Specs, our gaming estimate and the graphics cards it pairs well with.
The AMD FX-8300 is a E-tier gaming processor: #197 of 239 in our list, with 8 cores and 8 threads up to 4.2 GHz. At 1080p it can feed a card like the GeForce RTX 3050 6GB without a CPU bottleneck above 10%, and at 1440p a GeForce RTX 2060.
Updated October 3, 2026
Gaming index (Ryzen 7 9800X3D = 100) against the processors closest to it.
The AMD FX-8300 scores 15 on our gaming index, where the Ryzen 7 9800X3D is 100. That puts it #197 of 239 processors we track, in E tier. It is slow by current standards, and recent games will often run well below what the graphics card can do.
It has 8 cores and 8 threads, boosting to 4.2 GHz. Eight cores is the comfortable amount for gaming today, with room for background programs.
The AMD FX-8300 uses the AM3+ socket, so it fits motherboards with that socket. The fastest chips we track on the same socket are AMD FX-9590 and AMD FX-8350, which would be a drop-in upgrade without changing the motherboard.
It is rated at 95 W. That is easy to cool; a decent tower cooler is enough, and the box cooler works on some models.
At 1080p, where the processor matters most, the AMD FX-8300 can feed a card up to the GeForce RTX 3050 6GB before it starts to hold the card back by more than 10 percent. At 1440p the limit moves to the GeForce RTX 2060. At 4K, where the card does most of the work, it can keep up with the GeForce RTX 4060.
The AMD FX-8300 is old or low power. Expect new games to run poorly, and look at an upgrade before you buy a new graphics card.
Graphics card performance index it keeps up with at each resolution.
The AMD FX-8300 is a E-tier gaming processor: #197 of 239 in our list, with 8 cores and 8 threads up to 4.2 GHz. At 1080p it can feed a card like the GeForce RTX 3050 6GB without a CPU bottleneck above 10%, and at 1440p a GeForce RTX 2060.
At 1080p it can feed a card like the GeForce RTX 3050 6GB without a CPU bottleneck above 10%. At 1440p, a card like the GeForce RTX 2060 is a reasonable ceiling.