Core i5-12400F + RTX 4060 Ti 8GB bottleneck calculator

Check whether Intel Core i5-12400F or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8GB limits FPS at 1080p, 1440p, and 4K. UserBenchmark-powered bottleneck estimate with a clear upgrade direction.

Your build

Intel Core i5-12400F

6C / 12T · up to 4.4 GHz · 65 W · LGA 1700 · 18 MB L3

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8GB

8 GB GDDR6 · 128-bit · 4,352 shaders · PCIe 4.0 x8

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Typical presets

Scores from UserBenchmark. Specs shown for planning only.

GPU-limitedMeaningful imbalance
Intel Core i5-12400FNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8GB

Core i5-12400F + RTX 4060 Ti 8GB

Meaningful GPU bottleneck at 1440p (~31% gap).

−100% CPU limitingBalanced+100% GPU limiting
+31%
−100%0%+100%

Bottleneck gap

~31%

Limiting side

GPU-limited

CPU index

85.7

UB 96%

GPU index

59

UB 59%

Intel Core i5-12400F

CPU specs

Cores / threads
6 / 12
Clock (base / boost)
2.5 / 4.4 GHz
TDP
65 W
Socket
LGA 1700
L3 cache
18 MB
Architecture
Alder Lake S

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8GB

GPU specs

Memory
8 GB GDDR6
Bus width
128-bit
GPU clock
2535 MHz
Memory clock
2250 MHz
Shaders
4,352
Interface
PCIe 4.0 x8

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What this means

The GPU is the limit at this resolution for this workload. Upgrade the graphics card, enable DLSS/FSR/XeSS, or drop settings before spending on a faster CPU.

Performance across resolutions

A pair that looks CPU-limited at 1080p can flip toward GPU-limited at 4K. Tap a card to focus that resolution.

Scores use UserBenchmark Average Bench (CPU vs i9-9900K ≈ 100%, GPU vs RTX 5070 ≈ 100%), then normalized and weighted by resolution and game factor. Estimates for planning — not a substitute for in-game utilization overlays.

Comparing Intel Core i5-12400F (UserBenchmark Average Bench 96%) with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8GB (59%). At 1440p, this pairing reads as gpu-limited with roughly a 31% capability gap.

Results by resolution

ResolutionVerdictGap
1080pGPU-limited~19%
1440pGPU-limited~31%
4KGPU-limited~51%

The GPU is the limit at this resolution for this workload. Upgrade the graphics card, enable DLSS/FSR/XeSS, or drop settings before spending on a faster CPU.

Scores used

  • CPU: Intel Core i5-12400F — 96%
  • GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8GB — 59%
  • Calibration anchors: CPU 112% · GPU 100%

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