Best CPU for GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER in 2026
Every processor that pairs with the GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER without either part wasting the other, computed at 1080p, 1440p and 4K with the frame rate you can expect from each.
Ryzen 7 5800XT
The cheapest current processor that never becomes the limit for a GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER, including at 1080p where the card leans hardest on the CPU. It also still holds up if you replace the GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER with a GeForce RTX 3090 Ti later, so you buy the processor once.
Check current priceon Amazon See the full bottleneck result for this pairWhat the numbers say about the GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
Every one of the 83 processors we track keeps a GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER fed at 1080p and above, which is what a card at 35.0 on our index looks like: the pairing question here is about price and platform rather than about whether the chip can keep up.
The cheapest chip that works with a GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER today is the Ryzen 5 4500, but we recommend the Ryzen 7 5800XT instead, because it is also still not the limit once the card is replaced and the gap between the two costs less than buying a processor twice.
That upgrade test uses the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti, roughly two tiers above the GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER at 62.0 on our index against 35.0, and a processor that is still not the limit at that level is one you buy once.
Paired with the Ryzen 7 5800XT, a GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER returns about 65 fps at 1080p and 48 fps at 1440p on High, and if 65 fps is already more than your monitor can show then the card rather than the processor is the part to change.
The pick at each resolution
| Resolution | Recommended | Estimated fps | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1080p (1920 x 1080) | Ryzen 7 5800XT | 65 fps | Balanced |
| 1440p (2560 x 1440) | Ryzen 5 4500 | 48 fps | Balanced |
| 4K (3840 x 2160) | Ryzen 5 4500 | 18 fps | GPU limited |
Every processor that works with the GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER at 1080p
83 of the 83 processors we track keep the GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER fed at 1080p, and the 18 cheapest of those still on a current platform are below, least expensive first, because once a chip stops limiting a GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER the rest of the budget belongs on the card.
| Processor | Estimated fps | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMD Ryzen 5 4500 | 64 fps | Balanced | Full result |
| AMD Ryzen 5 5500 | 64 fps | Balanced | Full result |
| AMD Ryzen 5 5600 | 64 fps | Balanced | Full result |
| Intel Core i3-12100F | 64 fps | Balanced | Full result |
| AMD Ryzen 7 5700X | 64 fps | Balanced | Full result |
| AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT | 65 fps | Balanced | Full result |
| Intel Core i5-12400F | 65 fps | Balanced | Full result |
| AMD Ryzen 5 7500F | 65 fps | GPU | Full result |
| AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D | 65 fps | GPU | Full result |
| Intel Core i5-14400F | 65 fps | GPU | Full result |
| Intel Core i5-13400F | 65 fps | GPU | Full result |
| AMD Ryzen 5 7600 | 65 fps | GPU | Full result |
| AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D | 65 fps | GPU | Full result |
| AMD Ryzen 9 7900 | 65 fps | GPU | Full result |
| AMD Ryzen 7 7700 | 65 fps | GPU | Full result |
| AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | 65 fps | GPU | Full result |
| AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | 65 fps | GPU | Full result |
| AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | 65 fps | GPU | Full result |
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Every figure on this page is modelled for the GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER from published benchmark data rather than measured on a test bench, and recommendations alongside it are limited to parts from 2022 onward. How we calculate this