Best GPU for the Ryzen 7 3700X

At 1440p, the fastest current card the Ryzen 7 3700X keeps busy is the Arc B580: the processor limits it in 22% 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 3700X?

Resolution	Enough for 60 fps	Fastest good match	CPU-limited games	Best NVIDIA	Best AMD	Best Intel
1080p high	Radeon RX 6600	Radeon RX 6600	25%	GeForce RTX 2060 12GB	Radeon RX 6600	Arc A580
1440p high	Radeon RX 6700 XT	Arc B580	22%	GeForce RTX 3060 Ti	Radeon RX 7600 XT	Arc B580
4K high	GeForce RTX 4070 Ti	Radeon RX 6950 XT	25%	GeForce RTX 4070 Ti	Radeon RX 6950 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 Ryzen 7 3700X 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 3700X (high preset)

1080p1440p4K

1080p, high preset, estimated. “CPU” marks games where the processor sets the limit.
Game	Radeon RX 6600
Counter-Strike 2	249CPU
Dota 2	300+CPU
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS	106
WARDOGS	41
Apex Legends™	115
Valheim	99

1440p, high preset, estimated. “CPU” marks games where the processor sets the limit.
Game	Radeon RX 6700 XT	Arc B580
Counter-Strike 2	249CPU	249CPU
Dota 2	300+CPU	300+CPU
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS	108	103
WARDOGS	42	40
Apex Legends™	117	112
Valheim	100	96

4K, high preset, estimated. “CPU” marks games where the processor sets the limit.
Game	GeForce RTX 4070 Ti	Radeon RX 6950 XT
Counter-Strike 2	249CPU	249CPU
Dota 2	300+CPU	300+CPU
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS	105	107
WARDOGS	41	41
Apex Legends™	113	116
Valheim	97	99

Every current graphics card with the Ryzen 7 3700X

Share of 55 popular games where the Ryzen 7 3700X 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%	85%	122	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4090	98%	96%	71%	122	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 5080	98%	95%	44%	122	Build with it →
Radeon RX 7900 XTX	98%	91%	42%	119	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4080 Super	98%	89%	38%	118	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4080	98%	87%	36%	118	Build with it →
Radeon RX 9070 XT	98%	85%	35%	118	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 5070 Ti	98%	84%	33%	118	Build with it →
Radeon RX 7900 XT	96%	84%	31%	118	Build with it →
Radeon RX 9070	96%	82%	27%	118	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super	96%	82%	27%	116	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6950 XT	96%	76%	25%	111	Build with it →
Radeon RX 9070 GRE	96%	76%	24%	111	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti	96%	76%	24%	111	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti	96%	73%	22%	111	Build with it →
Radeon RX 7900 GRE	95%	73%	22%	111	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6900 XT	95%	73%	22%	111	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 5070	91%	64%	22%	111	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4070 Super	91%	64%	22%	111	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3090	89%	64%	22%	108	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6800 XT	89%	62%	22%	107	Build with it →
Radeon RX 7800 XT	89%	62%	22%	107	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti	87%	58%	22%	105	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3080 12GB	84%	44%	16%	99	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4070	84%	44%	16%	97	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3080 10GB	84%	42%	16%	97	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6800	84%	40%	16%	97	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB	84%	38%	15%	97	Build with it →
Radeon RX 7700 XT	82%	38%	15%	97	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB	82%	36%	15%	97	Build with it →
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB	76%	35%	15%	97	Build with it →
Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB	76%	33%	15%	97	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 5060	73%	29%	15%	97	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti	73%	29%	15%	97	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6750 XT	69%	27%	15%	96	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB	69%	27%	15%	96	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8GB	64%	27%	15%	95	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3070	64%	27%	15%	93	Build with it →
Radeon RX 9060	62%	27%	13%	92	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6700 XT	58%	27%	13%	91	Build with it →
Arc B580	47%	22%	13%	87	Build with it →
Radeon RX 7600 XT	44%	22%	13%	84	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti	44%	22%	13%	84	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6700	42%	22%	11%	83	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 5050	42%	22%	11%	83	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 4060	42%	22%	11%	83	Build with it →
Radeon RX 7600	38%	22%	11%	83	Build with it →
Arc A770 16GB	38%	22%	11%	83	Build with it →
Arc B570	38%	22%	11%	83	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6650 XT	36%	16%	11%	83	Build with it →
Arc A770 8GB	35%	16%	11%	82	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6600 XT	31%	16%	11%	80	Build with it →
Arc A750	31%	16%	11%	78	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	27%	15%	5%	75	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6600	25%	15%	5%	69	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 2060 12GB	22%	15%	5%	68	Build with it →
Arc A580	22%	15%	5%	68	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3060 8GB	22%	15%	5%	66	Build with it →
Radeon RX 9050 8GB	22%	15%	5%	66	Build with it →
Radeon RX 5600 XT	22%	15%	5%	65	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB	16%	13%	4%	55	Build with it →
Radeon RX 9050 4GB	16%	11%	2%	54	Build with it →
GeForce RTX 3050 6GB	15%	5%	2%	44	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6500 XT	11%	4%	0%	35	Build with it →
Radeon RX 6400	5%	2%	0%	30	Build with it →
Arc A380	5%	2%	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.