AMD Ryzen 9 7950X + Radeon RX 6950 XT Bottleneck
1440p16 GB RAMGaming Estimate based on PassMark scores
Good balance
17.5%
bottleneck at 1440p
The graphics card sets the frame rate at 1440p. The processor has more power than this card can use. For more FPS, upgrade the GPU.
Which part is the limit?
Limit: GPU
← CPU is the limitBalancedGPU is the limit →
CPU est. usage in games 57%
GPU est. usage in games 99%
At other resolutions
Things to know
- 16 GB VRAM is enough for 1440p.
- 16 GB RAM won't limit games.
- Real FPS also depends on the game, settings and cooling. Treat this as an estimate.
Spec comparison
Processor
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
- Cores
- 16
- Base / boost clock
- 4.5 GHz / 5.7 GHz
- Single-thread score
- 4,251
- CPU Mark
- 62,125
- TDP
- 170 W
- Socket
- AM5
- Category
- Desktop
- Released
- Sep 2022
- Price
- $354
Graphics card
Radeon RX 6950 XT
- VRAM
- 16 GB
- Core clock
- 1925 MHz
- G3D Mark
- 28,077
- G2D Mark
- 1,086
- TDP
- 335 W
- Bus
- PCIe 4.0 x16
- Category
- Desktop
- Released
- May 2022
- Price
- $1,190
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