Do the Core i5-13400F and GeForce RTX 2080 bottleneck each other?

Yes. At 1080p (1920 x 1080) the GeForce RTX 2080 is the limit and holds the Core i5-13400F back by about 9.1%, for roughly 63 fps on High. Moderate. 63 fps is playable, and fixing the limit is the cheapest way to reach a high refresh panel.

How many fps do the Core i5-13400F and GeForce RTX 2080 get at 1080p (1920 x 1080)?

Around 63 fps on the High preset. The Core i5-13400F tops out near 142 fps and the GeForce RTX 2080 near 64 fps, and the lower of the two sets the frame rate.

Core i5-13400F + GeForce RTX 2080 Bottleneck Calculator

Whether the Core i5-13400F and the GeForce RTX 2080 hold each other back, at every resolution, with the frame rate you can expect and the single upgrade that fixes it.

Processor

Graphics card

Screen resolution

Graphics preset

Memory (RAM)

Primary usage

Estimates built from published benchmark data, not a test of your exact PC. How we calculate this.

The same pair at every resolution

A processor pushes roughly the same number of frames whatever the resolution. A graphics card pushes far fewer as pixels go up. That is why the limit moves as you climb this table, and why a bottleneck figure quoted without a resolution means nothing.

Resolution	Estimated fps	Limited by	Gap
720p (1280 x 720)	85 fps	Balanced	0%
1080p (1920 x 1080)	63 fps	GPU	9.1%
1440p (2560 x 1440)	47 fps	GPU	33.1%
Ultrawide 1440p (3440 x 1440)	31 fps	GPU	56%
4K (3840 x 2160)	18 fps	GPU	74.5%
8K (7680 x 4320)	7 fps	GPU	90%

What to do about it

The GeForce RTX 5060 is the slowest card that puts this build back in balance at 1080p (1920 x 1080). Your Core i5-13400F has the headroom to drive it, so the card is where the money should go.

See what the GeForce RTX 5060 pairs with

Modelled from published benchmark data, not measured on this exact combination. The indexes behind these figures and the sources they come from are on how we calculate this.