At 1080p, the Ryzen 5 7600 holds the RX 9070 XT back by about 12% (mild cpu bottleneck). At 1440p it is no CPU bottleneck, and at 4K no CPU bottleneck.
Ryzen 5 7600 · 6 cores / 12 threads, AM5RX 9070 XT · 16 GB, RDNA 4
A mild bottleneck: you lose some FPS at 1080p in CPU-heavy games, and 1% lows can dip in busy scenes, but most players won't notice it. At 1440p and 4K the pair is well matched.
The percentage is how much of the RX 9070 XT's speed the Ryzen 5 7600 leaves unused, on average across 208 games on High settings. At 1080p the processor is the limit in 110 of them.
About $145. Fits your current motherboard and brings the bottleneck at 1080p down to about 3%.
Compare with the Ryzen 5 7600 →About $168 for the processor alone. It needs a new motherboard, and often new RAM. Bottleneck at 1080p after: about 6%.
Compare with the Ryzen 5 7600 →Typical US prices (October 2026), the cheaper of new and used. They change every week.
Estimated FPS on High settings, CPU-heavy games first. "CPU FPS" is what the processor can prepare, "GPU FPS" what the graphics card can draw: the lower one sets your frame rate.
| Game | Est. FPS | CPU FPS | GPU FPS | Limited by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Sims™ 4 | 219 | 219 | 840 | CPU |
| Dressmaker | 365 | 365 | 1400 | CPU |
| Slay the Spire 2 | 365 | 365 | 1400 | CPU |
| 911 Operator | 365 | 365 | 1400 | CPU |
| ARK: The Survival Of The Fittest | 365 | 365 | 1400 | CPU |
| ASTRONEER | 365 | 365 | 1400 | CPU |
| Age of Conan: Unchained | 365 | 365 | 1400 | CPU |
| Arcana Heart 3 LOVEMAX SIXSTARS!!!!!! XTEND | 365 | 365 | 1400 | CPU |
| Cuphead | 365 | 365 | 1400 | CPU |
| Dota 2 | 365 | 365 | 1400 | CPU |
| Dungeon Defenders II | 365 | 365 | 1400 | CPU |
| Wolfenstein: The New Order | 365 | 365 | 1400 | CPU |
| Warframe | 365 | 365 | 1400 | CPU |
| Garry's Mod | 365 | 365 | 1400 | CPU |
| Project Zomboid | 365 | 365 | 1400 | CPU |
| Graphics card | At 1080p | At 1440p |
|---|---|---|
| RTX 5070 Ti | 9% CPU bottleneck | No CPU bottleneck |
| RX 9070 | 2% CPU bottleneck | No CPU bottleneck |
| RTX 5070 | No CPU bottleneck | No CPU bottleneck |
| RTX 4070 Super | No CPU bottleneck | No CPU bottleneck |
| RTX 5060 Ti | No CPU bottleneck | No CPU bottleneck |
| RX 9060 XT | No CPU bottleneck | No CPU bottleneck |
| RTX 3070 | No CPU bottleneck | No CPU bottleneck |
| RTX 5060 | No CPU bottleneck | No CPU bottleneck |
| RTX 4060 | No CPU bottleneck | No CPU bottleneck |
| RTX 3060 | No CPU bottleneck | No CPU bottleneck |
| RX 6600 | No CPU bottleneck | No CPU bottleneck |
| Processor | At 1080p | At 1440p |
|---|---|---|
| Ryzen 7 9800X3D | No CPU bottleneck | No CPU bottleneck |
| Ryzen 7 7800X3D | No CPU bottleneck | No CPU bottleneck |
| i7-14700K | No CPU bottleneck | No CPU bottleneck |
| Ryzen 5 9600X | 3% CPU bottleneck | No CPU bottleneck |
| i5-14600K | 6% CPU bottleneck | No CPU bottleneck |
| Ryzen 7 5800X3D | 9% CPU bottleneck | No CPU bottleneck |
| Ryzen 7 5700X | 23% CPU bottleneck | No CPU bottleneck |
| i5-13400 | 23% CPU bottleneck | No CPU bottleneck |
| Ryzen 5 5600 | 26% CPU bottleneck | No CPU bottleneck |
| i5-12400 | 29% CPU bottleneck | No CPU bottleneck |
| Ryzen 5 5500 | 35% CPU bottleneck | 5% CPU bottleneck |
| i3-12100 | 38% CPU bottleneck | 9% CPU bottleneck |
| Ryzen 5 3600 | 41% CPU bottleneck | 13% CPU bottleneck |
| i5-10400 | 44% CPU bottleneck | 18% CPU bottleneck |
| Ryzen 5 2600 | 50% CPU bottleneck | 26% CPU bottleneck |
At 1080p, yes, by about 12% on average (mild cpu bottleneck), and the processor is the limit in 110 of 208 games we tested. At 1440p it is no CPU bottleneck, and at 4K no CPU bottleneck.
Yes. At 1440p the graphics card does more of the work, and the Ryzen 5 7600 keeps up with the RX 9070 XT in most games.
Of the popular cards we checked, the fastest one the Ryzen 5 7600 can feed at 1080p without a real bottleneck (under 10%) is the RTX 5070 Ti. At 1440p and 4K it can drive faster cards, because the graphics card does more of the work.
It is an estimate from our FPS model, not a benchmark: for every game we estimate the FPS the processor can prepare and the FPS the graphics card can draw on High settings, then compare them. Real results depend on the game, the scene, RAM speed and settings. To check it on your own PC, compare CPU and GPU usage with an FPS counter while you play.
How we calculate it: the same model as our FPS Estimator and Bottleneck Calculator, based on published benchmark averages. These are estimates, not our own lab tests. Learn how to spot a bottleneck on your own PC inCPU Bottleneck Explained, or check your parts with Check My PC.