AMD Ryzen 5 2600 + GeForce RTX 5080 Bottleneck
1440p16 GB RAMGaming Estimate based on PassMark scores
Significant bottleneck
43.7%
bottleneck at 1440p
The processor is the limit. It holds back about 44% of the graphics card's performance at 1440p. Upgrade the CPU first.
Which part is the limit?
Limit: CPU
← CPU is the limitBalancedGPU is the limit →
CPU est. usage in games 99%
GPU est. usage in games 56%
At other resolutions
Things to know
- 16 GB VRAM is enough for 1440p.
- 16 GB RAM won't limit games.
- A higher resolution or heavier graphics settings shift load to the GPU and hide some of the CPU limit.
Spec comparison
Processor
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
- Cores
- 6
- Base / boost clock
- 3.4 GHz / 3.9 GHz
- Single-thread score
- 2,233
- CPU Mark
- 13,117
- TDP
- 65 W
- Socket
- AM4
- Category
- Desktop
- Released
- Apr 2018
- Price
- $263
Graphics card
GeForce RTX 5080
- VRAM
- 16 GB
- Core clock
- 2295 MHz
- G3D Mark
- 35,654
- G2D Mark
- 1,396
- TDP
- 360 W
- Bus
- PCIe 5.0 x16
- Category
- Desktop
- Released
- Jan 2025
- Price
- $2,423
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