Will the Core i7-13700K bottleneck the RTX 5060 Ti?

No. At 1440p the RTX 5060 Ti is the limiting part, which is the normal state for a gaming PC. The Core i7-13700K has headroom to spare. This is a model estimate from performance indexes, not a measured FPS loss.

What power supply do I need for a Core i7-13700K and RTX 5060 Ti?

Sustained gaming load is about 494 W using the RTX 5060 Ti's measured draw. A 650 W unit is the safe choice.

Is this pair better at 1080p or 4K?

1080p: GPU-limited 17% (balanced). 1440p: GPU-limited 24% (GPU-bound (normal)). 4K: GPU-limited 41% (CPU overkill).

Core i7-13700K + RTX 5060 Ti: bottleneck check

24%

GPU-limited at 1440p. GPU-bound (normal).

CPU GPU

The RTX 5060 Ti is the part working hardest at 1440p, which is what you want. The Core i7-13700K keeps about 24% in reserve.

By resolution

Resolution	Limiting part	Severity	Verdict
1080p	GPU	17%	balanced
1440p	GPU	24%	GPU-bound (normal)
4K	GPU	41%	CPU overkill

The RTX 5060 Ti is the limit at every resolution and by a wide margin at 4K (41%). The Core i7-13700K is overkill for this card: a faster GPU would give you far more frames than any CPU change.

Specifications

Intel Core i7-13700K
Cores / threads	16 / 24
Max boost	5.4 GHz
Socket	LGA1700
Maximum turbo power (MTP)	253 W Intel's published maximum sustained turbo power, above its base power; the PSU estimate uses it, so it errs high · Intel ARK
Released	2022
Gaming index	83 / 100
Multi-core index	84 / 100

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti
VRAM	16 GB
Board power	180 W
Released	2025
1080p index	43.9 / 100
1440p index	38 / 100
4K index	32.9 / 100

Power supply

The RTX 5060 Ti measured 166 W average while gaming (217 W highest 20 ms spike, TechPowerUp). With the Core i7-13700K at its maximum turbo power of 253 W and about 75 W for the rest of the system, the sustained load is about 494 W. A 650 W unit is the safe choice. Details on the RTX 5060 Ti PSU page or try other pairs in the PSU calculator.

Upgrade paths

CPUs that remove the bottleneck

LGA1700

Cards that use the Core i7-13700K fully

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Indexes are relative estimates aggregated from published reviews; real results vary by game, settings, memory speed and drivers. Methodology.