AMD Ryzen 5 9600 + GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER Bottleneck
1080p16 GB RAMGaming Estimate based on PassMark scores
Good balance
14.5%
bottleneck at 1080p
The processor is the limit. It holds back about 15% 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 85%
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 9600
- Cores
- 6
- Base / boost clock
- 3.8 GHz / 5.2 GHz
- Single-thread score
- 4,379
- CPU Mark
- 29,287
- TDP
- 65 W
- Socket
- AM5
- Category
- Desktop
- Released
- Mar 2025
- Price
- $273
Graphics card
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
- VRAM
- 16 GB
- Core clock
- 2295 MHz
- G3D Mark
- 34,211
- G2D Mark
- 1,279
- TDP
- 320 W
- Bus
- PCIe 4.0 x16
- Category
- Desktop
- Released
- Jan 2024
- Price
- $2,189
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