AMD Ryzen 5 5500 + Radeon RX 6800 XT Bottleneck
1080p16 GB RAMGaming Estimate based on PassMark scores
Noticeable bottleneck
20.1%
bottleneck at 1080p
The processor is the limit. It holds back about 20% of the graphics card's performance at 1080p. 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 79%
At other resolutions
Things to know
- 16 GB VRAM is enough for 1080p.
- 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 5500
- Cores
- 6
- Base / boost clock
- 3.6 GHz / 4.2 GHz
- Single-thread score
- 3,062
- CPU Mark
- 19,249
- TDP
- 65 W
- Socket
- AM4
- Category
- Desktop
- Released
- Apr 2022
- Price
- $90
Graphics card
Radeon RX 6800 XT
- VRAM
- 16 GB
- Core clock
- 2015 MHz
- G3D Mark
- 25,120
- G2D Mark
- 1,048
- TDP
- 300 W
- Bus
- PCIe 4.0 x16
- Category
- Desktop
- Released
- Nov 2020
- Price
- $798
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