Budget

Ryzen 5 5600 + RTX 4060 Performance

Estimated FPS, CPU/GPU balance, power draw and upgrade path for the Ryzen 5 5600 + RTX 4060 combination.

Estimated FPS by resolution

Average across 8 representative games at High settings, ray tracing off, no upscaling.

1080p
134 FPS
1440p
97 FPS
4K
56 FPS

CPU / GPU balance

GPU limitation

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 has less headroom than the AMD Ryzen 5 5600 here — the GPU is the more likely constraint on frame rate.

Estimated power consumption

CPU60 W
GPU109 W
RAM6 W
Motherboard35 W
Storage6 W
Fans / other12 W
Total system power228 W
Recommended PSU450 W

Recommended RAM: 16GB (dual-channel)

Best games for this build

GameEst. FPS (1080p, High)Balance
Valorant299 FPSCPU limitation
Counter-Strike 2267 FPSCPU limitation
Grand Theft Auto V162 FPSBalanced

Frequently asked questions

Averaged across a representative set of games at High settings, this build estimates roughly 134 FPS at 1080p, 97 FPS at 1440p and 56 FPS at 4K. See the per-game table below for specifics.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 has less headroom than the AMD Ryzen 5 5600 here — the GPU is the more likely constraint on frame rate.

We estimate a total system draw of about 228W, and recommend a PSU rated at 450W or higher for headroom.

We'd recommend 16GB (dual-channel) for this build — see the RAM guide for the full reasoning.