Core i9-14900K + RTX 3090 Ti in Alan Wake 2

Every figure below is a measurement aggregated from published review charts — the CPU's frame-rate ceiling and the GPU's frame-rate ceiling in this game, combined. Settings: Max settings, no ray tracing, no upscaling. CPU ceiling measured at 1080p, highest settings (TechPowerUp CPU suite), RTX 5090.

1080p107–107 fps · Strong GPU limit 1440p81–81 fps · Strong GPU limit 4K49–49 fps · Strong GPU limit

1080p

Strong GPU limit

Expected frame rate: 107–107 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Core i9-14900Kceiling ~185 fps on its own

GPU RTX 3090 Ticeiling ~107 fps on its own

The GPU side is lower by about 42.1%: the pair runs at the lower ceiling, and upgrading the other part alone would not raise it.

That range suits a 60 Hz monitor; a high-refresh panel would be underused in this game.

Confidence: MEDIUM — based on 2 source measurements for these two parts.

1440p

Strong GPU limit

Expected frame rate: 81–81 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Core i9-14900Kceiling ~185 fps on its own

GPU RTX 3090 Ticeiling ~81 fps on its own

The GPU side is lower by about 56.3%: the pair runs at the lower ceiling, and upgrading the other part alone would not raise it.

That range suits a 60 Hz monitor; a high-refresh panel would be underused in this game.

Confidence: MEDIUM — based on 2 source measurements for these two parts.

4K

Strong GPU limit

Expected frame rate: 49–49 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Core i9-14900Kceiling ~185 fps on its own

GPU RTX 3090 Ticeiling ~49 fps on its own

The GPU side is lower by about 73.7%: the pair runs at the lower ceiling, and upgrading the other part alone would not raise it.

That range sits under a smooth 60 in this game at the tested preset — expect to trade settings for frame rate.

Confidence: MEDIUM — based on 2 source measurements for these two parts.

No GPU measured in this game at 1440p fully clears this CPU - the strongest measured option:

RTX 4090 — ceiling ~117 fps (still the limiting side, but the highest measured ceiling) · full result

This pair in other measured games

Baldur's Gate 3 — Mild CPU limit, 123–123 fps at 1440p
Counter-Strike 2 — Strong GPU limit, 314–314 fps at 1440p
Cyberpunk 2077 — this pair is not both measured there yet.
Elden Ring — Mild GPU limit, 143–143 fps at 1440p
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II — Strong GPU limit, 102–102 fps at 1440p
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 — Strong GPU limit, 99–99 fps at 1440p
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 — Mild GPU limit, 69–69 fps at 1440p
Starfield — Strong GPU limit, 45–79 fps at 1440p

Sources for Alan Wake 2

TechPowerUp

Full data: Alan Wake 2 benchmarks · how verdicts are computed.