Ryzen 9 9950X3D + RTX 3060 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.

1080p45–45 fps · Strong GPU limit 1440p33–33 fps · Strong GPU limit 4K18–18 fps · Strong GPU limit

1080p

Strong GPU limit

Expected frame rate: 45–45 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Ryzen 9 9950X3Dceiling ~188 fps on its own

GPU RTX 3060ceiling ~45 fps on its own

The GPU side is lower by about 76.1%: 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.

1440p

Strong GPU limit

Expected frame rate: 33–33 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Ryzen 9 9950X3Dceiling ~188 fps on its own

GPU RTX 3060ceiling ~33 fps on its own

The GPU side is lower by about 82.7%: 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.

4K

Strong GPU limit

Expected frame rate: 18–18 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Ryzen 9 9950X3Dceiling ~188 fps on its own

GPU RTX 3060ceiling ~18 fps on its own

The GPU side is lower by about 90.3%: 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 — Strong GPU limit, 61–61 fps at 1440p
Counter-Strike 2 — Strong GPU limit, 128–128 fps at 1440p
Cyberpunk 2077 — this pair is not both measured there yet.
Elden Ring — this pair is not both measured there yet.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II — Strong GPU limit, 42–42 fps at 1440p
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 — Strong GPU limit, 40–40 fps at 1440p
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 — Strong GPU limit, 31–31 fps at 1440p
Starfield — Strong GPU limit, 16–35 fps at 1440p

Sources for Alan Wake 2

TechPowerUp

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