AMD Ryzen 5 5600 + GeForce RTX 4090 Bottleneck
1080p16 GB RAMGaming Estimate based on PassMark scores
Significant bottleneck
43.1%
bottleneck at 1080p
The processor is the limit. It holds back about 43% 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 56%
At other resolutions
Things to know
- 24 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 5600
- Cores
- 6
- Base / boost clock
- 3.5 GHz / 4.4 GHz
- Single-thread score
- 3,254
- CPU Mark
- 21,488
- TDP
- 65 W
- Socket
- AM4
- Category
- Desktop
- Released
- Apr 2022
- Price
- $126
Graphics card
GeForce RTX 4090
- VRAM
- 24 GB
- Core clock
- 2230 MHz
- G3D Mark
- 38,024
- G2D Mark
- 1,303
- TDP
- 450 W
- Bus
- PCIe 4.0 x16
- Category
- Desktop
- Released
- Oct 2022
- Price
- $4,890
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