Gaming PC build Radeon RX 590 Gigabyte Gaming 8GB, Core i7-2600 4-Core 3.40GHz, 16GB performance review

A PC with a Core i7-2600 4-Core 3.40GHz can run 37 of the top 1000 PC games released when it also has the Radeon RX 590 Gigabyte Gaming 8GB graphics card and 16GB system memory in it. This combination of hardware leaves the Core i7-2600 4-Core 3.40GHz as the weak point, when looking at what games it can play. You could upgrade that component enabling the system to run 759 games of our most demanding games list.

This PC, when compared to a popular game like Cyberpunk 2077 is a good way to review its gaming performance. In summary, 1440p resolution shows itself to be the optimum performance vs visuals for the Radeon RX 590 Gigabyte Gaming 8GB. While it can certainly get a strong 1080p Ultra of 50 FPS, if you want to move up to 1440p on Cyberpunk 2077 then we can see 1440p Low setting getting 101 FPS or the Medium returning 79 FPS. Change graphics settings up to High for 53 FPS and then Ultra gets 38 FPS.

2nd most popular game: Hitman 3 - In summary, while some might be tempted to play Hitman 3 in 1440p resolution with the Radeon RX 590 Gigabyte Gaming 8GB, we feel it is best placed at running at 1080p, where you could get the following frame rates - Low setting: 102 FPS, Medium setting: 80 FPS, High setting: 54 FPS, Ultra setting: 39 FPS.

3rd most popular game: Assassins Creed: Valhalla - In summary, while some might be tempted to play Assassins Creed: Valhalla in 1440p resolution with the Radeon RX 590 Gigabyte Gaming 8GB, we feel it is best placed at running at 1080p, where you could get the following frame rates - Low setting: 81 FPS, Medium setting: 69 FPS, High setting: 60 FPS, Ultra setting: 40 FPS.