Ryzen 5 9600X + RTX 4090 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.

1080p150–150 fps · Mild GPU limit1440p117–117 fps · Strong GPU limit4K71–71 fps · Strong GPU limit

1080p

Mild GPU limit

Expected frame rate: 150–150 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Ryzen 5 9600Xceiling ~186 fps on its own
GPU RTX 4090ceiling ~150 fps on its own

The GPU side is lower by about 19.2%: the pair runs at the lower ceiling, and upgrading the other part alone would not raise it.

That range justifies a 144 Hz monitor in this game.

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

1440p

Strong GPU limit

Expected frame rate: 117–117 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Ryzen 5 9600Xceiling ~186 fps on its own
GPU RTX 4090ceiling ~117 fps on its own

The GPU side is lower by about 37.3%: the pair runs at the lower ceiling, and upgrading the other part alone would not raise it.

That range justifies a 144 Hz monitor in this game.

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

4K

Strong GPU limit

Expected frame rate: 71–71 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Ryzen 5 9600Xceiling ~186 fps on its own
GPU RTX 4090ceiling ~71 fps on its own

The GPU side is lower by about 61.7%: 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.

This pair in other measured games

Sources for Alan Wake 2

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