Core i5-14600K + RX 7900 XT in Baldur's Gate 3

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: Ultra preset, DX11, native rendering, no upscaling, no frame generation. CPU ceiling measured at 1080p, Medium preset (reviewers' CPU-isolation method), flagship GPU, Act III.

1080p111–111 fps · Strong CPU limit 1440p111–111 fps · Mild CPU limit 4K95–111 fps · Balanced pairing

1080p

Strong CPU limit

Expected frame rate: 111–111 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Core i5-14600Kceiling ~111 fps on its own

GPU RX 7900 XTceiling ~192 fps on its own

The CPU side is lower by about 42.0%: 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

Mild CPU limit

Expected frame rate: 111–111 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Core i5-14600Kceiling ~111 fps on its own

GPU RX 7900 XTceiling ~157 fps on its own

The CPU side is lower by about 29.2%: 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.

4K

Balanced pairing

Expected frame rate: 95–111 fps (measured range across sources).

CPU Core i5-14600Kceiling ~111 fps on its own

GPU RX 7900 XTceiling ~95–123 fps on its own

The two measured ceilings sit within 2.4% of each other — neither part wastes much of the other.

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

Confidence: LOW — based on 3 source measurements for these two parts.

CPUs measured in this game that clear this GPU:

Core i5-14600K — ceiling ~111 fps (smallest step that removes the limit) · full result
Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 — ceiling ~178 fps (strongest measured) · full result

This pair in other measured games

Alan Wake 2 — this pair is not both measured there yet.
Counter-Strike 2 — this pair is not both measured there yet.
Cyberpunk 2077 — this pair is not both measured there yet.
Elden Ring — Mild GPU limit, 125–125 fps at 1440p
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II — this pair is not both measured there yet.
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 — this pair is not both measured there yet.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 — this pair is not both measured there yet.
Starfield — Strong GPU limit, 71–95 fps at 1440p

Sources for Baldur's Gate 3

Full data: Baldur's Gate 3 benchmarks · how verdicts are computed.