Ryzen 5 5600 with RTX 4070 Ti Super: Bottleneck & FPS

Paired with the RTX 4070 Ti Super, the Ryzen 5 5600 delivers roughly 100 FPS at 1440p (1% lows ≈73) in modern AAA games, which our model rates as “excellent balance”. At 1080p the Ryzen 5 5600 becomes the limit (34% CPU bottleneck at 1080p); from 1440p upward the RTX 4070 Ti Super takes over and the CPU has capacity to spare. In esports titles such as CS2 or Valorant expect around 272 FPS, enough for a 240 Hz monitor, while CPU-heavy games like Microsoft Flight Simulator drop to about 58 FPS with a 59% CPU bottleneck. With ray tracing enabled, expect about 65 FPS at 1440p.

Processor

AMD Ryzen 5 5600

6 cores / 12 threads · AM4 · 2022

Graphics card

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super

16 GB VRAM · Ray tracing ✓ · 2024

1440p (2560×1440) · High · AAA games · Native · 32 GB · 165 Hz

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Balanced

Excellent balance at 1440p

The Ryzen 5 5600 and RTX 4070 Ti Super are an excellent match at 1440p. Neither part holds the other back, and you can expect around 100 FPS in AAA games at High settings.

CPU106 FPSBottleneck

GPU113 FPSBottleneck

Display165 Hz

Max frames each part can deliver. Frames pile up in front of the slower one.

Avg FPS100

1% low73

CPU load94%

GPU load89%

Bottleneck by resolution

Ryzen 5 5600 + RTX 4070 Ti Super at High settings in AAA games.

Resolution	Avg FPS	1% low	Bottleneck
1080p (1920×1080)	106	74	CPU 34%
1440p (2560×1440)	100	73	Balanced
UW 1440p (3440×1440)	90	69	GPU 12%
4K (3840×2160)	68	53	GPU 36%

FPS by game type

At 1440p, High settings.

Game type	Avg FPS	Limited by
AAA / mixed games Cyberpunk 2077, Black Myth: Wukong, Elden Ring	100	Balanced
Competitive esports CS2, Valorant, Fortnite (Performance), League of Legends	272	CPU 23%
CPU-heavy (strategy, sims, MMO) MS Flight Simulator, Cities: Skylines II, WoW, Baldur's Gate 3 Act 3	58	CPU 59%
Ray tracing / path tracing Cyberpunk RT Overdrive, Alan Wake 2, Indiana Jones	65	GPU 28%

Recommendations

Specific to these parts at 1440p.

Your 165 Hz monitor can show more frames than this build delivers. Variable refresh (G-Sync/FreeSync) will keep motion smooth.

Upgrade suggestions

The smallest upgrades that balance this build.

No upgrade needed. These parts are well matched at these settings.

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Ryzen 5 5600 + RTX 4070 Ti Super: quick answers

Does the Ryzen 5 5600 bottleneck the RTX 4070 Ti Super?

1080p: 34% CPU-limited. 1440p: balanced. UW 1440p: 12% GPU-limited. 4K: 36% GPU-limited. At 1440p the CPU keeps up, so this is a sensible pairing. A GPU-limited result is the normal, healthy state for gaming.

How many FPS does the Ryzen 5 5600 with RTX 4070 Ti Super get?

About 106 FPS at 1080p, 100 FPS at 1440p, 90 FPS at UW 1440p, 68 FPS at 4K in AAA games at High settings without upscaling. In esports games like CS2 and Valorant it reaches roughly 272 FPS at 1440p.

What is the best upgrade for a Ryzen 5 5600 + RTX 4070 Ti Super build?

None is needed at 1440p. The Ryzen 5 5600 and RTX 4070 Ti Super are well matched, so upgrade only when you want more FPS overall.