Best GPU for the Core i5-11400F
The Intel Core i5-11400F has a gaming index of 56/100. At 1440p it can fully drive graphics cards up to a performance index of about 27; faster cards still work, but part of what you pay for sits idle in CPU-heavy games. At 4K the ceiling rises to about 52, at 1080p it falls to about 18.
Best-matched cards (1440p)
| # | GPU | VRAM | 1080p | 1440p | 4K | PSU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RTX 4060 | 8 GB | CPU 9% | CPU 0% | GPU 22% | 450 W |
| 2 | RX 7600 | 8 GB | CPU 9% | CPU 0% | GPU 22% | 450 W |
| 3 | Arc A770 | 16 GB | CPU 8% | GPU 1% | GPU 23% | 550 W |
| 4 | Arc B580 | 12 GB | CPU 11% | CPU 2% | GPU 21% | 550 W |
| 5 | RTX 2070 Super | 8 GB | CPU 7% | GPU 2% | GPU 24% | 550 W |
| 6 | RTX 3060 Ti | 8 GB | CPU 12% | CPU 3% | GPU 20% | 550 W |
| 7 | RTX 2080 Ti | 11 GB | CPU 12% | CPU 3% | GPU 20% | 550 W |
| 8 | RX 7600 XT | 16 GB | CPU 12% | CPU 3% | GPU 20% | 550 W |
| 9 | RTX 3060 | 12 GB | CPU 6% | GPU 3% | GPU 25% | 450 W |
| 10 | RX 6650 XT | 8 GB | CPU 6% | GPU 3% | GPU 25% | 450 W |
Cards this CPU would hold back
RTX 5060 Ti (11% CPU bottleneck at 1440p), RX 7700 XT (12% CPU bottleneck at 1440p), RTX 4070 (14% CPU bottleneck at 1440p), RTX 3080 (14% CPU bottleneck at 1440p), RX 6800 XT (14% CPU bottleneck at 1440p), RX 6900 XT (16% 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.