AMD Ryzen 9 5900X: GPU pairings
12 cores / 24 threads, up to 4.8 GHz, socket AM4, released 2020. Gaming index 67/100, multi-core index 74/100. Below, every card in our database ranked by how well it balances against this processor at 1440p.
Best GPU for the Ryzen 9 5900X
Best-balanced graphics cards
- RX 6900 XT — GPU-limited 0% (balanced)
- RTX 3090 — CPU-limited 1% (balanced)
- RX 7800 XT — CPU-limited 1% (balanced)
- RX 6950 XT — CPU-limited 2% (balanced)
- RTX 4070 Super — CPU-limited 3% (balanced)
- RX 7900 GRE — CPU-limited 3% (balanced)
All 50 cards
| GPU | 1080p | 1440p | 4K | PSU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RTX 5090 | CPU 37% | CPU 33% | CPU 16% | 1200 W |
| RTX 4090 | CPU 30% | CPU 25% | CPU 6% | 1000 W |
| RTX 5080 | CPU 25% | CPU 19% | GPU 1% | 750 W |
| RX 7900 XTX | CPU 22% | CPU 16% | GPU 6% | 750 W |
| RTX 4080 Super | CPU 21% | CPU 15% | GPU 7% | 750 W |
| RTX 5070 Ti | CPU 20% | CPU 13% | GPU 9% | 750 W |
| RTX 4080 | CPU 20% | CPU 13% | GPU 9% | 750 W |
| RX 9070 XT | CPU 18% | CPU 12% | GPU 10% | 750 W |
| RX 7900 XT | CPU 17% | CPU 10% | GPU 13% | 750 W |
| RTX 4070 Ti Super | CPU 16% | CPU 9% | GPU 13% | 650 W |
| RX 9070 | CPU 14% | CPU 7% | GPU 16% | 650 W |
| RTX 4070 Ti | CPU 13% | CPU 6% | GPU 16% | 650 W |
| RTX 5070 | CPU 12% | CPU 4% | GPU 18% | 650 W |
| RTX 4070 Super | CPU 11% | CPU 3% | GPU 19% | 650 W |
| RX 7900 GRE | CPU 11% | CPU 3% | GPU 19% | 650 W |
| RX 6950 XT | CPU 10% | CPU 2% | GPU 20% | 750 W |
| RTX 3090 | CPU 9% | CPU 1% | GPU 21% | 750 W |
| RX 7800 XT | CPU 9% | CPU 1% | GPU 21% | 650 W |
| RX 6900 XT | CPU 8% | GPU 0% | GPU 22% | 750 W |
| RTX 4070 | CPU 6% | GPU 3% | GPU 24% | 550 W |
| RTX 3080 | CPU 6% | GPU 3% | GPU 24% | 750 W |
| RX 6800 XT | CPU 6% | GPU 3% | GPU 24% | 750 W |
| RX 7700 XT | CPU 3% | GPU 5% | GPU 26% | 650 W |
| RTX 5060 Ti | CPU 2% | GPU 6% | GPU 27% | 550 W |
| RX 9060 XT | CPU 1% | GPU 7% | GPU 28% | 550 W |
| RX 6800 | CPU 1% | GPU 7% | GPU 28% | 650 W |
| RTX 3070 Ti | CPU 0% | GPU 8% | GPU 28% | 650 W |
| RTX 4060 Ti | GPU 2% | GPU 11% | GPU 31% | 550 W |
| RTX 3070 | GPU 2% | GPU 11% | GPU 31% | 650 W |
| RX 6750 XT | GPU 2% | GPU 11% | GPU 31% | 650 W |
| RTX 5060 | GPU 4% | GPU 13% | GPU 32% | 550 W |
| RX 6700 XT | GPU 4% | GPU 13% | GPU 32% | 650 W |
| RTX 3060 Ti | GPU 5% | GPU 13% | GPU 33% | 550 W |
| RTX 2080 Ti | GPU 5% | GPU 13% | GPU 33% | 650 W |
| RX 7600 XT | GPU 5% | GPU 13% | GPU 33% | 550 W |
| Arc B580 | GPU 6% | GPU 14% | GPU 34% | 550 W |
| RTX 4060 | GPU 8% | GPU 16% | GPU 35% | 450 W |
| RX 7600 | GPU 8% | GPU 16% | GPU 35% | 550 W |
| Arc A770 | GPU 9% | GPU 17% | GPU 36% | 650 W |
| RTX 2070 Super | GPU 10% | GPU 18% | GPU 37% | 550 W |
| RTX 3060 | GPU 11% | GPU 19% | GPU 37% | 550 W |
| RX 6650 XT | GPU 11% | GPU 19% | GPU 37% | 550 W |
| GTX 1080 Ti | GPU 12% | GPU 20% | GPU 38% | 650 W |
| RX 5700 XT | GPU 12% | GPU 20% | GPU 38% | 650 W |
| Arc A750 | GPU 12% | GPU 20% | GPU 38% | 650 W |
| RX 6600 | GPU 13% | GPU 21% | GPU 40% | 450 W |
| RTX 2060 | GPU 15% | GPU 23% | GPU 41% | 550 W |
| RTX 3050 | GPU 19% | GPU 27% | GPU 44% | 450 W |
| GTX 1660 Super | GPU 19% | GPU 27% | GPU 44% | 450 W |
| GTX 1650 | GPU 25% | GPU 32% | GPU 49% | 450 W |