Intel Core i9-12900K: GPU pairings
16 cores / 24 threads, up to 5.2 GHz, socket LGA1700, released 2021. Gaming index 78/100, multi-core index 80/100. Below, every card in our database ranked by how well it balances against this processor at 1440p.
Best GPU for the Core i9-12900K
Best-balanced graphics cards
- RTX 4080 Super — CPU-limited 1% (balanced)
- RTX 5070 Ti — GPU-limited 1% (balanced)
- RTX 4080 — GPU-limited 1% (balanced)
- RX 7900 XTX — CPU-limited 2% (balanced)
- RX 9070 XT — GPU-limited 3% (balanced)
- RX 7900 XT — GPU-limited 5% (balanced)
All 50 cards
| GPU | 1080p | 1440p | 4K | PSU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RTX 5090 | CPU 27% | CPU 22% | CPU 3% | 1200 W |
| RTX 4090 | CPU 19% | CPU 13% | GPU 9% | 1200 W |
| RTX 5080 | CPU 13% | CPU 6% | GPU 15% | 1000 W |
| RX 7900 XTX | CPU 9% | CPU 2% | GPU 19% | 1000 W |
| RTX 4080 Super | CPU 8% | CPU 1% | GPU 21% | 1000 W |
| RTX 5070 Ti | CPU 7% | GPU 1% | GPU 22% | 850 W |
| RTX 4080 | CPU 7% | GPU 1% | GPU 22% | 1000 W |
| RX 9070 XT | CPU 5% | GPU 3% | GPU 23% | 850 W |
| RX 7900 XT | CPU 3% | GPU 5% | GPU 25% | 1000 W |
| RTX 4070 Ti Super | CPU 2% | GPU 6% | GPU 26% | 850 W |
| RX 9070 | GPU 0% | GPU 8% | GPU 28% | 750 W |
| RTX 4070 Ti | GPU 1% | GPU 9% | GPU 28% | 850 W |
| RTX 5070 | GPU 3% | GPU 10% | GPU 29% | 850 W |
| RTX 4070 Super | GPU 3% | GPU 11% | GPU 30% | 750 W |
| RX 7900 GRE | GPU 3% | GPU 11% | GPU 30% | 850 W |
| RX 6950 XT | GPU 5% | GPU 13% | GPU 31% | 1000 W |
| RTX 3090 | GPU 6% | GPU 13% | GPU 32% | 1000 W |
| RX 7800 XT | GPU 6% | GPU 13% | GPU 32% | 850 W |
| RX 6900 XT | GPU 7% | GPU 14% | GPU 33% | 850 W |
| RTX 4070 | GPU 9% | GPU 16% | GPU 35% | 750 W |
| RTX 3080 | GPU 9% | GPU 16% | GPU 35% | 1000 W |
| RX 6800 XT | GPU 9% | GPU 16% | GPU 35% | 850 W |
| RX 7700 XT | GPU 11% | GPU 19% | GPU 37% | 850 W |
| RTX 5060 Ti | GPU 12% | GPU 19% | GPU 37% | 750 W |
| RX 9060 XT | GPU 13% | GPU 20% | GPU 38% | 750 W |
| RX 6800 | GPU 13% | GPU 20% | GPU 38% | 850 W |
| RTX 3070 Ti | GPU 14% | GPU 21% | GPU 38% | 850 W |
| RTX 4060 Ti | GPU 16% | GPU 23% | GPU 40% | 750 W |
| RTX 3070 | GPU 16% | GPU 23% | GPU 40% | 750 W |
| RX 6750 XT | GPU 16% | GPU 23% | GPU 40% | 850 W |
| RTX 5060 | GPU 18% | GPU 25% | GPU 42% | 650 W |
| RX 6700 XT | GPU 18% | GPU 25% | GPU 42% | 750 W |
| RTX 3060 Ti | GPU 18% | GPU 26% | GPU 42% | 750 W |
| RTX 2080 Ti | GPU 18% | GPU 26% | GPU 42% | 850 W |
| RX 7600 XT | GPU 18% | GPU 26% | GPU 42% | 750 W |
| Arc B580 | GPU 19% | GPU 26% | GPU 43% | 750 W |
| RTX 4060 | GPU 21% | GPU 28% | GPU 44% | 650 W |
| RX 7600 | GPU 21% | GPU 28% | GPU 44% | 750 W |
| Arc A770 | GPU 22% | GPU 29% | GPU 45% | 750 W |
| RTX 2070 Super | GPU 22% | GPU 29% | GPU 46% | 750 W |
| RTX 3060 | GPU 23% | GPU 30% | GPU 46% | 750 W |
| RX 6650 XT | GPU 23% | GPU 30% | GPU 46% | 750 W |
| GTX 1080 Ti | GPU 24% | GPU 31% | GPU 47% | 850 W |
| RX 5700 XT | GPU 24% | GPU 31% | GPU 47% | 750 W |
| Arc A750 | GPU 24% | GPU 31% | GPU 47% | 750 W |
| RX 6600 | GPU 26% | GPU 33% | GPU 48% | 650 W |
| RTX 2060 | GPU 27% | GPU 34% | GPU 49% | 750 W |
| RTX 3050 | GPU 30% | GPU 37% | GPU 52% | 650 W |
| GTX 1660 Super | GPU 30% | GPU 37% | GPU 52% | 650 W |
| GTX 1650 | GPU 35% | GPU 42% | GPU 56% | 550 W |