Ryzen 5 9600X + RTX 5080 in Alan Wake 2

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

1080p

Mild GPU limit

Expected frame rate: 140–140 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Ryzen 5 9600Xceiling ~186 fps on its own

GPU RTX 5080delivers ~140 fps in this game at 1080p

The GPU side is lower by about 24.6% in this game at 1080p. The math, from the two measured figures above: the pair runs at the lower one (~140 fps), and the gap to the faster side is (186 − 140) ÷ 186 ≈ 24.6% of the faster side's output. That percentage belongs to this game, this resolution and these settings only — the same two parts score differently in another game, which is why no universal bottleneck percentage exists for a pair of parts. Upgrading the faster part alone would not raise the frame rate.

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: 104–104 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Ryzen 5 9600Xceiling ~186 fps on its own

GPU RTX 5080delivers ~104 fps in this game at 1440p

The GPU side is lower by about 43.9% in this game at 1440p. The math, from the two measured figures above: the pair runs at the lower one (~104 fps), and the gap to the faster side is (186 − 104) ÷ 186 ≈ 43.9% of the faster side's output. That percentage belongs to this game, this resolution and these settings only — the same two parts score differently in another game, which is why no universal bottleneck percentage exists for a pair of parts. Upgrading the faster part alone would not raise the frame rate.

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: 61–61 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Ryzen 5 9600Xceiling ~186 fps on its own

GPU RTX 5080delivers ~61 fps in this game at 4K

The GPU side is lower by about 67.3% in this game at 4K. The math, from the two measured figures above: the pair runs at the lower one (~61 fps), and the gap to the faster side is (186 − 61) ÷ 186 ≈ 67.3% of the faster side's output. That percentage belongs to this game, this resolution and these settings only — the same two parts score differently in another game, which is why no universal bottleneck percentage exists for a pair of parts. Upgrading the faster part alone would not raise the frame rate.

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 games

• Baldur's Gate 3 — Estimated: Strong CPU limit, ~96–96 fps at 1440p (labelled estimate)
• Counter-Strike 2 — Strong GPU limit, 409–409 fps at 1440p
• Cyberpunk 2077 — Mild CPU limit, 99–99 fps at 1440p
• Elden Ring — Mild CPU limit, 155–155 fps at 1440p
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance II — Mild GPU limit, 142–142 fps at 1440p
• Marvel's Spider-Man 2 — Balanced, 139–139 fps at 1440p
• S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 — Balanced, 78–78 fps at 1440p
• Starfield — Mild GPU limit, 101–101 fps at 1440p

Sources for Alan Wake 2

• TechPowerUp

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