No. At 1080p the Ryzen 5 5600 and the GeForce RTX 4070 are within 3.4% of each other, which is a good match.
Well matched
Neither part holds the other back by more than 10%.
| Resolution | Result | Limit |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Well matched | 3.4% gpu |
| 1440p | GPU limited. The CPU has spare power | 28.4% gpu |
| 4K | GPU limited. The CPU has spare power | 56.1% gpu |
The processor launched at $199 and the card at $599, so the card cost 3.0 times as much. At 1080p this pairing is well balanced. At 1440p it is limited by the graphics card by about 28.4%, and at 4K limited by the graphics card by about 56.1%. The graphics card scores 46 on our index and the processor 56.
The two parts are within 10 percent of each other at 1080p, so neither is wasting the other.
For comparison, with the more powerful Radeon RX 6800 XT the 1080p result would be well balanced, and with the less powerful Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB the 1080p result would be well balanced.
No. At 1080p the Ryzen 5 5600 and the GeForce RTX 4070 are within 3.4% of each other, which is a good match.
No. At 1440p the GeForce RTX 4070 is the slower part by about 28.4%, so the Ryzen 5 5600 has spare capacity. That is the normal way round for a gaming PC.
No. At 4K the GeForce RTX 4070 is the slower part by about 56.1%, so the Ryzen 5 5600 has spare capacity. That is the normal way round for a gaming PC. Higher resolutions put more load on the graphics card, so the processor matters less.
Updated October 3, 2026