Best value at 1440p
RX 7700 XTASRock Radeon RX 7700 XT Challenger 12GB OC
60 FPS average at 1440p
$389.99Check this pairingStart a buildBest GPU for the Ryzen 5 9600X
28 current graphics cards paired with the Ryzen 5 9600X, compared on predicted FPS in five demanding games, with live prices.
The short answer
Fastest card it keeps up with at 1440p
RTX 5090PNY GeForce RTX 5090 OC Triple Fan
122 FPS average at 1440p
$6495.00Check this pairingStart a buildLowest price for 60 FPS at 1080p
Arc B580ASRock Challenger Arc B580
70 FPS average at 1080p
$349.99Check this pairingStart a buildAt 1080p, the Ryzen 5 9600X keeps up with every card here.
Every card we compared
| Graphics card | Avg FPS | With the Ryzen 5 9600X | Lowest price | FPS per $100 | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RTX 5090PNY GeForce RTX 5090 OC Triple Fan | 156 | No bottleneckDetails | $6495.00 | 2.4 | Amazon ↗ |
| RX 7900 XTXASRock Radeon RX 7900 XTX Taichi 24GB OC | 143 | No bottleneckDetails | $1533.22 | 9.4 | Amazon ↗ |
| RTX 4090GIGABYTE AERO GeForce RTX 4090 OC | 143 | No bottleneckDetails | $3549.22 | 4.0 | Amazon ↗ |
| RTX 5080ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 5080 AMP Extreme INFINITY 16GB | 143 | No bottleneckDetails | $1645.00 | 8.7 | Amazon ↗ |
| RX 9070 XTASRock Challenger Radeon RX 9070 XT | 130 | No bottleneckDetails | $789.99 | 16.4 | Amazon ↗ |
| RTX 4080 SUPERGIGABYTE AERO GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER OC | 129 | No bottleneckDetails | $1744.22 | 7.4 | Amazon ↗ |
| RTX 5070 TiMSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti FRIEREN EDITION OC | 125 | No bottleneckDetails | $1199.99 | 10.4 | Newegg ↗ |
| RTX 4070 Ti SUPERASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER 16GB OC Edition | 124 | No bottleneckDetails | $1139.00 | 10.9 | Amazon ↗ |
| RX 9070ASRock Challenger Radeon RX 9070 | 123 | No bottleneckDetails | $749.99 | 16.5 | Newegg ↗ |
| RX 7900 GREPowerColor Hellhound Radeon RX 7900 GRE | 116 | No bottleneckDetails | $610.33 | 19.0 | Amazon ↗ |
| RTX 5070MSI GeForce RTX 5070 SHADOW 3X OC | 116 | No bottleneckDetails | $859.99 | 13.5 | Amazon ↗ |
| RTX 4070 TiASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX4070TI-12G-GAMING GeForce RTX 4070 Ti | 115 | No bottleneckDetails | $839.99 | 13.7 | Amazon ↗ |
| RX 9070 GREGIGABYTE Gaming Radeon RX 9070 GRE | 113 | No bottleneckDetails | $729.99 | 15.5 | Newegg ↗ |
| RTX 4070 SUPERMSI RTX 4070 SUPER VENTUS 3X OC | 108 | Healthy pairingDetails | $999.22 | 10.8 | Amazon ↗ |
| RX 7800 XTXFX Speedster QICK319 RX 7800 XT CORE | 99 | Healthy pairingDetails | $619.99 | 15.9 | Amazon ↗ |
| RTX 4070ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 4070 OC Edition 12GB GDDR6X | 90 | Healthy pairingDetails | $785.38 | 11.5 | Amazon ↗ |
| RX 7700 XTASRock Radeon RX 7700 XT Challenger 12GB OC | 85 | Healthy pairingDetails | $389.99 | 21.7 | Amazon ↗ |
| RX 9060 XT 16GBASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Steel Legend 16GB OC | 84 | Healthy pairingDetails | $469.99 | 18.0 | Amazon ↗ |
| RTX 5060 Ti 16GBPNY GeForce RTX 5060 Ti DUAL FAN OC | 80 | Healthy pairingDetails | $799.99 | 10.0 | Amazon ↗ |
| RX 9060 XT 8GBASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Steel Legend 8GB OC | 80 | Healthy pairingDetails | $419.99 | 19.0 | Amazon ↗ |
| RTX 5060 Ti 8GBGIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5060 Ti WINDFORCE OC | 79 | Healthy pairingDetails | $524.69 | 15.0 | Amazon ↗ |
| Arc B580ASRock Challenger Arc B580 | 70 | Healthy pairingDetails | $349.99 | 20.0 | Newegg ↗ |
| RTX 5060ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5060 8GB OC Edition | 68 | Healthy pairingDetails | $469.99 | 14.4 | Amazon ↗ |
| RTX 4060 TiZOTAC Gaming GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Twin Edge | 65 | Healthy pairingDetails | $699.99 | 9.3 | Amazon ↗ |
| Arc B570Sparkle Intel Arc B570 Guardian OC | 59 | Moderate GPU bottleneckDetails | $419.00 | 14.2 | Amazon ↗ |
| RX 7600ASRock Radeon RX 7600 Challenger 8GB OC | 54 | Moderate GPU bottleneckDetails | $299.99 | 17.9 | Amazon ↗ |
| RTX 4060ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4060 V2 OC Edition 8GB | 53 | Moderate GPU bottleneckDetails | $469.22 | 11.3 | Amazon ↗ |
| RTX 5050ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5050 | 51 | Moderate GPU bottleneckDetails | $499.99 | 10.2 | Amazon ↗ |
- RTX 5090PNY GeForce RTX 5090 OC Triple Fan
- RX 7900 XTXASRock Radeon RX 7900 XTX Taichi 24GB OC
- RTX 4090GIGABYTE AERO GeForce RTX 4090 OC
- RTX 5080ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 5080 AMP Extreme INFINITY 16GB
- RX 9070 XTASRock Challenger Radeon RX 9070 XT
- RTX 4080 SUPERGIGABYTE AERO GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER OC
- RTX 5070 TiMSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti FRIEREN EDITION OC
- RTX 4070 Ti SUPERASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER 16GB OC Edition
- RX 9070ASRock Challenger Radeon RX 9070
- RX 7900 GREPowerColor Hellhound Radeon RX 7900 GRE
- RTX 5070MSI GeForce RTX 5070 SHADOW 3X OC
- RTX 4070 TiASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX4070TI-12G-GAMING GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
- RX 9070 GREGIGABYTE Gaming Radeon RX 9070 GRE
- RTX 4070 SUPERMSI RTX 4070 SUPER VENTUS 3X OC
- RX 7800 XTXFX Speedster QICK319 RX 7800 XT CORE
- RTX 4070ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 4070 OC Edition 12GB GDDR6X
- RX 7700 XTASRock Radeon RX 7700 XT Challenger 12GB OC
- RX 9060 XT 16GBASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Steel Legend 16GB OC
- RTX 5060 Ti 16GBPNY GeForce RTX 5060 Ti DUAL FAN OC
- RX 9060 XT 8GBASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Steel Legend 8GB OC
- RTX 5060 Ti 8GBGIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5060 Ti WINDFORCE OC
- Arc B580ASRock Challenger Arc B580
- RTX 5060ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5060 8GB OC Edition
- RTX 4060 TiZOTAC Gaming GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Twin Edge
- Arc B570Sparkle Intel Arc B570 Guardian OC
- RX 7600ASRock Radeon RX 7600 Challenger 8GB OC
- RTX 4060ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4060 V2 OC Edition 8GB
- RTX 5050ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5050
| Graphics card | Avg FPS | With the Ryzen 5 9600X | Lowest price | FPS per $100 | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RTX 5090PNY GeForce RTX 5090 OC Triple Fan | 122 | No bottleneckDetails | $6495.00 | 1.9 | Amazon ↗ |
| RTX 4090GIGABYTE AERO GeForce RTX 4090 OC | 107 | No bottleneckDetails | $3549.22 | 3.0 | Amazon ↗ |
| RTX 5080ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 5080 AMP Extreme INFINITY 16GB | 103 | No bottleneckDetails | $1645.00 | 6.3 | Amazon ↗ |
| RX 7900 XTXASRock Radeon RX 7900 XTX Taichi 24GB OC | 102 | No bottleneckDetails | $1533.22 | 6.6 | Amazon ↗ |
| RX 9070 XTASRock Challenger Radeon RX 9070 XT | 91 | No bottleneckDetails | $789.99 | 11.5 | Amazon ↗ |
| RTX 4080 SUPERGIGABYTE AERO GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER OC | 91 | No bottleneckDetails | $1744.22 | 5.2 | Amazon ↗ |
| RTX 5070 TiMSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti FRIEREN EDITION OC | 88 | Healthy pairingDetails | $1199.99 | 7.3 | Newegg ↗ |
| RX 9070ASRock Challenger Radeon RX 9070 | 84 | Healthy pairingDetails | $749.99 | 11.2 | Newegg ↗ |
| RTX 4070 Ti SUPERASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER 16GB OC Edition | 83 | Healthy pairingDetails | $1139.00 | 7.3 | Amazon ↗ |
| RTX 4070 TiASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX4070TI-12G-GAMING GeForce RTX 4070 Ti | 79 | Healthy pairingDetails | $839.99 | 9.4 | Amazon ↗ |
| RX 7900 GREPowerColor Hellhound Radeon RX 7900 GRE | 79 | Healthy pairingDetails | $610.33 | 12.9 | Amazon ↗ |
| RTX 5070MSI GeForce RTX 5070 SHADOW 3X OC | 77 | Healthy pairingDetails | $859.99 | 9.0 | Amazon ↗ |
| RX 9070 GREGIGABYTE Gaming Radeon RX 9070 GRE | 75 | Healthy pairingDetails | $729.99 | 10.3 | Newegg ↗ |
| RTX 4070 SUPERMSI RTX 4070 SUPER VENTUS 3X OC | 74 | Healthy pairingDetails | $999.22 | 7.4 | Amazon ↗ |
| RX 7800 XTXFX Speedster QICK319 RX 7800 XT CORE | 71 | Healthy pairingDetails | $619.99 | 11.5 | Amazon ↗ |
| RTX 4070ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 4070 OC Edition 12GB GDDR6X | 63 | Healthy pairingDetails | $785.38 | 8.0 | Amazon ↗ |
| RX 7700 XTASRock Radeon RX 7700 XT Challenger 12GB OC | 60 | Healthy pairingDetails | $389.99 | 15.4 | Amazon ↗ |
| RX 9060 XT 16GBASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Steel Legend 16GB OC | 59 | Healthy pairingDetails | $469.99 | 12.6 | Amazon ↗ |
| RTX 5060 Ti 8GBGIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5060 Ti WINDFORCE OC | 52 | Healthy pairingDetails | $524.69 | 10.0 | Amazon ↗ |
| RX 9060 XT 8GBASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Steel Legend 8GB OC | 52 | Healthy pairingDetails | $419.99 | 12.4 | Amazon ↗ |
| RTX 5060 Ti 16GBPNY GeForce RTX 5060 Ti DUAL FAN OC | 52 | Healthy pairingDetails | $799.99 | 6.5 | Amazon ↗ |
| Arc B580ASRock Challenger Arc B580 | 47 | Healthy pairingDetails | $349.99 | 13.3 | Newegg ↗ |
| RTX 5060ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5060 8GB OC Edition | 46 | Healthy pairingDetails | $469.99 | 9.8 | Amazon ↗ |
| RTX 4060 TiZOTAC Gaming GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Twin Edge | 42 | Healthy pairingDetails | $699.99 | 6.1 | Amazon ↗ |
| Arc B570Sparkle Intel Arc B570 Guardian OC | 40 | Moderate GPU bottleneckDetails | $419.00 | 9.6 | Amazon ↗ |
| RX 7600ASRock Radeon RX 7600 Challenger 8GB OC | 35 | Moderate GPU bottleneckDetails | $299.99 | 11.7 | Amazon ↗ |
| RTX 4060ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4060 V2 OC Edition 8GB | 32 | Moderate GPU bottleneckDetails | $469.22 | 6.8 | Amazon ↗ |
| RTX 5050ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5050 | 32 | Moderate GPU bottleneckDetails | $499.99 | 6.4 | Amazon ↗ |
- RTX 5090PNY GeForce RTX 5090 OC Triple Fan
- RTX 4090GIGABYTE AERO GeForce RTX 4090 OC
- RTX 5080ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 5080 AMP Extreme INFINITY 16GB
- RX 7900 XTXASRock Radeon RX 7900 XTX Taichi 24GB OC
- RX 9070 XTASRock Challenger Radeon RX 9070 XT
- RTX 4080 SUPERGIGABYTE AERO GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER OC
- RTX 5070 TiMSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti FRIEREN EDITION OC
- RX 9070ASRock Challenger Radeon RX 9070
- RTX 4070 Ti SUPERASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER 16GB OC Edition
- RTX 4070 TiASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX4070TI-12G-GAMING GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
- RX 7900 GREPowerColor Hellhound Radeon RX 7900 GRE
- RTX 5070MSI GeForce RTX 5070 SHADOW 3X OC
- RX 9070 GREGIGABYTE Gaming Radeon RX 9070 GRE
- RTX 4070 SUPERMSI RTX 4070 SUPER VENTUS 3X OC
- RX 7800 XTXFX Speedster QICK319 RX 7800 XT CORE
- RTX 4070ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 4070 OC Edition 12GB GDDR6X
- RX 7700 XTASRock Radeon RX 7700 XT Challenger 12GB OC
- RX 9060 XT 16GBASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Steel Legend 16GB OC
- RTX 5060 Ti 8GBGIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5060 Ti WINDFORCE OC
- RX 9060 XT 8GBASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Steel Legend 8GB OC
- RTX 5060 Ti 16GBPNY GeForce RTX 5060 Ti DUAL FAN OC
- Arc B580ASRock Challenger Arc B580
- RTX 5060ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5060 8GB OC Edition
- RTX 4060 TiZOTAC Gaming GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Twin Edge
- Arc B570Sparkle Intel Arc B570 Guardian OC
- RX 7600ASRock Radeon RX 7600 Challenger 8GB OC
- RTX 4060ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4060 V2 OC Edition 8GB
- RTX 5050ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5050
How we compared them
- FPS: HowManyFPS predictions at High settings, averaged over Cyberpunk 2077, Black Myth: Wukong, Alan Wake 2, Hogwarts Legacy and Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.
- Pairing: the same check as our bottleneck calculator, which compares this CPU and each card against the fastest CPU and graphics card across 17 games.
- Prices: the lowest current new price we can link to for each graphics card model.
- Oldest FPS prediction used: November 11, 2026.
- Check any pairing in the bottleneck calculator