	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti	96%	84%	31%	101	Build with it →
Radeon RX 7900 GRE	96%	84%	29%	101	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6900 XT	96%	84%	29%	101	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 5070	96%	82%	27%	100	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4070 Super	96%	82%	27%	100	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3090	96%	80%	27%	98	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6800 XT	96%	76%	27%	97	Build with it →
Radeon RX 7800 XT	96%	76%	27%	97	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti	96%	76%	25%	95	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3080 12GB	95%	73%	22%	95	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4070	91%	69%	22%	95	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3080 10GB	91%	64%	22%	95	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6800	89%	64%	22%	93	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB	89%	60%	22%	92	Build with it →
Radeon RX 7700 XT	89%	58%	22%	91	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB	87%	55%	22%	90	Build with it →
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB	85%	47%	16%	86	Build with it →
Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB	84%	44%	16%	84	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 5060	84%	42%	16%	83	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti	84%	42%	16%	83	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6750 XT	84%	38%	15%	83	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB	84%	38%	15%	83	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8GB	82%	38%	15%	83	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3070	82%	36%	15%	83	Build with it →
Radeon RX 9060	76%	36%	15%	83	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6700 XT	76%	35%	15%	83	Build with it →
Arc B580	73%	31%	15%	83	Build with it →
Radeon RX 7600 XT	71%	29%	15%	83	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti	71%	29%	15%	83	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6700	64%	27%	15%	81	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 5050	64%	27%	15%	81	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4060	64%	27%	15%	80	Build with it →
Radeon RX 7600	60%	27%	13%	79	Build with it →
Arc A770 16GB	58%	25%	13%	77	Build with it →
Arc B570	58%	25%	13%	77	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6650 XT	49%	25%	13%	76	Build with it →
Arc A770 8GB	47%	22%	13%	75	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6600 XT	44%	22%	13%	72	Build with it →
Arc A750	44%	22%	13%	71	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	38%	22%	11%	71	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6600	33%	16%	11%	69	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 2060 12GB	31%	16%	11%	68	Build with it →
Arc A580	31%	16%	11%	68	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3060 8GB	29%	16%	11%	66	Build with it →
Radeon RX 9050 8GB	29%	16%	11%	66	Build with it →
Radeon RX 5600 XT	29%	16%	11%	65	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB	22%	15%	5%	55	Build with it →
Radeon RX 9050 4GB	22%	15%	4%	54	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3050 6GB	15%	11%	2%	44	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6500 XT	13%	5%	2%	35	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6400	11%	4%	0%	30	Build with it →
Arc A380	11%	4%	0%	30	Build with it →
GeForce GTX 1630	2%	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.