Best GPU for the Core i5-10400F
The Intel Core i5-10400F has a gaming index of 50/100. At 1440p it can fully drive graphics cards up to a performance index of about 17; faster cards still work, but part of what you pay for sits idle in CPU-heavy games. At 4K the ceiling rises to about 40, at 1080p it falls to about 8.
Best-matched cards (1440p)
| # | GPU | VRAM | 1080p | 1440p | 4K | PSU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RTX 3050 | 8 GB | CPU 8% | GPU 2% | GPU 25% | 450 W |
| 2 | GTX 1660 Super | 6 GB | CPU 8% | GPU 2% | GPU 25% | 450 W |
| 3 | RTX 2060 | 6 GB | CPU 12% | CPU 3% | GPU 21% | 450 W |
| 4 | RX 6600 | 8 GB | CPU 14% | CPU 5% | GPU 19% | 450 W |
| 5 | GTX 1080 Ti | 11 GB | CPU 16% | CPU 7% | GPU 17% | 550 W |
| 6 | RX 5700 XT | 8 GB | CPU 16% | CPU 7% | GPU 17% | 550 W |
| 7 | Arc A750 | 8 GB | CPU 16% | CPU 7% | GPU 17% | 550 W |
| 8 | RTX 3060 | 12 GB | CPU 16% | CPU 8% | GPU 16% | 450 W |
| 9 | RX 6650 XT | 8 GB | CPU 16% | CPU 8% | GPU 16% | 450 W |
| 10 | RTX 2070 Super | 8 GB | CPU 17% | CPU 9% | GPU 15% | 550 W |
Cards this CPU would hold back
RTX 4060 (11% CPU bottleneck at 1440p), RX 7600 (11% CPU bottleneck at 1440p), Arc B580 (13% CPU bottleneck at 1440p), RTX 3060 Ti (14% CPU bottleneck at 1440p), RTX 2080 Ti (14% CPU bottleneck at 1440p), RX 7600 XT (14% CPU bottleneck at 1440p). Buy one of these only if you game at 4K or plan a CPU upgrade soon.
Cards that would waste this CPU
Every card in our database keeps this processor reasonably busy.