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Ryzen 7 8700F bottleneck & gaming FPS

Ranked 70 of 201 desktop processors for gaming in our database (65th percentile). It can sustain roughly 144 fps in a typical AAA title regardless of resolution — that ceiling is what decides whether a graphics card is worth pairing with it.

SpecificationsZen 4 · 2024
ArchitectureZen 4
Cores8
Threads16
Boost clock5,000 MHz
L3 cache16 MB
TDP65 W
Released2024
Ryzen 7 8700F FPS in popular games1080p, high

The frame rate this chip could sustain with an infinitely fast graphics card. It is almost the same at every resolution, because rendering more pixels gives the processor no extra work.

GameCPU ceilingWith GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
Cyberpunk 2077 146 fps 98 fps
Fortnite 185 fps 182 fps
Counter-Strike 2 208 fps 205 fps
Baldur's Gate 3 125 fps 123 fps
Red Dead Redemption 2 164 fps 109 fps
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 82 fps 81 fps
Best GPU for the Ryzen 7 8700F1080p, high

Ranked by how little performance the pairing wastes. Anything much faster than the top entry will sit partly idle at this resolution — though it may still be worth it if you plan to move to 1440p or 4K.

Graphics cardEst. FPSUnused
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti 142 0.1%
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 137 3.4%
Radeon RX 7900 GRE 136 4.4%
Radeon RX 7900 XT 142 6.8%
GeForce RTX 4070 Super 130 8.8%
GeForce RTX 3090 127 10.3%
Against its closest neighbours1080p, high
PartEst. FPSDifference
Core i5-13600KF 142 fps 0%
Ryzen 9 5900X 142 fps 0%
Ryzen 7 8700F 142 fps this part
Core i9-12900 142 fps 0%
Core i9-12900F 142 fps 0%

Every row measured against the same graphics card, so the difference shown comes from the parts themselves rather than from unrelated systems.

Is the Ryzen 7 8700F good for gaming?

Yes, for most builds. It ranks 70 of 201 for gaming and keeps up with mid-range and upper-mid-range graphics cards comfortably. You would only feel its limits at 1080p with a high refresh rate monitor and a fast card.

What GPU should I pair with a Ryzen 7 8700F?

The closest match at 1080p is the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti, wasting only 0.1% of the combined potential at around 142 fps. Anything materially faster will sit partly idle at this resolution, though it can still be the right buy if you plan to move to 1440p or 4K.

What a Ryzen 7 8700F is good for

A strong mainstream gaming chip. It will keep up with most graphics cards at 1440p and above, and only starts to show its limits at 1080p with a fast card and a high refresh rate panel.

For the majority of builds this is enough processor, and money is better spent on the graphics side.

A small cache holds this chip back

16 MB of L3 is modest by current standards, and it costs this chip more in games than its clock speed suggests. Game engines walk large, scattered data structures, so a small cache means more trips to main memory and more stalls on the render thread. Memory speed and timings matter unusually much on a part like this.

Where it sits

Ranked 70 of 201 desktop processors for gaming. Nearest faster: Core i5-13600KF , Ryzen 9 5900X . Just below: Core i9-12900 , Core i9-12900F . Full method on the methodology page.