Best GPU for the Core i7-11700K
The Intel Core i7-11700K has a gaming index of 62/100. At 1440p it can fully drive graphics cards up to a performance index of about 37; faster cards still work, but part of what you pay for sits idle in CPU-heavy games. At 4K the ceiling rises to about 64, at 1080p it falls to about 27.
Best-matched cards (1440p)
| # | GPU | VRAM | 1080p | 1440p | 4K | PSU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RX 9060 XT | 16 GB | CPU 9% | CPU 0% | GPU 22% | 550 W |
| 2 | RX 6800 | 16 GB | CPU 9% | CPU 0% | GPU 22% | 650 W |
| 3 | RTX 5060 Ti | 16 GB | CPU 10% | CPU 1% | GPU 21% | 550 W |
| 4 | RTX 3070 Ti | 8 GB | CPU 8% | GPU 1% | GPU 23% | 750 W |
| 5 | RX 7700 XT | 12 GB | CPU 10% | CPU 2% | GPU 20% | 650 W |
| 6 | RTX 4060 Ti | 8 GB | CPU 5% | GPU 4% | GPU 25% | 550 W |
| 7 | RTX 3070 | 8 GB | CPU 5% | GPU 4% | GPU 25% | 650 W |
| 8 | RX 6750 XT | 12 GB | CPU 5% | GPU 4% | GPU 25% | 650 W |
| 9 | RTX 4070 | 12 GB | CPU 13% | CPU 5% | GPU 18% | 650 W |
| 10 | RTX 3080 | 10 GB | CPU 13% | CPU 5% | GPU 18% | 750 W |
Cards this CPU would hold back
RTX 5070 (11% CPU bottleneck at 1440p), RTX 4070 Super (11% CPU bottleneck at 1440p), RX 7900 GRE (11% CPU bottleneck at 1440p), RTX 4070 Ti (13% CPU bottleneck at 1440p), RX 9070 (14% CPU bottleneck at 1440p), RX 7900 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.