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Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary Edition bottleneck & FPS

Ranked 49 of 126 desktop graphics cards in our database (61th percentile). Paired with a Core i3-9100 it lands near 62 fps at 1080p and 18 fps at 4K in a typical AAA title at high settings.

SpecificationsRDNA · 2019
ArchitectureRDNA
Shading units2,560
Boost clock1,980 MHz
Memory8 GB
Memory bandwidth448 GB/s
Board power235 W
Released2019
Frame rate by resolutionwith Core i3-9100, high
ResolutionEst. FPSGPU loadLimited by
1920 x 1080 62 98% Balanced
2560 x 1440 41 99% Graphics card
3440 x 1440 33 99% Graphics card
3840 x 2160 18 99% Graphics card
Best CPU for the Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary Edition1080p, high

Ranked by how little performance the pairing wastes, not by which processor is fastest. The fastest chip pairs well with everything, which makes it a useless recommendation.

ProcessorEst. FPSUnused
Core i3-9100 62 0.4%
Core i3-9100F 62 0.4%
Core i3-9300 62 1.9%
Core i3-9320 62 4.1%
Core i3-8350K 59 5.2%
Core i3-9350K 62 8.3%
Estimated FPS by game1440p, high, Core i3-9100
GameEst. FPSVRAM
Cyberpunk 2077 22 9.8 GB needed
Fortnite 57 OK
Counter-Strike 2 100 OK
Baldur's Gate 3 41 OK
Red Dead Redemption 2 31 8.1 GB needed
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 28 9.2 GB needed
Against its closest neighbours1080p, high
PartEst. FPSDifference
Radeon RX 7600 62 fps 0%
TITAN Xp 62 fps 0%
Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary Edition 62 fps this part
Radeon RX 5700 XT 60 fps -3%
Radeon RX 6750 GRE 10GB 59 fps -5%

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

What CPU should I pair with a Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary Edition?

At 1080p the best match from our database is the Core i3-9100, which leaves only 0.4% of the combined potential unused and lands around 62 fps in a typical AAA title. The table above lists five more, ranked by how little each pairing wastes rather than by raw speed.

Bear in mind that the right processor depends on the resolution you play at. At 1440p and 4K the card does proportionally more of the work, so a cheaper chip than the one listed will keep up — the pairing only gets tighter as resolution falls. At 4K this card is 99% utilised, so almost any modern processor is sufficient.

Who a Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary Edition is actually for

This is mainstream 1080p hardware. At that resolution it is usually the component doing the limiting, which is good news for pairing — it will not be held back by a modest processor, so there is no need to spend heavily on the chip beside it.

Pushing it to 1440p is possible in lighter titles, but expect to drop settings in demanding ones.

8 GB is this card's real limit

6 of the 16 titles we model exceed 8 GB at 1440p and high settings. On this card memory, not shader throughput, is the thing that will make modern games stutter. Texture quality is the setting to lower first, and it usually costs less visual fidelity than the alternatives.

A note on age

Released in 2019, this card is 7 years old. Beyond raw speed, older hardware misses features newer engines increasingly assume — mesh shaders, hardware ray tracing, and the newest upscalers. A modern title may run worse than these numbers suggest, or refuse to launch, for reasons the model cannot see.

Is 8 GB of VRAM enough for the Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary Edition?

Not everywhere. At 1440p on the high preset, 8 GB falls short in 6 of the 16 titles we model. Running out of video memory causes frame time spikes rather than a smooth drop in the average, so it feels worse than the numbers suggest.

What bottlenecks a Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary Edition?

At 1080p this card is normally the limiting component itself. At 4K it is 99% utilised, meaning nearly all the work sits on the card and the processor barely matters.

Where it sits

Ranked 49 of 126 desktop cards we model. Nearest faster: Radeon RX 7600 , TITAN Xp . Just below: Radeon RX 5700 XT , Radeon RX 6750 GRE 10GB . Full method on the methodology page.